I posted a piece in the New York Times that was shared by Shannon Mattern on Bluesky written by Jon Klassen about board books for babies. Jon is the author of one of my favorite books to read to my daughter “I Want My Hat Back”. We’ve read a lot of books thousands of times

This week we’re joined by Professor Sara Bronin to talk about her book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World. We chat about all the ways that land is regulated. And why zoning is an opportunity for people to reshape their communities. We also chat about food policy, connecting the street to property,

This week for our holiday break we’re going back in time to episode 108 which we recorded in Cambridge England with Daniele Quercia and Luca Aiello of Bell Labs. We chatted about using social media to map sensory experiences in cities including smells and soundscapes. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr …

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Austin Gibble, currently of Stantec but formerly of the City of Indianapolis and IndyGo. We chat about the history of planning for BRT in Indy, the Cultural Trail bike network, transit and infrastructure costs, and the interpersonal relationships that can make or break projects. Listen to this

This week we’re going back to 2021 to chat with Professor Andres Sevtsuk of MIT about his book Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks.  I really liked this discussion and he just had an MIT News profile out yesterday about his work so I thought it might be of interest to folks.  We chat the

This week we’re back at the Mpact conference in Philadelphia and joined by Ruth Miller of Jawnt. Ruth shares her superhero origin story and how employer transit pass programs like SEPTA’s Key Advantage Program work to support employees, agencies, and the region overall. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or find it

We posted a super interesting read in The Atlantic about the consolidation of grocery stores and how that has led to accelerating food access issues since the 1980s. Stacey Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self Reliance writes those changes coincided with the rise of food deserts around the country. The culprit seems to be

This week we’re at Mpact in Philadelphia chatting with King County Metro’s Rachel DeCordoba about her work educating the next generation of transit riders with the agency’s youth mobility program. She chats about transit education and curriculum and the importance of learning with peers. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or find

In Slate, David Zipper looks into the behavioral science research on why it’s hard for commuters to change their transportation habits away from driving and why it’s a major life event that may dislodge people from their status quo. Many times what’s tied to these life events is residential relocation which studies have also shown

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo, but that doesn’t stop us from sharing upcoming episodes of Talking Headways and news from the last month or so.  We chat about greening concrete, a car free Congress Avenue, Hamburg’s green space compact, and rainways in Vancouver BC. Links from the Show below