Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
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Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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Episode 179: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Another Trip to China
We're Han Solo again but this time I'm sharing some thoughts from my trip to China in addition to the news. We've got stories about traffic lights in...

Episode 551: Architectural Epidemiology
This week we’re joined by Adele Houghton of the Harvard School of Public Health and Carlos Castillo-Salgado of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of P...

Replay: Walking with Pedestrian Dignity
This week we’re on vacation, but we’re flashing back to Episode 391 and chatting with Jonathon Stalls about his wonderful book Walk: Slow Down, Wake U...

Episode 550: Crash First, Fix Later Mentality
This week we’re joined by former FHWA Deputy Administrator Andrew Rogers to discuss how congress can help reduce traffic deaths and collisions with th...

Episode 549: Reminiscing About the Future
This week we’re joined once again by Sam Sargent of VTA for part 2 of a conversation about transit agencies and special projects and programs. Sam cha...

Episode 548: Wonders of the South Bay
This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Sam Sargent of VTA, formerly Caltrain and Capital Metro, for part 1 of a conversation about transit agen...

Episode 178: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Subway for Cats
This week we're Han Solo but have a lot of great news to share. We talk about the smartest city in the world, Toronto's TOD ambitions, electric car ra...

Episode 547: The Menace of Prosperity
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by professor Daniel Wortel-London to discuss his new book The Menace of Prosperity: New York Ci...

Episode 546: Designing and Delivering Bike Networks
This week we’re joined by Ryan Russo, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). Ryan shares with us mor...

Episode 177: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Cars Heat the City
This week we're Han Solo on Mondays but we've got a lot of news and information for you! We cover the bipartisan housing bill, the impact of new housi...

Episode 545: The Powerless Brokers
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined once again by Colin Parent of Circulate San Diego to discuss a new report entitled The Powerles...

Episode 544: Technical Assistance for Equitable TOD
This week we’re joined by Emily Laflamme of the Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago. Emily chats about the Elevated Works technical assista...
Episode 176: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Get Your Steps Racing the Bus
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by James Llamas, now at Nelson Nygaard, to chat about a number of different items including Vie...

Episode 543: Measuring Emissions Reduction for Bike Commutes
This week we’re joined by Mark Kabbash, founder of The Dandy Horse. He chats with us about a new system for measuring and verifying bike commuting to...

Episode 542: Measuring Transportation System Success
This week we’re joined once again by professor Karel Martens of Technion Israel Institute of Technology. We learn about how transportation engineerin...

Episode 541: Reclaiming the Road
This week we’re joined by Oxford Ohio City Councilor and Miami of Ohio geography professor, David Prytherch. We chat about his new book Reclaiming the...
Episode 175: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The City That Lost Its Zoning
This week we're Han Solo but we've got some great items to discuss with you all. We talk about how Salt Lake lost its street design, how Charlottesvil...

Episode 540: Localities Subsidize the State DOT
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Adie Tomer of Brookings to discuss a paper he and his team wrote about the idea of regional...

Flashback: Fixing Mobility as a Service
This week we’re joined by David Hencher, Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. David chats about...
Episode 174: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Bike Share Triathlon
This week we're Han Solo again, but we discuss lead pollution and serial killers, PM 1 micro-pollution, and how ICE raids are reducing transit riders...

Episode 539: Testing Universal Basic Mobility
This week we’re joined by Madeline Brozen of the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. We talk about universal basic mobility and research he...

Episode 538: Small Scale Manufacturing in Cities
This week we’re joined by Ilana Preuss of Recast City to talk about small scale manufacturing in cities. We discuss the commercial side of economic de...
Episode 173: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Is This Podcast a Third Place?
This week on the podcast, we're Han Solo but there's still a lot of news to share! We talk about research that shows how active transportation can red...

Episode 537: Creating Positive Soundscapes in Cities
This week we’re joined by Chris Berdik to talk about his book Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take it Back. We discuss the impac...

Episode 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 d...
Episode 172: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Charge Them More for Zombie Miles
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 transportatio...

Episode 535: Bike Guides to Build Your City
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...

Episode 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 RI...

Episode 533: Running to Work
This week we’re joined by bridge engineer Daniel Baxter to talk about his almost daily running commute. We chat about bridges, the gear you need for r...
Episode 171: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Department of Inefficiency
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Chrissy Mancini Nichols to talk about how Americans are losing interest in buying cars, how...

Episode 532: Normal is Not Correct, Someone Died Here
This week I’m joined by Kevin Krizek and Tila Duhaime to chat about an idea called Emergency Streets which focuses on the proper response from cities...
Episode 170: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Those Dang Squirrels
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo but don't worry, we've got you covered with lots of great news about cities and transportatio...

Episode 531: Behind the Mayor's Desk
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to talk about his book Mayors Desk: 2...

Episode 530: Just Action Under the Color of Law
This week we’re joined by Leah Rothstein to chat about her book she wrote with her father Richard entitled Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation...
Episode 169: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Taking Care
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we talk state preemption, pandemic era block parties that continue on, and warehouse transportation regulati...

Episode 529: The Pacific Circuit
This week we’re joined by journalist and host of KQED’s Forum Alexis Madrigal to discuss his book The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Ba...

Episode 528: The California State Rail Plan
This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan. Adina Levin of Sea...

Episode 527: Planning Connections in Panther City
This week we’re joined by Kelly Porter, Assistant Director Tranportation & Public Works for the City of Fort Worth. We talk about the city’s incredibl...
Episode 168: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Lego Not Legos
This week on Monday's we're Han Solo, but don't let the smuggler fool you, we've got some great loot in the cargo hold. We chat about states focusing...

Episode 526: American Oasis
This week we’re joined by Kyle Paoletta to talk about his book American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest. We discuss the growt...