There’s been a lot of discussion about loneliness after it was declared to be an epidemic by the US Surgeon General. Yesterday we shared an item by Alan Ehrenhalt on the subject but we’re also seeing the idea splinter off into what I believe are related sub-discussions. There are a couple of items that connect

One of the things about the Inflation Reduction Act that’s really interesting is that it allows direct pay for cities and other tax-exempt entities. What this means is that tax credits can be treated like refundable tax payments and large utility projects like solar funded by cities or publicly owned utilities can get up to

A new analysis shared by the Seattle environmental group Coltura and featured in the New York Times found that 10% of drivers go over 40,000 miles per year, but make up 1/3rd of gasoline use for the United States. In some states it’s seen as an imperative that these folks switch to electric vehicles as

This week we’re joined by Beth Osborne, Vice President for Transportation and Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America. We chat about the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure Rule that will make State DOTs and MPOs measure emissions on the federal highway system. We also talk about how Beth thinks we have things lining up for positive

Seoul South Korea is piloting a ‘climate card’ that allows unlimited transit trips for $47 a month to boost ridership after pandemic drops. Another $2 gets you unlimited bike share trips as well. They hope to boost transit ridership with the card which is a pretty amazing deal when you think about it. But it

This week on Mondays we’re Han Solo! We’ve got a great set of news items for your consideration.  We talk about manufactured housing, dangerous driving, Winnipeg transit, and a Pew study about housing supply in Minneapolis with some interesting results. Below are links to the items we shared on the show. Join our February Happy

Apparently conspiracy theorists can change national transportation policy. In England, Ministers of the Department for Transport used the 15 minute city conspiracy theories and backlash as a basis for policy, orienting policy towards drivers. Amazingly, people didn’t take the rhetoric of leaders seriously and thought it was just hot air, but lately when people say

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by John King, Urban Design Critic at the SF Chronicle, to talk about his book Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities. We chat about the history of the Ferry Building in San Francisco which was one of the busiest city transportation hubs in

Well that was quick, a bill that would have combined 27 Bay Area transit agencies has been pulled. It makes sense because there would need to be a more robust discussion of what that might look like before jumping in with both feet. There are labor issues, service area equity and other things to discuss.

We’re back from the new year but no so back that I have enough material for a Mondays show. So as we started doing at the end of last year, I’m going to share a throwback Talking Headways from time to time to go back to some episodes I found interesting and perhaps mention more