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Tangled Title

June 12, 2025

Tangled title. It sounds like the name of a rock band but in reality it’s a serious issue that is impacting people in rural and urban areas alike. When someone passes away without a clear will or deed of who will take possession of the property, the result is a property that needs the permission



Get That Political Headline You Wanted

June 5, 2025

I was doing some research for a podcast and came across an article from 2017 when the Trump administration tried to take money away from Caltrain for its electrification project. Republican legislators were mad that the project would share tracks with high speed rail. Then Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao wouldn’t sign the previously approved


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 536: Keys to San Francisco’s Future

This week we’re joined by Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, to discuss a recent policy brief entitled The Next 100 Days: An urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco’s new mayor. We discuss reforming the city’s governance structure, what’s needed for downtown recovery, transit policy and climate resilience. To listen to this episode, visit


Mondays 172: Charge Them More for Zombie Miles

June 2, 2025

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re Han Solo, but we’ve got some really interesting pieces for everyone including on federal transportation funding, EPA trying to kill climate protections, and a group of Seattle friends build a home together. Below are links to the items on the show…


Death of a Streetcar

May 29, 2025
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I am saddened to hear about the possible death of the H Street Streetcar in Washington DC. The initial plan was for a network of eight lines built over three phases but only a single segment was ever finished. Now it may be replaced with a trolleybus. Some folks are saying I told you so,


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 535: Bike Guides to Build Your City

May 28, 2025

This week we’re joined by Bill Schultheiss of Toole Design to talk about bike facility design guides. We look at the benefits of both AASHTO and NACTO guides and discuss the importance of history, political will, and the stress of being an expert witness in a trial. Listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or


Decisions from the Oil Crisis

I was chatting with a researcher for a YouTube channel recently and they asked why transportation in the US is different than other cities around the world. Obviously that’s a long and winding discussion and I have a bookcase full of answers that lead to our current auto dependence. I recommended starting with Peter Norton


(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 534: When You Don’t Really Need an Ambulance

This week we’re joined by Ross Peterson to talk about non emergency medical transportation and his new wheelchair accessible transportation company RIDEtoo. We talk about transportation funding for medical visits and how they can be more efficient. Also find Ross on Linked In To listen to this episode, find it at Streetsblog USA! or in


Allergic to Cities

May 20, 2025

New research from the University of Rochester in New York suggests that children in urban areas are more likely to develop allergies than those in rural areas. The researchers believe that gut microbiomes and how they develop play a part in this bifurcation. While the introduction of more healthy microbes in rural areas may play


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