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(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 377: A New Public Engagement in Durham

April 7, 2022

This week we’re featuring a 1 to 1 conversation produced in partnership with Railvolution between Aidil Ortiz, Principal at Aidilisms and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn. Aidil and Mary Kate discuss the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement while centering the community in the process. Listen to this


Mondays 108: A Pattern Language for Podcasting

April 4, 2022

This week on Mondays we talk a lot of different subjects including Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language and how where you grow up impacts how good you are at directions. Join us for an Idaho Stop won’t you? Follow below for the show links:


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 376: Ctrl Alt Delete for Transportation

March 31, 2022

This week we’re joined by Kevin Krizek, Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and David King, Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, to talk about their book, Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning. We chat about access, justice, and why this book is perfect for changing the conversation around transportation. You can listen to


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 375: Who Represents “The Community” Part 2

March 24, 2022

This week we’re joined again by Jeremy Levine, Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology at the University of Michigan. In part 2 of our conversation Jeremy talks more about his book Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston. In Part 2 we discuss how people talk about “the community” and what public


Mondays 107: Gas Shock!

March 21, 2022

This week on the Mondays show we talk about the impact of gas prices and have some studies on urbanization’s impact on getting to net zero! We also talk about insurance and wild fires.  Lots of different topics! Check below for links the the articles we discuss in the show.


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 374: Who Represents “The Community” Part 1

March 17, 2022

This week we’re joined by Jeremy Levine, Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan. Jeremy talks about his book Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston and describes how neighborhood groups, elected officials, and public servants all claim the mantle of representing “the community.” In Part


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 373: Real Talk on Climate Action and TOD

March 9, 2022

This week we’re joined by Adie Tomer from Brookings to talk about how transit-oriented development and active transportation play into climate strategies over the long term. We talk about mitigation versus adaptation strategies and what solutions work best for each. To listen to the show, go to Streetsblog USA’s podcast page or our hosting archive.



Mondays 106: The Land Use Proxy Fight

February 28, 2022

This week we’re joined by Han Solo, but that doesn’t stop us from having a wonderful conversation about Paris 2024 car free zone, why cities are fighting for a lot of social issues with zoning codes, the nightmare that is the American Dream Mall, why TX Governor Greg Abbott killed a road diet, and the


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 371: Transit Project Costs and Solutions

February 24, 2022

This week we’re joined by Paul Lewis, Policy Director at the Eno Center for Transportation. Paul discusses their report on transportation construction costs, Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better.  We chat about the project database they created for the research, the different level of scrutiny between highway and transit capital


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