Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s McHarg Center to talk about the center’s book Design with Nature Now.  We chat about Ian McHarg’s influence and legacy since the original Design with Nature, the influence of his work on GIS and the environmental movement, and how the center seeks to find where design fits into the larger discussion of human life and policy like the Green New Deal.

Chrissy Mancini Nichols again joins the show to talk about recent news! Houston climate plans focus on people - New York Times Changing the housing narrative - Shelterforce Dutch city focuses on cooling city - Guardian 1980 Motor Carrier Law led to big box - Business Insider A trick to get more bike lanes - Bloomberg Modular apartment buildings - Fast Company Census ending early - New York Times

This week we're joined by Julian Agyeman, Professor at Tufts University, to talk about his work on equity, justice, and environmental sustainability in transportation and urban planning.  We talk about food, the idea of belonging in cities, spatial justice, and reframing our language around the ideas of equity, dignity, and justice.

This week we’re joined by Andrea San Gil Leon, Director of Agile City Partners, and environmental journalist Jocelyn Timperley to talk about transportation and climate action in Costa Rica.  I came across their work after Jocelyn wrote an expansive piece for BBC Future. We chat about Costa Rica’s climate action from forest conservation to eco-tourism and the country’s transportation challenges and potential.

This week we're joined by Andre Perry, Metropolitan Policy Fellow at Brookings, to talk about his new book Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities. Andre talks with us about growing up in Wilkinsberg PA and how he crunched the numbers of Black property devaluation in US cities.

This week on the podcast we have a bunch of things to chat about! Odds and Ends Asheville Reparations - Asheville Citizen Times 45,000 underutilized buildings - Harvard Business Review Wealthier Americans have higher emissions - TreeHugger Positives of telecommuting - Scientific American Negatives of telecommuting - The Conversation Naming heat waves - Fast Company Barcelona taking properties - CityLab Equity and interchanges - Cleveland Plain Dealer

This week we're joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin, Director of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Benjamin joins us to talk about the determinants of health and how certain investments can change health outcomes for the better.

This week on the podcast we're joined by Rob Goodspeed, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan. Rob joins us to talk about his new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions. We chat about early origins of scenario planning, planning vs forecasting, and metrics used to compare scenario effectiveness.

This week on the show Tracy McMillan joins us to talk about her move to Phoenix, what we're up to during the pandemic, and flood maps! Odds and Ends! Ghost Kitchens - New Yorker Changing Flood Risks - New York Times Search for your flood risk - Floodfactor.com Advocates withdraw freeway support - Willamette Week Phoenix dealing with climate change, heat - Washington Post How Americans spent stimulus money - Route Fifty Urban job escalator has stopped moving - MIT News     Follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter Support the podcast on Patreon!

This week we're back chatting with Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report.  This week we chat about race, housing, the Olympics, and LA in the movies.

This week we’re joined by Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report about his new book The Urban Mystique.  We had a long conversation about LA, the availability of bars, opposition urban commentators, and historic propositions that might need an update to stay connected to the times.

This week we're joined by Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress.  We talk about the bill that just got out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and will be going to the full house.  We also have a couple of odds and ends as usual. Odds and Ends West Coast electric corridor - Seattle Times Denmark's historic agreement - Bloomberg Danish buses go electric - electrik Coronavirus doesn't favor density - US News and World Report 10 years since Miami 21 - Miami Herald Mobility justice - MinnPost New car free district in Shenzhen - Dezeen For more at The Overhead Wire, follow us @theoverheadwire

This week we’re chatting with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County Florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning.

This week on the podcast Brianne Eby of the Eno Center for Transportation joins the show to talk about their new report on congestion pricing.  We talk about the purposes and goals of congestion pricing, the right frame to talk about reducing congestion, how congestion pricing is part of a larger toolbox, equity implications, and the US cities might be the first to adopt pricing as a policy.   For more, follow us @theoverheadwire on twitter

This week on Mondays, Chrissy joins the show to talk about transit solutions amid coronavirus. We're thinking about the reasons why people fear transit, why they shouldn't, and what agencies can do to protect riders and workers. Odds and Ends The first restaurants - History Channel Original park design - St. Louis Magazine Germany requires EV chargers at gas stations - Reuters CAHSR consultant change - Sacramento Bee If you want any facts or figures from the main topic, feel free to message as I have about 35 of them...

This week we’re joined by Jonathan Barnett, emeritus Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. We talk about his new book Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale.  Jonathan chats about where the idea of Megaregions came from, Ian McHarg and environmental planning within the landscape, the importance of transit connections in these regions, and how we can coordinate Megaregions administratively.

This week we're joined by Danny Pleasant, Former City of Charlotte Transportation Director and Assistant City Manager. Danny joins us to talk about the connection between city services and street networks as well as a transportation expansion in the city. 

This week I didn't want to say much because at this time people don't need to listen to me talk right now.  But I did want to share some of the voices and speeches given by black mayors. CityLab put together a piece with quotes and I took the audio so you could hear their voices. We also shared a few articles Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Op-Ed - Los Angeles Times 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice - Corinne Shutack on Medium The Black Urbanist - Kristen Jeffers Stop Killing Us: Tamika Butler on Medium Violence Against Black Americans a Moment of Reckoning for Planning Profession - Planetizen with lots of links to black voices.

This week we're joined by April Bertelsen, Transit Modal Coordinator with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to talk about the Rose Lanes Project.  April chats about implementation, public engagement, and the benefits of the pilot project approach. Follow us @theoverheadwire Support us on Patreon!

This week we’re joined by Germaine Halegoua, an Associate Professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas to talk about her book The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place.  She talks about how people use digital media to relate to cities whether that’s images on Instagram or through Google Maps. We also talk about how data exchange can be exploitative and how internet infrastructure is used as a commodity rather than a utility and how that affects equity. And finally there's a discussion about smart cities and how they try to create top down culture.