One of the most interesting things about Alexis Madrigal’s book The Pacific Circuit is how he discusses all the wealth that pours through the Port of Oakland which for the most part misses the neighborhoods that surround it and even damages them. Silicon Valley including all the offshoots of Fairchild Semiconductor benefited greatly from shipping

When I was younger I was into cars following my dad. He read Road and Track and I read European Car. I drove the Volkswagen my parents allowed me to use and then purchased one after my first year in college and enjoyed driving. In my neighborhood in Houston you didn’t necessarily need a car

This week we’re joined by Leah Rothstein to chat about her book she wrote with her father Richard entitled Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. We discuss building wealth and ideas for building more equitable housing policies as well as convincing people why they are important. To hear this

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we talk state preemption, pandemic era block parties that continue on, and warehouse transportation regulations in California. Below are the show notes!

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by journalist and host of KQED’s Forum Alexis Madrigal to discuss his book The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City. Alexis connects containerization to globalization and its direct impacts on an Oakland neighborhood. We also chat about

This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan. Adina Levin of Seamless Bay Area hosts Shannon Simonds Chief, Office of Rail Planning & Implementation at Caltrans, Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute of Urban Management, and Adriana Rizzo of Californians

When I was able to chat with T&I ranking member Rep. Larsen on the podcast I asked if he was worried about the trickle down effect of transportation policy from the federal level to state lawmaking. The most recent example being preemption laws surrounding road diets and street design. He sidestepped the question to mention

This week we’re joined by Kelly Porter, Assistant Director Tranportation & Public Works for the City of Fort Worth. We talk about the city’s incredible growth, its first ever comprehensive transportation plan, plans for Panther Island and Butler Place as well as dreams for high speed rail. To listen to this episode, head over to

It’s easy to look past the easier route that Brightline has taken to build out their intercity passenger rail lines. In Florida, they took an existing route, the FEC, and are building in the desert between Las Vegas and Southern California to much fanfare. There are probably some lessons there for running passenger rail and

This week on Monday’s we’re Han Solo, but don’t let the smuggler fool you, we’ve got some great loot in the cargo hold.  We chat about states focusing on shifting road funds to active transportation, a Brooklyn apartment building put together like a lego set, and a battery fire used to oppose batteries. Lots of