Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Since it’s Labor Day we’ve got a flashback Talking Headways here at Mondays at The Overhead Wire!  Next week we’ll be back with a Mondays show with a special guest that’s not Han Solo so stay tuned!

But this week we’re chatting with Kenneth O’reilly about his book Asphalt: A History. We chatted about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it affects the future of the planet. Ninety-four percent of our roads are asphalt, and they are 100 percent recyclable.

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This week on Mondays Chrissy Mancini-Nichols is back! We talk about universal basic mobility, cool corridors, Japan's idea for a massive underground freight conveyor belt and freight's first mile last mile problem, health problems caused by a Texas bitcoin mine, and USDOT's push for emissions reductions. 

Chrissy also mentioned commenting on the PROWAG regulations

Also the Fresno transit microgrid 

News Items

Universal Basic Mobility Oakland - LA Times

Cooling corridors - DW | Reasons to be Cheerful

Japan's freight mover - Fast Company

Bitcoin mining and health - Time Magazine

USDOT Decarbonization strategies - Smart Cities Dive

Minnesota e-bike rebate - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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This week we’re joined by Setha Low to talk about her book Why Public Space Matters. We chat about using ethnography to understand space, emotional connections, and transforming the world through public space.

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by James Llamas of TEI Inc to discuss a whole raft of issues including tiny Japanese Trucks, the goings on of the Texas Transportation Commission, and population impacts of the pandemic. 

News Items

The end of park and ride? - Seattle Transit Blog

Remote work and transit - Politico

Importing tiny trucks - The Economist

Pandemic population - Brookings

Pandemic Movement - MIT News

CalEnviroScreen - Cal EPA

Taking Back Texas Roads - Texas Observer

Free TXDOT - Houston Chronicle

TTI traffic intersection - NBC College Station

Puppies and Butterflies

Houston's new parking requirements for parking spaces - The Onion

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May the 4th be with you!  This week my good friend Jeff Munowitch of Populus is joining the show to talk about Star Wars! We talk about the top five transportation modes and our top five cities in a galaxy far far away.  Which ideas from science fantasy could be in our future?

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This week we’re joined by Mike Salisbury of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency to talk about the city’s E-bike rebate program. We talk about funding, e-bikes vs electric cars, and how the rebates are distributed.

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This week we're Han Solo but we have a lot to talk about! Donut shop murals spark free speech fights, we think more about the concept of time, and work from home's effects on the public sector. Of course there's much more and we hope you join us as we share the news.

Below are links to all the news we chat about on the show this week.

News Items

Donuts and free speech - AP

Time spent, wasted - The New Republic

Services curtailed as workers are at home - Pro Public

Remote work and costs of government - Governing

Bike share when Lyft is gone - Curbed

Ithaca electric city - Rolling Stone

Paris kicked out cars - Slate

Car Creditocracy - Public Books

Buses alleviate unemployment, poverty - Abstract | Full

Focus on transit service - Vox

Bonus Items

Mitt Romney's bike opinions - Bicycling Magazine

Wild toileting - Guardian

SUVs could collapse garages - The Drive

Rich people stealing water - Guardian

Barcelona blocks boost health - Politico EU

Japan's 10m empty houses - New York Times

Longest bike tunnel - CNN Travel

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This week we’re joined by Hamilton Steimer of the World Resources Institute to talk about their report: Zero-emission Delivery Zones: A New Way to Cut Traffic, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases. We chat about electrification of fleets, what cities have the best programs for ZEDZ, and the current moment in urban delivery.

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This week we’re joined by Trevor Latimer to talk about his book Small Isn’t Beautiful: The Case Against Localism. We chat about what localism is and how its geographically defined, as well as why “leave if you don’t like it” is disingenuous.

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This week we’re joined by Andrew Jones, Program director for the Uptown and Downtown Oakland Community Benefits District. We chat about urban place management, how urban spaces are taken care of, and what it takes to keep them vibrant and engaging.

Today's podcast was produced in partnership with Mpact

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