**Verse 1:**
The towers gleam, a chrome embrace,
Where Excelite elites find their space.
Pleasure domes of light and sound,
Luxury's echo, all around.
Cities crumble, swallowed whole,
By walls of steel, a gilded goal.
The surface scarred, a distant dream,
For depth-grovelers, trapped it seems.

**Chorus:**
Neoplasmin, the currency flows,
Through veins of metal, underground woes.
Tiered cities, dark and deep,
Where broken dreams forever sleep.
Excelceites on high above,
The forgotten masses, fueled by love?
A twisted game, a cruel design,
For those who toil, and those who shine.

**Verse 2:**
In neon hues, the Excelite revels,
While shadows crawl, their freedom rebels.
Virtual landscapes, endless bliss,
Oblivion's touch, a stolen kiss.
Depth-grovelers, hands calloused and raw,
Mining treasures, breaking law.
Neoplasmin, a bitter prize,
To fuel the engines of paradise.

**Chorus:**
Neoplasmin, the currency flows,
Through veins of metal, underground woes.
Tiered cities, dark and deep,
Where broken dreams forever sleep.
Excelceites on high above,
The forgotten masses, fueled by love?
A twisted game, a cruel design,
For those who toil, and those who shine.

**Bridge:**
Can hope ignite in the darkest mine?
Will rebellion's fire entwine?
The chasm grows, between the light,
And shadows yearning for the night.

**Chorus:**
Neoplasmin, the currency flows,
Through veins of metal, underground woes.
Tiered cities, dark and deep,
Where broken dreams forever sleep.
Excelceites on high above,
The forgotten masses, fueled by love?
A twisted game, a cruel design,
For those who toil, and those who shine.

Mining For Neoplasmin

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from sharing upcoming episodes of Talking Headways and news from the last month or so.&nbsp; We chat about greening concrete, a car free Congress Avenue, Hamburg's green space compact, and rainways in Vancouver BC. Links from the Show! Reimagining Congress Ave -  Greening Concrete -  Greening Asphalt and Concrete -  Hamburg green contract -  Roads Taken -  Rainway vs atmospheric river -  Philly self storage -  Preventing street takeovers -  Daylighing intersections in SF -  Failures of urban governance -  Mexico all in on housing -  Alabama zombie highway -  Spokane comfort network -  State DOTs hiding emissions -  Toronto bike lanes -  Housing instability -  TfL seizes cars -  Deteriorating housing -  Bus depot energy hubs -  100K bike ride -  Relaunching congestion pricing -  Insurance climate change -  SEPTA transfer funding -  Caltrain ridership high -  Puppies and Butterflies A Lego Tram -  +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at  &nbsp;

Episode 162: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Lego Tram?!

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This week we’re at Mpact in Philadelphia chatting with King County Metro’s Rachel DeCordoba about her work educating the next generation of transit riders. She chats about  and the importance of learning with peers. Also apologies for the audio difficulties 2/3rds of the way though. You can read the transcript of this episode at  +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 511: Educating the Next Generation of Transit Riders

In this episode, Nick Perloff-Giles sits down with Ya-Ting Liu, the new Chief Public Realm Officer for New York City. They talk about how urban leaders can thoughtfully deploy pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, tackle entrenched bureaucracies, and expand economic opportunity through vibrant, joyful urban design. 

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Andres Sevtsuk is an associate professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT. His work focuses on the influence of urban design on sustainable travel behavior and quality of life, and contributes to making cities more walkable, sustainable and equitable. In this episode President Kornbluth talks with Sevtsuk about the complex forces that shape our cities and the effects of urban planning on sustainable mobility and quality of life for city residents.

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The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at MIT through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.

Curiosity Unbounded, Ep. 12: Making sense of cities

This week we’re back at the Mpact conference in Philadelphia and joined by Ruth Miller of . Ruth shares her superhero origin story and how employer transit pass programs like SEPTA’s  work to support employees, agencies, and the region overall. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 512: Bulk Transit Passes for All

This week we’re going back to 2021 to chat with Professor Andres Sevtsuk of MIT about his book .&nbsp; I really liked this discussion and he just had an  out yesterday about his work so I thought it might be of interest to folks.&nbsp; We chat the importance of location in urban retail, the city factors that might determine a store’s success, and why urban retail should be studied more in planning school. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at  &nbsp;

Mondays Flashback: Street Commerce

This week we’re joined by Austin Gibble, currently of Stantec but formerly of the City of Indianapolis and IndyGo. We chat about the history of planning for BRT in Indy, the Cultural Trail bike network, transit and infrastructure costs, and the interpersonal relationships that can make or break projects. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 413: Indianapolis' Blossoming BRT Network

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