It's a Solo show with Greedo this week. We're back from the winter break with some news to share! Also if you want to get on the list for the "Bus Only" soccer scarf, email me at theoverheadwire@gmail.com News Governor says no more freeways in Texas - D Magazine Mass timber in the news - Arch Daily | Vox London throat - BBC Odds and Ends Farewell to Guardian Cities - Guardian Barcelona's zero emissions zone - Guardian Story of the Week SB50 is Back - Los Angeles Times America's long distance tra...
Jan 21, 2020•44 min
This week Hugh Martin of Lacuna joins the podcast to talk about his passion for open source ways to operate city streets in the future. As more and more transportation operators look for space on city streets and perhaps in the air, government needs a way to distribute access fairly based on public priorities and policy. Hugh talks about why he’s so passionate about this future for cities and gives us some food for thought on the current state of the relationship between cities and transportatio...
Jan 16, 2020•36 min
This week we’re joined by Laura Wiens of Pittsburgh for Public Transit to talk about their report on AVs called “Wait, Who’s Driving This Thing” Laura chats about vehicle data, the future of bus drivers, the frameworks we need for a positive implementation and blows our mind by comparing the movement for micro-mobility and transport choice to the charter school movement. Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire or go to http://theoverheadwire.com And if you want to support the show you can do so on...
Jan 09, 2020•33 min
This week we're joined by Grace Crunican, former GM at BART. Grace chats about her long and distinguished career as a leader in transportation and what it takes to lead, to mentor, and gives lessons for the next generation of advocates and public officials.
Jan 02, 2020•50 min
This is one of my favorite episodes ever. I hope folks enjoy this flashback for the holidays. We chat with Alisa Valderrama and Rob Moore of NRDC all about water.
Dec 26, 2019•33 min
This week we’re joined by Ben Kabak of Second Avenue Sagas . We take a look at New York transit issues including who controls the MTA, why subway rides are getting faster, why he started writing about transit in the city, and the L train un-shutdown. We also chat about the 14th Street busway, bad airport transit, and the Mayor’s fascination with ferries.
Dec 19, 2019•41 min
This week Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show to talk about Miami's Velocia app, Jakarta's transit expansion, the urban media landscape and much more! News Bloomberg Media purchases CityLab - Mother Jones Restaurants on the "streets" of NYC better reviews - WaPo Indonesia's $40B Metro expansion - South China Morning Post Odds and Ends Headphones to alert pedestrians - Fast Company Wolfhagen Germany goes 100% renewable - The Conversation Amazon's Ring privacy problem - Gizmodo Story of the Wee...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 16 min
This week we're back at the 2019 Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC. We chat with GB Arrington and Steve Dotterer about the early days of Rail~Volution and what the conference has meant to transportation in the United States over the last 25 years. They also tell stories about conferences past from when Al Gore came to Portland to having to move the conference date due to 9/11. Join us for a look at the past and the future.
Dec 12, 2019•26 min
Tracy McMillan of Nelson Nygaard returns to chat about climate change, gas price sensitivity, and free transit. News Gas price sensitivity - Haas Energy Institute Blog Free transit in Kansas City - Jalopnik The future is transparent wood - Horizon Magazine World News Land sold for Egypt's new capital - Reuters Largest 3D printed building in Dubai - Construction Dive Story of the Week Climate change converts - Deseret News Climate plan for Dallas transportation - Dallas Morning News...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week we're joined by Giacomo Lozzi of Polis to talk about a report he co-wrote about zero emissions sustainable government procurement. Giacomo talks about how cities such as Rotterdam, Oslo, and Copenhagen are trying to measure and manage the emissions they create through the procurement of goods and services.
Dec 05, 2019•32 min
This week Jeff talks about potential sustainability solutions and some really cool curb management trials. News TfL is suspending Uber's license in London - The Verge Solar company seeks to reduce cement, steel emissions - Wired Story of the Week Curb flow reduces double parking - Smart Cities Dive Bastrop's new code - CNU Public Square Climate change's lithium problem - The New Republic Zombie miles and Napa Weekends - Jalopnik...
