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This week we’re Han Solo, but that won’t stop us from sharing some interesting news including daylighting urban streams, why we shouldn’t put everything on transit, Barcelona’s e-bike subsidy, and Charlotte’s value created. Show note links below the fold…
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Joshua Schank to talk about his book New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies: Improving Policy Outcomes in the Public Sector. Joshua talks about the inner workings of LA Metro, benefits of openness and transparency as well as strategic planning. We also share frustrations about meetings, transit
We don’t own a car but I drive a friend’s on occasion. It’s a personal decision that for me came down to many years ago giving SFMTA too much money for parking tickets on street sweeping days. Living in San Francisco I just didn’t use my car that often and have been without it ever
