After all these years of light rail boosterism I can’t believe I’m saying this but Fort Worth really should hold off on planning what is basically a streetcar, light rail, even BRT network at the moment. Construction of a new network, with three corridors similar to 2010 plans is expected to take a decade and

This week we’re joined once again by Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute to discuss his annual transit project updates at Transit Explorer. In Part 1, we talk about housing strategies for properties near transit, exciting transit openings in 2025, and which cities could use a subway project. We also talk about government deference to

While companies and the current administration in the United States are doing everything in their power to avoid hard decisions and continue with business as usual, cities and governments in other countries are stepping up on reducing the impacts of climate change and health damaging emissions. Recently, the American Association of Railroads put out a

Cracks are starting to show in the municipal bond market as it pertains to climate change. Previously these markets seemed like they weren’t paying attention, but the Los Angeles area fires seemed to have changed that calculus. Previous disasters led to write downs because of a loss of property tax revenue due to damage, but

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Yoni Appelbaum to discuss his book Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. We talk about the history of moving in the US and how the different traditions of land ownership and management in the US evolved. We also

The Trump administration has been firing federal employees and seeking out payment ledgers to stop funding for certain programs, which is likely illegal because Congress is supposed to do that legislatively. But I want to tie together a few things about these impoundments and staff cuts I think are important for you all as folks

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo!  But don’t worry, we cover a lot of ground including congestion pricing’s sparing match with a wannabe King, Canada’s high speed rail plans, microplastics, and a big bike experiment in Denver. For more links to items discussed on the show, see below:

One of the things we’ve been talking about for a while is figuring out a reward for podcast listeners and long time guests. The idea of a supporter soccer scarf designed for transportation nerds was what we came up with. My intern Khris and I designed the Bus Only version and I had it made

This week we’re chatting with Stacy Mitchell of the Institute of Local Self Reliance about her recent article in the Atlantic entitled The Great Grocery Squeeze. We chat about the deregulation mood of the 70s and 80s and what that’s meant for shopping, access, and how much we drive. To listen to this episode, visit

I’ve ragged on NEPA and CEQA regulations in these newsletters many times before as being too restrictive on good projects that would help the environment. But I would never call for the removal of NEPA implementation regulations over night which is what the Trump administration is proposing in an interim final rule. After the Chevron