Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Author: The Overhead Wire Language: English Episodes: 50
Each week, Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast digs into the conversations shaping our cities and streets. Host Jeff Wood, from The Overhead Wire, guides these discussions, which sit at a unique crossroads where the practical realities of urban planning meet the urgent goals of sustainable transportation and thoughtful economic development. Rather than offering abstract theory, the episodes connect policy to the pavement, exploring how decisions made in government offices and community meetings directly affect how people live, move, and work. You’ll hear from a range of voices-planners, advocates, officials, and journalists-who are actively working on these fronts. The dialogue in this podcast is grounded in current events and news, providing context and depth to the week’s most pressing topics in urbanism. It’s for anyone curious about why their city looks and functions the way it does, and for those invested in building more equitable and accessible communities. The tone is engaged and informative, turning complex, interconnected subjects into clear, compelling conversation. Tune in for a regular dose of insight on the forces designing our public realm.
Episodes
Episode 588: What Does It Cost to Build a Bus? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:48
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Lisa Jerram of APTA and Philip Plotch of the Eno Center for Transportation to discuss Eno's report: Customization, Competition, and Costs: Findings and Recommenda…
Flashback: Megan Kimble Talks Highway Expansion in Texas [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:37
We're on vacation this week but we're flashing back to Episode 482 from two years ago featuring Megan Kimble discussing her book City Limits. Soon we'll have Patrick Kennedy on the show and some of this work goes very we…
Mondays Flashback: The Messiness of Family Travel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:58
We're on vacation this week but we're flashing back to episode 422 of Talking Headways from a couple of years ago featuring one of our favorites, Jennifer Kent. We'll be back in a few weeks but I hope folks enjoy this on…
Episode 587: Dangerous by Design [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:51
This week on the Talking Headways podcast, Steve Davis of Smart Growth America joins the show to talk about their most recent edition of Dangerous by Design. We chat about where we stand on pedestrian traffic deaths in t…
Episode 586: SF Muni to the Future [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:06
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum. She discusses making system improvements, rising customer satisfaction, lessons from the pandemic on ridership…
Episode 195: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Han Solo Returns [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:22
This week on the Mondays show Han Solo is back and we're going through some news from the last month or so. Some really super interesting items to share in news format from what's in the ROAD to Housing Act that recently…
Episode 585: Bill Fulton and the Future of Where [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:05
This Week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Bill Fulton who has worn many hats including mayor, planning director, think tank director, publisher, professor and currently can be found writing on Substack at…
Flashback! Episode 419: We Travel to Reach Destinations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:08
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Greg Shill, Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, and Jonathan Levine, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan to talk about…
Episode 194: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Family Friendly Cities? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:46
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, Tracy McMillan is back on the show to talk about a number of items including a piece on the role of the built environment in population decline, the kids of the Netherlands taki…
Episode 583: The Transit Abundance Playbook [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:31
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Will Poff-Webster of the Institute for Progress to talk about their new collection of ideas to bring transit project costs down entitled the Transit Abundance Pla…