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Episode 178: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Subway for Cats

Release Date: 09/02/2025

Replay: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

We’re joined by Professor Michael Neuman to talk about his book . We chat about why trees are important models for infrastructure development, the important lessons of Barcelona for the world, and why infrastructure is lately seen as a monetary asset instead of a public good. This week we’re going back in time to Episode 392 from July of 2022. I really loved this book and hope that more people would read it. It’s an academic title but Professor Neuman really shared a lot of new ideas and thoughts in here. And I love the discussion about trees as beings way...

Episode 560: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Carter Lavin to discuss his new book . We discuss the mess and practice of politics, how we have more power than we think as advocates, and how we can get the policy results we deserve. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 559: The Unfinished Metropolis

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we’re joined by Benjamin Schneider to talk about his book . Ben chats about the unfinishedness of cities, the larger origins of NIMBYism, and how much our economy and built environment cater to cars. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 182: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Housing on Top

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're Han Solo but we're sharing news about fire departments and their impacts on cities, how Boston and Denver are considering putting housing together with other public services like libraries and police stations, and a bill that would allow transit agencies to get projects environmentally certified in state. And much much more!!! Below the fold are the article links we chatted about on the show: News Items Fire Department vs traffic safety - Do we really love driving? Libraries and affordable housing - Bipartisan transit bill for environmental regs - Toronto narrowing...

Episode 558: Parking Reform with Tony Jordan

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Tony Jordan, President of the at the Mpact Transit + mobility conference in Portland. We talk about getting rid of our cars, the arbitrary requirements for parking around the country, and Donald Shoup’s legacy. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Flashback: Episode 459: Crossings

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re going back to Episode 459 exactly two years ago to chat with author Ben Goldfarb to talk about his book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet. We discuss how roads cut off ecosystems, wildlife crossings, and animal mobility at different scales. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 181: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Fran Sans

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some interesting news from the world of transportation and urban planning to share. We talk briefly about tram trains, the NAVI electric vehicle program, Chicago's big win, and much much more! Below the fold are the show notes with all the items we cover in our digest show. Main items Single stairway - Tram trains - Mall as climate shelter - Chicago transit funded - TXDOT says state needs transit - Developing world needs roads - Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Scott Weiner's next steps...

Episode 557: Emotional Consumption in Chinese Cities

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by , Founder of Wai Social in Shanghai China. We discuss her summer trip to over 30 different Chinese cities to experience different retail, the impacts of high speed rail, and the social e-commerce ecosystem. We also discuss how competition has made Chinese retail sharper, electric vehicle saturation, and emotional consumption. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our...

Episode 556: From Bahrain to Connecticut

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Cortni Desir, Executive Program Manager for Public Transportation at the Connecticut Department of Transportation at the Mpact transit + community conference in Portland. We discuss her international influences, upgrading bus stops, customer experience, homelessness and transit, and being curious. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 555: Three Principles for Federal Transportation Policy

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Corrigan Salerno of Transportation For America. We discuss for a better federal transportation bill, how to create better reporting data for MPOs, and better bus manufacturing. +++ Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... Follow us on Mastadon Support the show on Patreon on our Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

More Episodes

This week we're Han Solo but have a lot of great news to share. We talk about the smartest city in the world, Toronto's TOD ambitions, electric car range and much much more!

Below are items we shared on the show:

Main Items

Toronto's TOD - Brandon Donnelly

The smartest city - Reasons to be Cheerful

Less range - InsideEVs

Future of cooling is past - Atmos

Grocery robot - The Verge

DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk - Orlando Sentinel

Homes made by robots - LA Business Journal

Mercator Africa - NPR

Bonus Items!

Tax the rich - Commonwealth Beacon