Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 566: Concrete Doesn't Spend Money, People Do

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the shortcomings of cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of healt ...  Show more

Episode 185: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Getting Delivery Dominance

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for all the sickos out there. We talk about the legacy of Hope VI, tracking Amazon packages, trash can politics, and the silliness of letting protestors kill something before they've ...  Show more

Episode 565: Ed Roberts - An Independent Man

This week we're joined by Professor Scot Danforth of Chapman University to discuss his book An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights. We chat about Ed's life, the origins of the disability movement, and creating access for all. +++ Get the show ad free o ...  Show more

Episode 564: One Year of Congestion Pricing

This week on the Talking Headways podcast I'm joined by Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance to Talk About the One Year Anniversary of Congestion Pricing in New York City. We chat about the history of the idea, the mobilization of activists to turn the cameras on, and sour gra ...  Show more

Episode 184: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - The Oldest Transit with Kate Gasparro

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Kate Gasparro, host of the Building Better Cities podcast! We talk about the first transit system invented by mathematician Blaise Pascal, whether design is making the housing shortage worse, LA Metro's new Care Based Serv ...  Show more