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Episode 191: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving New Orleans
05/12/2026
Episode 191: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving New Orleans
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 groceries - The weekend transit problem - How planners could reduce the cost of living - Amphibian crossings - Extra Items Maul Shadow Lord YouTube Ecology Bingeing China releases horses to stop desertification - Scotland's 250 year forest plan - Nevada let five Beavers back into a dead desert - Do Redwoods Only Grow in California? - Referenced Talking Headways Episodes 521: Food Deserts and Policy - 459: Crossings - 325: Transport Justice - +++ 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, 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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