Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're joined Ben Levine, Executive Director of the Metrolab Network. We chat with Ben about the partnerships that Metrolab forges between cities and academic institutions, data collection and usage, as well as the Civic Innovation Challenge. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Find us online at http://theoverheadwire.com Also check out http://usa.streetsblog.org

This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about Nashville, the Menino Mayors Survey, Andy Byford and more! Swiftly's State of Public Transit Report - Swiftly News Andy Byford resigns - New York Times Paris warehouses get urban makeover - Wired Cities annexing to pump up census #s - New York Times Odds and Ends Household travel in EU - Eltis Oregon DOT launches new office - Smart Cities Dive China bans single use plastics - Core 77 Story of the Week Nashville's transit plans derailed - TransitCenter US Mayors know of safety issues, not solutions - Fast Company

This week we are chatting with Alice Bravo and Carlos Cruz-Casas, Director and Assistant Director respectively of Miami Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works. We chat about better buses, managing the right of way, privacy and data, and their contactless fare payment system. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Visit us on the web at http://theoverheadwire.com

It's a Solo show with Greedo this week. We're back from the winter break with some news to share! Also if you want to get on the list for the "Bus Only" soccer scarf, email me at theoverheadwire@gmail.com News Governor says no more freeways in Texas - D Magazine Mass timber in the news - Arch Daily | Vox London throat - BBC Odds and Ends Farewell to Guardian Cities - Guardian Barcelona's zero emissions zone - Guardian Story of the Week SB50 is Back - Los Angeles Times America's long distance transportation problems - Brookings| Texas Monthly US land use mapped - Visual Capitalist Puppies and Butterflies Transit Supply

This week Hugh Martin of Lacuna joins the podcast to talk about his passion for open source ways to operate city streets in the future. As more and more transportation operators look for space on city streets and perhaps in the air, government needs a way to distribute access fairly based on public priorities and policy. Hugh talks about why he's so passionate about this future for cities and gives us some food for thought on the current state of the relationship between cities and transportation companies.

This week we're joined by Laura Wiens of Pittsburgh for Public Transit to talk about their report on AVs called "Wait, Who's Driving This Thing" Laura chats about vehicle data, the future of bus drivers, the frameworks we need for a positive implementation and blows our mind by comparing the movement for micro-mobility and transport choice to the charter school movement. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire or go to http://theoverheadwire.com And if you want to support the show you can do so on Patreon.

This week we're joined by Grace Crunican, former GM at BART. Grace chats about her long and distinguished career as a leader in transportation and what it takes to lead, to mentor, and gives lessons for the next generation of advocates and public officials.

This is one of my favorite episodes ever. I hope folks enjoy this flashback for the holidays. We chat with Alisa Valderrama and Rob Moore of NRDC all about water.

This week we're joined by Ben Kabak of Second Avenue Sagas. We take a look at New York transit issues including who controls the MTA, why subway rides are getting faster, why he started writing about transit in the city, and the L train un-shutdown. We also chat about the 14th Street busway, bad airport transit, and the Mayor's fascination with ferries.

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about Miami's Velocia app, Jakarta's transit expansion, the urban media landscape and much more! News Bloomberg Media purchases CityLab - Mother Jones Restaurants on the "streets" of NYC better reviews - WaPo Indonesia's $40B Metro expansion - South China Morning Post Odds and Ends Headphones to alert pedestrians - Fast Company Wolfhagen Germany goes 100% renewable - The Conversation Amazon's Ring privacy problem - Gizmodo Story of the Week Velocia app rewards active transportation - Fast Company Indonesia's $40B Metro expansion - South China Morning Post