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

Release Date: 01/27/2026

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Cardozo Law professor Michael Pollack to talk about his new book . Michael discusses who manages, owns, and feels ownership of sidewalks and advocates for a Department dedicated to them. We also talk about the nexus between sidewalks and roads, the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Denver's successful funding and maintenance referendum. +++ 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...

Episode 191: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving New Orleans

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Tracy McMillan to discuss a number of super interesting news items. We discuss the future of New Orleans in a time of Sea Level rise, getting amphibians across the road safely during mating season, food insecurity amidst transit deserts, the importance of weekend transit service, and a bit on meeting people where they are when planning. Below are the News items that were discussed and links to resources mentioned. Main Items SafeTrec street story - New Orleans point of no return - How Americans in transit deserts get...

Episode 577: Find the Bus Art

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Stephanie Dockery to discuss the . Stephanie discusses how a bus art can get a cult following, how artists are creating attention in their cities with temporary art, and what happens after the projects disappear. Find the Bloomberg Connects art app which contains audio, video, and written resources. +++ 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...

Bonus Mondays at The Overhead Wire: Mapping Every Sidewalk in Your State

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

We’re doing a bit of a crossover episode this week as I wanted to do two things, promote the amazing podcast The Brake hosted by Kea Wilson at Streetsblog USA and Dr. Anat Caspi at The University of Washington and her work focused on creating a platform that inventories Washington State’s sidewalks. This is a reproduction of The Brake's February 24th episode . The Washington State sidewalk inventory is now 100% complete but if you’d like to be part of the coalition to get legislative support for continued maintenance make sure to contact the folks working on . +++ Many...

Episode 576: The Logistics of Package Delivery

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Arizona State Professor Benjamin Fong to discuss an item he wrote in Urban Omnibus entitled We discuss his work trying to suss out how e-commerce companies like Amazon have built their logistics systems and the difficulties of last mile deliveries. Benjamin also shares potentially beneficial legislation, movements that could benefit workers, and the process of siting warehouses that impact small towns to the benefit of big corporations. +++ Get the show ad free ! Find out about our newsletter and archive on ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube,...

Episode 190: Mondays at The Overhead Wire – Aging Out of the Car

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're Han Solo, but have a lot of great news items to share including SRO legislation, Japan's rail expertise, the idea of onboarding residents to a city, and the quiet that came from the solar eclipse. Below are the show notes including links to the articles that we discussed. MAIN ITEMS SRO legislation - Older drivers - Japan's railways - The warehouse in plain sight - Onboarding residents - Free range parenting - Total eclipse silence - Sacramento parking legend - Way-mo cars on the road - BONUS ITEMS Boom and bust built into the system - Mamdani curb management - ...

Episode 575: The Urban Truth Collective

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we’re joined by Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and Brent Toderian to discuss their new communications project, . We discuss pushing back on falsehoods and conspiracies through positive messaging around 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 574: Second Hand E-Bikes

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...

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Kate Gasparro, host of the Building Better Cities 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 - France Today

LA Metro's new Care Based Services Division - Los Angeles Sentinel

Ugly buildings and the design shortage - Vox

Mayor Johnson won't try to buy back parking meters - Chicago Tribune

Denmark's red lights - Daily Galaxy | Frank Markowitz and Leni Schwendinger's Lighting Episode 379

Puppies and Butterflies

Star Wars Maul Trailer

The Pitt is an example of "Competancy Porn" - Washington Post

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