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February 18, 2026

I’m always impressed by human and animal migrations of all kinds. Right now in China due to the New Year, people are traveling all over the country to visit family and relatives for the holidays. 9.95B trips are expected over the holiday period and it’s an amazing feat of movement in a short period of

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February 11, 2026

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the work that led to Walk Score, the shortcomings of transportation cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of health benefits. Listen

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