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Episode 181: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Fran Sans

Release Date: 11/25/2025

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Calvin Thigpen of Toole Design and Ysabel Hoogeveen of Upway to discuss a report entitled . We chat about costs for used e-bikes and what could help grow the industry. +++ 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 189: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Proof of What's Possible

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for everyone. We look at a model base for disabled Olympians in Milan, the economic security of American households, and how reverse game theory can create win win situations in cities. All the items we covered are in the notes below. Main items: Accessible cities can exist - Economic security of Americans - City doesn't need a dashboard - Texas' clean energy future - BART parking rentals - Disorder in the liberal city - Climate gentrification in Atlanta - Reverse game theory - Bonus...

Flashback: Mobility as a Feature

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Hey everyone! We’re on Spring Break this week (and posting a little early) but I wanted to do a fun flashback so here we’re chatting with David Hensher of the University of Sydney () about his thoughts on Mobility as a Service renamed mobility as a feature. It’s super interesting and thought provoking so I hope you enjoy it. We’ll see you next week! +++ 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...

Episode 573: Civil Rights Enforcement in Transportation Projects

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined once again by Laurel Paget-Seekins of . Laurel discusses transit agency power dynamics, loss of public sector capacity, and how the administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement mechanisms for transportation projects. Links to Laurel's website and the +++ 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...

Episode 572: Evaluating Congestion Pricing Year One

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Stephen Crim, Director, Policy & Analytical Reporting, Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) at the NYMTA. We chat about the on congestion pricing including some of the results and how the data was collected. Stephen also discusses the numerous government data partnerships and enhancements including air quality monitoring and what other cities can look to in order to consider future pricing schemes. +++ Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... ...

Episode 188: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Time Warp with Chrissy and Tracy

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at the Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan to tackle a whole host of topics including the connection between VMT and safety, chrono urbanism, how navigating cities protects your brain, and Austin's housing construction success. Main Discussion Chrono urbanism - Lower VMT means safer roads - Austin housing growth - DC road pricing - Brains on streets - info +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads,...

Episode 571: Growing St. Louis' Arts and Culture District

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Chris Hansen, Executive Director at Kranzberg Arts Foundation. We chat about growth and investment in St. Louis’ and talk about the people that make it work. We also discuss ensuring that the public can enjoy the arts while making sure artists benefit from their work in the community. +++ 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...

Episode 570: Buildings are Here to Help People

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week I’m joined by Jeremy Wells to discuss his book . We chat the impact of old places on people’s emotions and the current state of the preservation profession. We also discuss the struggle in the field to legitimize the impact of environmental psychology on the built environment, classical architecture and white supremacy, and the differences between cultures in preservation approaches. +++ 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...

Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Missing Service We Paid For

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about Zurich's green roofs, zoning at 100, RTD's missing service, and Madison's electric bus lessons. This and much much more. Below are links to the items we discussed on the show: Main News FRA's potential shakeup - Zurich's climate shield - Truck pollution in Australia - Madison electric buses - How zoning won - LA pavement may be unnecessary - Denver missing transit service - What urban highways cost - What makes a city beautiful - Bonus Items Traffic tickets up in SF - Decoding economic development corruption - DART...

Episode 569: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico. +++ 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

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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 - Pew Stateline

Tram trains - Works in Progress

Mall as climate shelter - NextCity

Chicago transit funded - Streetsblog Chicago

TXDOT says state needs transit - KERA

Developing world needs roads - Works in Progress

Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Bloomberg CityLab

Scott Weiner's next steps - Mother Jones

Teens make housing portal - New York Times

IIJA's NEVI sets table for EV future - Politico Magazine

Will cities ditch DART? Dallas Observer

Bonus Items

California's shamful DUI record - CalMatters

Pollution and memory diseases - New York Times

Park City bus drivers may lose jobs - KPCW

LA to double recycled water - Governing

Valencia flood risk and auto dependence - Climate Change News

St. Louis agency 3D printing parts - Progressive Railroading

Metros get more people out of cars - TechXplore

Hong Kong train+property model - Flying Moose

Rising housing costs means lower fertility rates - Realtor.com

Trump wants to cut transit funding - Streetsblog USA - T4

Utah cities overestimating water - Salt Lake City Tribune

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Fran Sans - Emily Sneddon

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