Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

• 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 block grants. He discusses the local subsidies going to state DOTs and how more local funding could mean more regional collaboration on infrastructure. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

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• 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 how to fix Mobility as a Service, why transportation providers aren’t home base for these services, and proposes a new way to reduce travel and emissions called Mobility as a Feature.  +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

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• 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 ridership in Los Angeles. Below is a full linked article list:  Main Items ICE raids lead to low LA ridership - LA Times Tinier particles data finally collected - Washington University St. Louis Reversible architecture - ArchDaily TTC congestion management - blogTO Bonus Items KC wants to pay for block parties - Kansas City Star Disasters impact baby brains - Gizmodo Full of lead - The Overhead Wire Oakland block tries to quit fossil fuels - KQED End of Energy Star? - Smart Cities Dive China's high speed rail debate - Asia Times Arizona to vote on VMT charges - Ballotpedia How government can finance low cost homes - Nonprofit Quarterly Florida restricts bus lanes to ridership quotas - Tampa Bay Times New motor could change e-bikes - Electrek Toronto bike lane gets more traffic - Carbon Upfront! Oregon housing bonds surpassed expectations - Governing Puppies and Butterflies: Michelin Restaurants on LA Transit Bike share triathlon +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com        

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• 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 her team has done on the LA Mobility Wallet Pilot Program.   +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

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• 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 development, the types of jobs we are creating, and how to build community wealth in left behind places. We also talk about hot planning topics such as jobs housing balance, economic multipliers, and spreading the retail peanut butter too thin. Get Illana's book Recast City. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

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