Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

The Overhead Wire
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Feb 19, 2019 • 1h 19min

Episode 18: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Tax Policy, Amazon, High Speed Rail

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about Amazon, California High Speed Rail, and other top news of the week. News Amazon pulls back on NYC plans - New York Times Governor Newsom to focus on Central Valley HSR Segment - Streetsblog CA Swiss reject anti-sprawl measure - Reuters Story of the Week America's forgettable midrises - Bloomberg California high speed rail "worst practices" - Eno Center Midsized City Magic Denver married couples taking on roommates - Denver Post Spotlight Mobility Were the parking taxes on purposes - Sightline Institute Email congress about the parking tax - Coalition for Smarter Transportation
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Feb 14, 2019 • 33min

Episode 221: Where's My Bus? When Will It Arrive?

This week we're joined by Jonny Simkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Swiftly. Jonny talks about what his company does to crunch data at transit agencies and the impacts they've had on transit agencies outlook on service. He also chats about potential futures for mobility as a service and data privacy.
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Feb 12, 2019 • 1h 8min

Episode 17: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - I Hate Selfie Sticks

This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols and I talk about infrastructure embarrassment, good congestion/bad congestion, and the green new deal. News Tourism sites charging entry fees soon - Washington Post New York seeks designers for odd lots - Curbed The Green New Deal's flaw - Slate Bolivian Lithium - National Geographic Story of the Week The Infrastructural Humiliation of America - Tech Crunch Topography of Wealth in LA - Nick Underwood Who Got What Chrissy in ITE Journal Spotlight Mobility Good Congestion/Bad Congestion - CNU Public Square
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Feb 7, 2019 • 43min

Episode 220: Bus Lanes at the Crossroads of America

This week we are joined by Sean Northup, Deputy Director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. Sean chats about the Indianapolis Red Line, the first of three BRT routes that will crisscross the region. Those lines and other transit improvements are being funded in part by local, dedicated funding which was won after a long and arduous process.
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Feb 5, 2019 • 1h 4min

Episode 16: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Underpants Gnomes and State DOTs

This week we have a full house! Chrissy and Anna join the show to talk about the news from the week in cities. Read our original article brought to you by moovel and written by Nate Berg - The Transportation Data Tug of War News World cities sprawling too much too fast - The City Fix Young mom dies after falling down subway steps - New York Times Utah State legislators want housing built, using transport as stick - Salt Lake Tribune Story of the Week The Curb of the Future - Uber Under the Hood on Medium Should Transit be Free? - TransitCenter Zoning Reform Impacts Property Values in Chicago - Urban Affairs Review Spotlight Mobility Dallas rejects highway widening - D Magazine Puppies and Butterflies Cloth seats around the world - Twitter
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Jan 31, 2019 • 60min

Episode 219: Does Your Street Bring You Joy?

This week we are at the Brooklyn Podcast festival talking with Ryan Westrom of Greenfield Labs and Ford Smart Mobility. Ryan chats about his report Design Principals for Living Streets and the history of parking. Audience members are asked to give us their favorite streets and I throw in a little Marie Kondo for good measure.
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Jan 29, 2019 • 1h 12min

Episode 15: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Commute Bread Line

This week Anna and I talk about Uber and Lyft taking share away from transit, congestion pricing in LA, and Viadoom! News Shutdown ends after La Guardia suspends flights - NPR Corporate money and affordable housing - Curbed Mayors want incentives, just not for other mayors - Next City Visit this week's sponsor, moovel. Story of the Week Uber and Lyft cause transit decline - Streetsblog USA LA Considers Congestion Pricing - Los Angeles Times Spotlight New Mobility Viadoom just never happened - Seattle Times Puppies and Butterflies Quote of the week - Yes Magazine Wedding registries turn to down payments - CityLab
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Jan 24, 2019 • 31min

Episode 218: Bus Driver and Housing Activist

This week we're chatting with Laura Loe of Share the Cities. Laura chats about her work as a bus driver and as a housing advocate in Seattle. We talk about how to talk to NIMBY parents and the community that comes along with a bus line.
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Jan 22, 2019 • 1h 7min

Episode 14: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Oooo Smart Cities!

This week Chrissy and Jeff talk about Smart Cities and Garages and more! Don't forget to visit our sponsor, moovel The News Gavin Newsom Says Housing for Transport Funds - Los Angeles Times NCUTCD says no walk signals - Streetsblog USA Center City Connector Gets the Green Light - Curbed Seattle Story of the Week Alibaba unveils "City Brain" - CNN The Garage is Our Favorite Room - New Yorker Spotlight New Mobility Scooter Regulations Work - New York Times
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Jan 17, 2019 • 30min

Episode 217: The Future of Transportation Data

This week on the podcast we're joined by Regina Clewlow, CEO and Co-Founder of Populus. We talk about some of the research Populus has been working on including on shared and micro mobility and we learn more about the transportation data cities need to operate more efficiently. We also discuss what the media is talking about in terms of new transport technologies and what the best jurisdiction level might be for regulation.

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