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Episode 553: Life After Cars

Release Date: 10/23/2025

Episode 565: Ed Roberts - An Independent Man

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This week we’re joined by Professor Scot Danforth of Chapman University to discuss his book . We chat about Ed’s life, the origins of the disability movement, and creating access for all. +++ Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! 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 564: One Year of Congestion Pricing

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast I’m joined by Danny Pearlstein of the 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 grapes from New Jersey and USDOT. +++ Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! 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...

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

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Kate Gasparro, host of the 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 Services Division, and whether Chicago should have taken back it's parking meters from private equity. Below are the items we discussed in greater detail: The first transit system - LA Metro's new Care Based Services Division - Ugly buildings and the design shortage - Mayor Johnson won't try to buy back parking meters - Denmark's red...

Episode 563: Week Without Driving

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This week Talking Headways is being hosted by our friend Anna Zivarts who guides a panel of elected officials and advocates to talk about the impacts of the . They look back at 2025’s activities and look forward to this year’s version. Featured guests include: Arizona State Senator Analise Ortiz (Referenced Videos on and ) Rochester MN City Council Member Nick Miller Alice Hilton and Quinn Mulholland Living Streets Lexington Kai Hall of Greater Greater Washington Ruth Rosas of Nondrivers Alliance Listen to Anna speak previously on Episodes & +++ Get the show ad free ! Find...

Episode 562: The Lost Subways of North America

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Jake Berman to talk about his book, . We discuss transit histories through the lens of racial dynamics, monopolies, ballot measures, and overlooked cities. +++ Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! 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 183: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Changing Social Identities

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We're back for a new year of Mondays at The Overhead Wire! This week we're chatting about faster transit, cable cars in the Paris region, congestion pricing and more! Below you'll find links to the items we discuss during the show... Closing labor force gap - Congestion pricing air pollution - Congestion pricing benefits - Leaving DART is hard - Paris cable car - Speed matters - Quiet sells - Road salt remains - California speeding penalties - Pusing green can backfire - Misinformation - Bonus Items Carmakers and operators liable in China - Euro cities clamp down on big cars...

Episode 561: Mpact Poster Sessions

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This week we’re back at the Mpact Transit + Community Conference in Portland Oregon at the Poster Sessions. We talk with young professionals about the transportation implementation and policy work they’ve been doing in the field including designing new transportation hubs, rethinking parking, and improving bus service. This week we’re at the 2025 Mpact Transit + Community Conference in Portland Oregon and we’re chatting with young professionals about their work that they presented at the Mpact Innovators poster session. The Innovators is an all-volunteer national networking...

Replay: In a Bad State

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Hey everybody! I want to wish everyone a happy new year! We’re doing our second replay episode at the end of the year featuring one of my favorite discussions over the last few years with David Schleicher about his book . This is one of the foundational ideas for me of late because of how we fund transportation infrastructure with bonds but also how those bonds are backed up! I think about the Tri-lemma often and how many of the fiscal issues with climate change and transportation can be traced back to the topics in this discussion. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy hopping...

Replay: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies

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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

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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

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This week Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of the War on Cars podcast join the show to talk about their new book: Life After Cars – Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. We discuss opposing views, Turtle Jesus, and potential offramps towards car free cities.

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