Dec 03, 2019•25 min
This week we're here on our own before the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. We don't do a story of the week but we review a few big stories from the week before. News Briant Park chairs - Gothamist Ride hailing emissions - Transport and Environment Americans aren't moving - Brookings Silver Tsunami - Zillow HUBZone using old poverty data - Washington Post Housing Department Renamed Inlivian - Charlotte Observer Crash not accident - Forbes...
Nov 26, 2019•28 min
This week we're joined by Antonoia Malchik to talk about her book A Walking Life . Antonia talks about the speed and shallow organizing brought to us by social media, the experience of making a pilgrimage on foot, the importance of walking and nature in human well being, and what a Hollywood Sidewalk might be. Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter. To support the show, check out our Patreon at http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire...
Nov 21, 2019•49 min
Gillian Gillette of Caltrans and Jeroen Kok of Rebel Group join this week and talk about the California Integrated Travel Project and the Market Sounding report they did to look at the future of integrated payment systems. We also went over the usual news and reviews from the previous week. News Milwaukee workers no longer required to live in city - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coastal cities made to plan more housing - LA Times 220 Acre park near downtown Charlotte - Charlotte Agenda Odds and End...
Nov 19, 2019•48 min
This week we’re joined by Tony Garcia of the Street Plans Collaborative to talk about their new report for TRB entitled Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study. Tony talks about figuring out how to build transit projects, the activists that have been making things happen, and how you determine whether projects are tactical or not. Support the show by going to Patreon.com/theoverheadwire Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Sign up for the newsletter at http://theoverheadwire.com...
Nov 15, 2019•37 min
This week I'm on solo talking about the NTSB and Helmets, walkability and the economic ladder, and affordable housing's impact on bond ratings and health care. News NTSB gaga over helmets - Streetsblog NYC Children in walkable communities have leg up - UVA Today Housing's effects on health care costs - Bloomberg Odds and Ends Housing and bond ratings - Bloomberg Seattle has less car ownership - Seattle Times Story of the Week Apple's $2.5B housing push - Curbed SF Augsburg mobility flat rate - I...
Nov 12, 2019•40 min
This week we're joined by Dr. Anne Goodchild of the University of Washington's Urban Freight Lab . We chat with Dr. Goodchild about what's missing from the urban transportation discussion, the ideas they are testing for better deliveries, and the future of streets.
Nov 07, 2019•48 min
This week we're joined by Grayline Group's Joseph Kopser . We talk about transportation data, Minneapolis 2040, drones, freight, and more! News Uber and LADOT trade blows - C|NET NASA wants a major city to have drones by 2028 - C|NET Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto move forward - Globe and Mail Odds and Ends Real estate commissions - Seattle Times Tulsa attracts remote workers - Next City Story of the Week The first map of America's food supply chain - Fast Company How Minneapolis passed 20...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 3 min
This week we're back at the Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC for the closing Plenary. GB Arrington moderates a panel with Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender, Managing Director of the Transformation Alliance Odetta MacLeish White, and President and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Mac McCarthy. The panel discusses the legacy of Rail~Volution along with what is happening now in communities that are making change for the better. From addressing race and housing to climate ...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 11 min
This week we're here with Han Solo to talk about drone deliveries, wildfires, self driving cars and much much more. News Minneapolis passes 2040 Plan - Star Tribune Sound Transit Board doesn't include subway alternatives - Seattle Times Zoox co-founder says cities are target for AVs - Business Insider Waymo head says boxes going AV before people - Bloomberg First drone delivery - Newsweek Recycling for streets - Core77 Story of the Week Air quality getting worse - Bloomberg SUV sales offset elec...
Oct 29, 2019•29 min
This week we're joined by Steven Higashide, Director of Research at Transit Center, to talk about his new book Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit. Steven talks about how he got interested in transportation issues, his favorite bus ride, and what we can do to change the way buses operate in our cities.
