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Episode 183: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Changing Social Identities

Release Date: 01/13/2026

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

Episode 568: The Year in Transit with Yonah Freemark Part 1

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined once again by Yonah Freemark to discuss the state of transit in the US and around the world. In Part 1, we talk about the longer term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving TOD, what the future of transportation should look like, and discuss updates to . +++ 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 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Datamatize Pedestrian Data

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we do chat about new pedestrian models in New York, how much people walk when they move to a new city, the thought that Fastracks in Denver might never be finished as advertised, and a program where Colorado renters are getting equity for renting. Lots more on the show so listen in! Below are the items we shared on the show: Fastracks may never finish - Social housing tax receipts double expected - Colorado kicks off cash-back program for renters - Utah takes aim at SLC traffic calming - | Moving to walkable cities - ...

Episode 567: Women Changing Cities

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to discuss their newest book . We discuss the mobility of care work and the unpaid labor the undergirds the economy, elevating the voices of people with experience, and the women getting elected to get things done. +++ 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...

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

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on The Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by 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 health benefits. +++ 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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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 - Los Angeles Times

Congestion pricing air pollution - Phys.org

Congestion pricing benefits - NYT

Leaving DART is hard - D Magazine

Paris cable car - Metro

Speed matters - Italian (urban) letters

Quiet sells - Wall Street Journal

Road salt remains - WHYY

California speeding penalties - Los Angeles Times

Pusing green can backfire - Grist

Misinformation - Volts

Bonus Items

Carmakers and operators liable in China - Cleantechnica

Euro cities clamp down on big cars - AS

Eileen Higgins wins Miami Mayorship - Talking Headways episode

LA Streamlining - Los Angeles Times

Oldes social housing - Deutsche Welle

Dutch answer to water - Inside Climate News

Atlanta's housing progress - Rough Draft Atlanta

Where the prarie remains - Noema

Kotek calls for new transport bill - Bike Portland

Houston residents spend on transport - Houston Public Media

Santa Fe links minimum wage to cost of housing - KRWG

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