Our good friend Anna Zivarts has an Op-Ed in The Urbanist discussing how urban highways reduce most trip times for drivers and make using transit a slower choice. Additionally, investing in car infrastructure begets more cars. She asks that the new mayor make a directive that weaves the reduction of VMT into project planning and

This week we’re joined once again by Yonah Freemark to discuss the state of transit in the US and around the world. In Part 1, we talk about the longer term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving TOD, what the future of transportation should look like, and discuss updates to Transit Explorer. Listen to

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo, but we do chat about new pedestrian models in New York, how much people walk when they move to a new city, the thought that Fastracks in Denver might never be finished as advertised, and a program where Colorado renters are getting equity for

This housing program kicking off in Colorado is really interesting. Basically it allows tenants to build their own equity if they pay rent on time and get cash back rewards. The program was created when voters in the state passed Proposition 123 in 2022, an affordable housing program funded through income tax revenue. This program’s

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to discuss their newest book Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation. We discuss the mobility of care work and the unpaid labor the undergirds the economy, elevating the voices of people with experience, and the women getting elected to

I’m always impressed by human and animal migrations of all kinds. Right now in China due to the New Year, people are traveling all over the country to visit family and relatives for the holidays. 9.95B trips are expected over the holiday period and it’s an amazing feat of movement in a short period of

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the work that led to Walk Score, the shortcomings of transportation cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of health benefits. Listen

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for all the sickos out there.  We talk about the legacy of Hope VI, tracking Amazon packages, trash can politics, and the silliness of letting protestors kill something before they’ve even protested for real. Below are the

This week we’re joined by Professor Scot Danforth of Chapman University to discuss his book An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights. We chat about Ed’s life, the origins of the disability movement, and creating access for all. Listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or find it in the hosting

I wish we were able to clearly report the motivations for legislation that proposed some sort of local preemption. In Florida, a legislator wants to limit cities ability to lower emissions. Where is this coming from? They say climate plans are making things more expensive without mentioning all the externalities, costs, and impacts or the