New research from the University of Rochester in New York suggests that children in urban areas are more likely to develop allergies than those in rural areas. The researchers believe that gut microbiomes and how they develop play a part in this bifurcation. While the introduction of more healthy microbes in rural areas may play

This week we’re joined by bridge engineer Daniel Baxter to talk about his almost daily running commute. We chat about bridges, the gear you need for running in cold weather, staying safe on the roads, and the benefits of running to work. Check out Daniel’s specially curated spotify playlist. To listen to this episode, find

I love this piece that’s framed about movie tariffs but ultimately is about quality of life in cities in the United States. Angelino Dave Schilling wonders why movie makers and workers would want to film in Los Angeles when a good chunk of their day is spent in traffic. Why not go abroad to somewhere

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about how Americans are losing interest in buying cars, how scientists found out how to break through climate apathy, why Florida’s real estate prices aren’t reflecting climate futures, food deliveries in San Francisco, and how Secretary cut University Transportation

This week I’m joined by Kevin Krizek and Tila Duhaime to chat about an idea called Emergency Streets which focuses on the proper response from cities after a fatal crash. We chat about traffic deaths as an epidemic, and how an Emergency Streets protocol could alert people to the traffic deaths happening in their communities.

I may have mentioned this before, I know I’ve mentioned it in pieces on the podcast a million times, but I think cities are missing a huge opportunity to take money away from energy producers like oil and electric companies and pocket the profits for funding better urban transportation policy. How? By setting up citywide

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with lots of great news about cities and transportation. We cover Texas preemption against bike and bus lanes, the short sightedness of housing people in parking lots, and what makes cities more walkable. Below are the items

St. Louis’ mayor asked the local transit agency to stop working on a light rail extension until they can answer whether it will be competitive with other projects for funding during the current administration. The project is a 5.6 mile line that is expected to cost $1.1B. I don’t doubt there will be attempts to

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to talk about his book Mayors Desk: 20 Conversations with Local Leaders Solving Global Problems. We chat about the future of cities through the eyes of a mayor, those who operate like urban mechanics, and the

With the Pope’s passing, more people are looking back on his legacy. For all the Catholic Church’s faults, bad positions, and the parts he played in them, Francis seemed different than previous iterations of his position on human suffering and poverty. Jarrett Walker notes how Francis confronted transportation policy and architecture in his 2015 environmental