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

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

This week for our holiday break we’re going back in time to episode 108 which we recorded in Cambridge England with Daniele Quercia and Luca Aiello of Bell Labs. We chatted about using social media to map sensory experiences in cities including smells and soundscapes. +++ 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

Flashback: Mapping the Smells and Sounds of the Sensory City

This week we’re joined by Professor Sara Bronin to talk about her book . We chat about all the ways that land is regulated. And why zoning is an opportunity for people to reshape their communities. We also chat about food policy, connecting the street to property, and the relationship between land and natural systems. +++ 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 514: Zoning for Vermicelli

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Ben Ross and Joe Cortright to discuss  discussing how modeling is being used to expand highways around the country. We chat about their critiques of highway modeling, politics, and some potential solutions to the problem. +++ 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 515: Highway Robbery

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by , CEO of engineering and planning firm OHM Advisors. Jon chats about going from Intern to CEO over a 30 year period, competing against large engineering firms, and the state of engineering education. +++ 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 517: Intern to CEO

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from talking about all the podcasts we've got coming up, news about the LA wildfires, modular homes, and surveillance technology. More news than you can use this week on the Talking Headways podcast feed. &nbsp;  Main News Items Essential eternal apartment -  Rethining wildfires -  Experts on the wildfires -  Modular homes -  Surveillance changing brains -  100 year anniversary of auto dependence -  Rethinking e-bike regulations -  Weak web of LA Government -  MDUs -  &nbsp; Bonus Items Montreal drivers get huge bills -  City grocery Stores -  Pricing stems traffic -  Walgreens admits failures -  GM banned from sharing driving data -  Property tax system reform -  LBJ cancelled moon base for subways -  Berlin housing loophole -  Austin rents fall on home building -  +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ...  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 164: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Learning from the Redwoods

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Mike Eliason of larch lab to discuss his new book . We chat about single stair buildings, development on arterials, building back after climate disasters, and the problem with RFPs.  +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ...  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; &nbsp;

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