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Episode 482: Highway Fighting in Texas

Release Date: 05/09/2024

Episode 485: Amtrak vs Brightline in Ohio

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This week we’re joined by Cleveland journalist Ken Prendergast to talk about intercity passenger rail in greater Ohio. We chat about the competing interests of and the history of passenger rail planning in the region. Check out Ken's To RSVP for our live SPUR episode, . *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads or Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Mondays Flashback: Verkehrsverbund with Ralph Buehler

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We’re Han Solo today but no fear we’re flashing back to of the Talking Headways podcast where we chatted with Ralph Buehler about the topic of the German transport concept of Verkehrsverbund. With a lot of talk of regional transportation networks and planning, I thought it might be worth a listen again five years later. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads or Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 484: Rethinking Denver Along the South Platte River

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This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Erin Clark, Chief Real Estate Investment Officer of the Denver Housing Authority. We chat about the redevelopment of Sun Valley, a public housing project built in the 1950s that is being reinvigorated by new investments in public housing, parks, and community. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads or Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 483: An Update to Human Transit

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This week we’re joined once again by Jarrett Walker to talk about the release of the of his influential book Human Transit. We chat about Ursula Le Guin, expanding access to opportunity, how to think about transit riders, the free transit movement and thoughts on anger as a response to change. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads or Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 152: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Ancient Ways of Water Infrastructure

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This week we're Han Solo but have a lot of news to cover including items on skateboarding, new types of segregation, third places, and some ancient ways to cool cities and streets. Check out the show notes below for more information. Notes: Skateboarding - Cityhood - Cleveland rail competitors - Third Places - Second Best - Access Maps - Ancient water tunnels - Like two mortgages - Brightline to Vegas - Agglomeration after pandemic - Bonus Items Harnessing land - Interstate speed limits - Taiwan urban mining - Zoning rule in CA shut down - Taxes raised for child care...

Episode 482: Highway Fighting in Texas

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This week we’re joined by Megan Kimble to talk about her book . We chat about the folks fighting back against highways, the history behind building big roads, and what the future looks like for advocacy. *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads or Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 481: Money is a Lot of Different Things

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This week were sharing part 2 of our discussion with Jim Kumon. We chat about the challenges of development, how to crowdfund a building, coming to the end of an 80 year economic cycle, how the built environment is an outcome of how we structure capital, and how more information can make it harder to learn new things. Some websites of note: *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 151: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Been a Minute

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Tracy McMillan to talk about aging in place, Nashville's big transit plan, potential Alzheimer's causes in car exhaust, Milan's famous weeks, and the Colorado legislature's search for more housing and TOD. Articles Aging in place - Nashville's transit plans - Alzheimer's and car exhaust - Colorado density laws - Milan's commercial weeks - *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads & Instagram Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get...

Episode 480: Details of Development Reform in Minnesota Part 1

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This week we’re joined by Jim Kumon, Principal at Electric Housing, to discuss his work as a developer and urban policy educator in the Twin Cities. We chat about his sustainable development project, what St. Paul learned from Minneapolis 2040 and how zoning reform and transportation intersect. Some websites of note: *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 479: Charging Up Transportation

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This week we’re joined by Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. We chat about the Joint Office’s white paper focused on best practices and solutions for electric vehicle charging entitled: . White Paper The EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook - *** Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon Follow us on Threads Support the show on Patreon on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

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This week we’re joined by Megan Kimble to talk about her book City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. We chat about the folks fighting back against highways, the history behind building big roads, and what the future looks like for advocacy.

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