Oct 24, 2019•40 min
This week we're joined by Laramie Bowron to talk about transit only lanes, parking levys, and housing oligopolies. News Gov Newsom vetoes complete streets bill - Cal Bike A new transit caucus - WBEZ Oligopolies hold back affordable housing - Washington Post Odds and Ends Cars banned from Market Street - Curbed SF The Glascow effect - Guardian Story of the Week Every bus needs a lane - Curbed Nottingham's parking levy - Forbes Bonus Reads - Auto Emissions Mapped Congestion Pricing Parking Puppies...
Oct 22, 2019•58 min
This week we’re joined by Steve Raney, Executive Director of the Palo Alto Transportation Management Agency. We talk about a book club he organized based on the Three Revolutions by Dan Sperling that discussed lowering transportation emissions in regions. We talk about the complexity of transportation policy, the organization of local advocacy networks, and potential mechanisms to lower emissions.
Oct 17, 2019•48 min
This week we’re joined by Brooke Belman, Deputy Executive Director for Land Use Planning and Development and her colleagues Sloan Dawson, Land Use Planning Manager, and Thatcher Imboden, TOD Manager to talk about the ins and outs of transit oriented development at Sound Transit in Seattle. They talk about the 80-80-80 policy, urban design and coordination of TOD planning with light rail construction.
Oct 10, 2019•38 min
This week on the Mondays show I talk about the importance of thinking about access instead of mobility and floating farms. These things go together! News T4 says no new funding - T4America A freeway LID is feasible in Seattle - The Urbanist Story of the Week UPS gets FAA approval for delivery drones - The Hill 14th Street busway a go - Streetsblog NYC Floating farm creates local dairy - Mother Jones Thailand PM considers moving capital - Guardian...
Oct 08, 2019•31 min
This week we’re joined by Beth Osborne of T4 America and Chris McCahill of the State Smart Transportation Initiative. We talk about how states like Virginia and Hawaii are using data on access to score and prioritize transportation projects for funding. Beth and Chris also talk about how easy it can be to get the data and that connecting people to jobs seems to be a goal that is bipartisan....
Oct 03, 2019•37 min
This week we chat about public utilities a lot! Join us as we cover the gamut of transportation policy on the Mondays show. News Beijing's new airport - Fortune Baidu self driving buses - Asian Review Uber's CEO talks future - The Verge Odds and Ends Gas station for electric cars - CNBC Personal carbon trading - Eltis Story of the Week High Line at 10 - Architect Challenges for women riders - Metro Magazine Green new deal - Curbed...
Oct 01, 2019•36 min
This week we’re joined by Arielle Fleisher Transportation Policy Director at SPUR, Adina Levin, Executive Director of Friends of Caltrain, and Ian Griffiths Co-Founder and Director of Seamless Bay Area to talk about transit fare integration and policy . We chat about what fare policy is and isn’t, best practices of fare integration from around the world, the difficulty of regional advocacy when there are sooo many meetings to go to, and what's next for the Bay Area. For more information about Th...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min
This week Laramie Bowron joins the show to talk about climate change, transit ridership and potential transit related Halloween costumes. News Report shows how cities can cut emissions - National Geographic Indianapolis and Ottawa open transit lines - Streetsblog - OnSite Magazine CA Allows for Statewide ADUs - CAYimby Odds and Ends Flight shaming heats up - Reuters Governor orders transportation aligned with environment - Streetsblog CA Amazon's 100,000 electric van order - Wired Story of the W...
Sep 24, 2019•57 min
This week we’re joined by Eric Jaffe, Editorial Director at Sidewalk Labs. Eric chats with us about Sidewalk’s Quayside project on Toronto's waterfront. We chat about the potential for innovative ideas, some of the push back they've been getting on data management, and some of the history as well. For more on The Overhead Wire, check us out at http://theoverheadwire.com or follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire...
Sep 19, 2019•46 min
