I get questions from time to time about how we pull together so many news items each day. My process includes RSS feeds through Feedly collected over the last 15 years or so and key word searches in Google News as well as social media. All in all I skim 1,500 news items every day.

In Florida, the State DOT is requiring all new BRT projects to hit 6,000 riders if they are going to take a dedicated lane. It also means existing bus lines could lose their lanes unless they get higher ridership. It’s just another example of state pre-emption going after active transportation facilities and complete streets for

Last week’s Talking Headways podcast featured Chris Burdik’s book Clamor which discusses sound and noise in detail and I wanted to bring it back up today not really as a counter to the Washington Post item on electric vehicle generated sounds but as a reminder that there should be more considered of the urban soundscape

This week we’re joined by Ilana Preuss of Recast City to talk about small scale manufacturing in cities. We discuss the commercial side of economic development, the types of jobs we are creating, and how to build community wealth in left behind places. We also talk about hot planning topics such as jobs housing balance,

Has everyone seen the chart below? I was reminded of this chart which makes the rounds on social media every now and again when people argue which generation is the greatest or why certain generations seem like they make decisions other generations don’t like, mostly piling on Baby Boomers but also Generation X. I’m a

This week on the podcast, we’re Han Solo but there’s still a lot of news to share! We talk about research that shows how active transportation can reduce emissions even more than before, the ever growing fueling station, the “dark roof” lobby, and what is a third place really? Below are the show notes with

Tangled title. It sounds like the name of a rock band but in reality it’s a serious issue that is impacting people in rural and urban areas alike. When someone passes away without a clear will or deed of who will take possession of the property, the result is a property that needs the permission

This week we’re joined by Chris Berdik to talk about his book Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take it Back. We discuss the impacts of road noise on health and wellbeing, how our brains process sound, and creating positive urban soundscapes.  We also talk about the problems with open

I was doing some research for a podcast and came across an article from 2017 when the Trump administration tried to take money away from Caltrain for its electrification project. Republican legislators were mad that the project would share tracks with high speed rail. Then Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao wouldn’t sign the previously approved

This week we’re joined by Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, to discuss a recent policy brief entitled The Next 100 Days: An urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco’s new mayor. We discuss reforming the city’s governance structure, what’s needed for downtown recovery, transit policy and climate resilience. To listen to this episode, visit