One of the things we emphasize on the podcast and here at the newsletter is how everything is connected. One of my favorite targets for this connection are our roads. They mean so much to everyone and I don’t think many people understand how much they carry. It’s not just cars as many would have
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Elaine Clegg, CEO of Valley Regional Transit in Boise Idaho. We chat about how the Boise bus system is changing, the impact of fast regional growth, energy infrastructure and favorite transportation board games. To listen to this episode you can find it at Streetsblog USA
On January 1st 94% of India’s trains have been electrified. In 2015 just 45% of the system had overhead wires, but a dependence on foreign oil imports to power diesel locomotives led the country to move towards 100% electric trains which will happen soon, and a goal of becoming net zero by 2030 is closer
The EPA is preparing to reject an air quality plan for the Los Angeles region put together by the South Coast Air Quality Management District because it won’t do enough to reduce smog. The District plan calls for the Federal Government to reduce 67 tons of emissions a day through the things it can control
This week on the Talking Headways Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Kathryn Howell, Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland. We talk about her daily e-bike commute, organizing around the Purple Line, the importance of eviction data, and commercial displacement. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. To
Many times in my daily search on items related to housing I come across pieces that share stories about communes or ecovillages, co-housing and co-living. Many of these ideas born out of high housing costs and a disconnect from modern life also lead to higher level health discussions, like the idea of blue zones or
One of the premises of Des Fitzgerald’s book The Living City (Ep 456) is that he’s not quite been sold on the benefits of trees to cities or human health. He’s not saying there isn’t a connection, but he also believes the research is not quite as solid as people make it out to be
This week on the podcast we’re Han Solo but we’ve got some great news and information for you including items on Beverly Hills residents being denied permits for underground pools, we’ve got money for transit operations in a house bill, and we’re noticing the Introvert Economy is in full swing. Come join us, we were
CA State Senator Scott Wiener will introduce two traffic safety bills to reduce traffic deaths. He detailed them both in a thread on Twitter. The first would require auto manufacturers to add a speed limiter to vehicles that only allows ten miles above a speed limit. The second would require Caltrans to upgrade safety features
This week we’re joined by Angie Schmitt, Owner and Principal at 3MPH Planning and Consulting. We chat about changing travel behavior in cities, the impact of recent social isolation on social trust, and polarization in policy solutions. To listen to this episode, visit Streetsblog USA or our hosting archive. Below is a full unedited AI
