Episode 189: Mondays at The Overhead Wire – Proof of What’s Possible

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for everyone. We look at a model base for disabled Olympians in Milan, the economic security of American households, and how reverse game theory can create win win situations in cities.  All the items we covered are in the notes below.

Main items:

Accessible cities can exist – Teen Vogue

Economic security of Americans – Governing

City doesn’t need a dashboard – Route Fifty

Texas’ clean energy future – Grist

BART parking rentals – Metro Magazine

Disorder in the liberal city – City of Yes

Climate gentrification in Atlanta – Capital B News

Reverse game theory – Noema

Bonus Items

Akron Innerbelt plan – Signal Akron

Rail trails and housing markets – Joint Center for Housing Policy

Safer streets for women and girls – The Guardian

Fixing what annoys commuters in NJ – NJ.com

Overriding local zoning – Boulder Reporting Lab

Climate damage impacts – BBC Science Focus

A regional innovation engine – China Daily

Hands off the wheel bad for safety – KSL

What government really costs – Governing

Electricity price hub – HeatMap

Vehicle size impacts – ITDP

One acre, one vote – Grist

Longest outdoor escalator – Parametric Architecture

Mexican high speed trains to Tucson – KJZZ

Financial costs of pedestrian deaths – Streetsblog USA

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Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music.

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