Jeff Wood
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Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
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This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
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At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.
Talking Headways Podcast: A National Perspective on Building Transit
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This week we’re joined by Jannet Walker-Ford to chat about high-speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit-project costs, and the transport-policy environment.
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt – A History
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This week we’re joined by Kenneth O’Reilly to talk about his book “Asphalt: A History.” We chat about, well, asphalt (which is fascinating!).
Talking Headways Podcast: The Feminist City
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Talking to the author of "Feminist City" about how our public spaces could transform our society for the better — and even improve our friendships.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
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This week we’re joined by Dr. V. Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, to talk about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
Talking Headways Podcast: Dignity in Place (A Framework for Inclusive Healthy Places)
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Want great public spaces? Start with basic human dignity for all people.
Talking Headways Podcast: Moving at the Speed of Trust
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This week, we're talking to the hosts of The Movement Podcast about why politicians fail to convince the communities they claim they want to serve.
Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)
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We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark!
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Talking to the new Urban Institute honcho about projects added to his transit inventory, the new infrastructure bill and a look back at our predictions from last year.
Talking Headways Podcast: Revel, Revel — Mopeds Make their Mark
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"I think cars are the problem for sure, but we all have to do our part," Revel's vice president tells our podcaster.
Talking Headways Podcast: COVID-19 on the Streets
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So has the pandemic been all bad? No! We're using streets better. Listen to our conversation with Shared Use Mobility Center Founder-in-Residence Sharon Feigon.