March 19, 2025
This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Congressman Rick Larsen of Washington State, Ranking Member for the Democrats on the House Transportation Committee. We chat about USDOT’s recent guidance for stripping sustainable projects of funding and why active transportation advocates should focus on safety. Find committee hearing schedules here. Find the TNI Democrats page
I think there will forever be a fight between those who argue over what sprawl is and isn’t. Even now the debate rages on in New Urbanist circles and other professional forums. In my personal opinion it doesn’t have to do necessarily with street design or the compactness of development but the degree to which
March 17, 2025
This week we’re Han Solo, but we talk about trends in state preemption, state capacity and road project costs, the possible death of the North Star commuter rail line, and how utility companies in California can’t cry takings when transit projects ask them to move equipment. Links to the items we chatted about below the