Mondays 145: Finishing Up 2023!

December 18, 2023

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we celebrate the end of the year with stories from Colorado on the governor’s transit wishes for next year, learning about the new federal Emerging Project Agreement, Salt Lake’s downtown success, and how Europe wants to ban large US trucks. Hang in there with us as we finish 2023 off right.

Below are the links to the stories we talked about on the show:

New Stories

Colorado governor climate links – CPR

Emerging project agreements – Philadelphia Citizen

Bogota BRT politics – New York Times

Salt Lake City’s booming downtown – Governing

Jakarta’s sinking solution – Boomberg CityLab

US trucks in Europe – Transport & Environment

Colfax BRT land use – Denver Urbanism

Two schemes for fighting poverty – Governing

Deadly indoor air pollution – Salon

Bonus Items

Seattle climate goals don’t match bike network – Urbanist

Free rides reduce emissions – CPR

Sports teams entertainment districts – Guardian

Congestion pricing – Bloomberg CityLab

Housing and death certificates – Route Fifty

MAAS tied to carbon credits – City Fix

Nighttime traffic deaths – New York Times

Canada pre-designed housing – Bloomberg CityLab

SoCal commute burden – Los Angeles Times

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