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
A number of years ago we chatted with our friend Alex Hoffman (Transcript | Audio) about accessibility data from the City of El Paso where he works as the Deputy Planning Director. Using data from Replica, he took a look at not just where people live, but where they go and how they could be
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Dylan Rivera and Jacob Sherman of the Portland Bureau of Transportation to discuss micromobility. We chat about the importance of cities regulating access to transportation markets, importance of bike infrastructure, transportation wallets and alternatives to a parking pass. Link to Portland’s E-Scooter Program – PBOT
About five years ago we had folks on the podcast from Geisinger Health System in PA to talk about the importance of connecting transportation and patient care. One of the things we learned is that health care systems and patients lose out when people can’t make an appointment because they don’t have transportation. And it’s
Sydney Australia has opened five new stations on it’s driverless metro line after starting construction back in 2017. Transit enthusiasts woke up early to get the first train and some folks have been blown away by some of the designs. The train will come every 4 minutes at rush hour and can carry up to
