I want to go back to a few items we posted yesterday to think a little bit more about public space and solutions to wanted versus unwanted activities and uses. In an op-ed for the Urbanist in Seattle, Samuel Wolff argues that Seattle’s newly approved ‘banishment zones’, which are the city’s interpretation of the Grant’s

This week on Mondays we’re joined by Professor Wes Marshall of the University of Colorado Denver to go through this week’s news. We talk 15 Minute Cities, increasing car loans, social housing, and whether a new train to Boulder makes sense. We’re also sharing this one on YouTube in a few days. Listen in on

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re hitting 500 episodes! And to celebrate we have a bit of a look back in time with Tanya Snyder of the origins of the show and then we chat with Ken Napzok and Joseph Scrimshaw of my favorite podcast Force Center.  But we don’t talk about Star

Recently we’ve chatted a lot about a paper done by Professors Chris Redfearn and Anthony Orlando (Podcast | Blog) which discusses how Texas and California are two very different regulatory markets but seeing very similar rises in housing prices as they run out of sprawl-able land. California is expensive but Texas is catching up because

This week we’re joined by Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association and a tireless advocate for intercity passenger rail. Mike chats with us about Amtrak’s expansion plans, the impact of the infrastructure bill and why things take so long to implement. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re joined by Sam Sklar to talk about a lot of interesting topics from Charlotte and Riyadh transit expansions to climate policies that work and why kids aren’t taking the bus to school as much.  We also share some recent research on windshield perspectives from Tara Goddard

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by podcaster and transit expert Paul Comfort and former California State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim to talk about their ensemble book The New Future of Public Transportation. We talk about writing cookbooks, road user charges, and the importance of leadership. To listen to this episode, head to

“Who is this change for?” That’s a question I don’t think I ask myself enough when considering how urban planning is practiced. Especially during a time when we struggle to do things here in the United States faster than a snail’s pace. But it’s a good question in that it forces us to think of

Since it’s Labor Day we’ve got a flashback Talking Headways here at Mondays at The Overhead Wire! Next week we’ll be back with a Mondays show with a special guest that’s not Han Solo so stay tuned! But this week we’re chatting with Kenneth O’reilly about his book Asphalt: A History. We chatted about what

This week on Talking Headways we chat with transportation and planning expert Warren Logan, who is running for Oakland City Council in District 3. Warren talks about the differences in how people perceive government works, the need for more flexible streets, and gives thoughts on housing policy. To listen to this episode, visit Streetsblog USA or