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2013/12/05
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2026/04/23
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A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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Episode 575: The Urban Truth Collective
2026/04/23
This week we're joined by Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and Brent Toderian to discuss their new communications project, The Urban Truth Collective. We discuss pushing back on falsehoods and conspiracies through positive messaging around cities.
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Episode 574: Second Hand E-Bikes
2026/04/16
This week on The Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Calvin Thigpen of Toole Design and Ysabel Hoogeveen of Upway to discuss a report entitled Refurbished E-bikes: An Affordable Transportation Solution for Cities and Consumers. We chat about costs for used e-bikes and what could help grow the industry.
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Episode 189: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Proof of What's Possible
2026/04/14
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for everyone. We look at a model base for disabled Olympians in Milan, the economic security of American households, and how reverse game theory can create win win situations in cities. All the items we covered are in the notes below.
Main items:
Accessible cities can exist - Teen Vogue
Economic security of Americans - Governing
City doesn't need a dashboard - Route Fifty
Texas' clean energy future - Grist
BART parking rentals - Metro Magazine
Disorder in the liberal city - City of Yes
Climate gentrification in Atlanta - Capital B News
Reverse game theory - Noema
Bonus Items
Akron Innerbelt plan - Signal Akron
Rail trails and housing markets - Joint Center for Housing Policy
Safer streets for women and girls - The Guardian
Fixing what annoys commuters in NJ - NJ.com
Overriding local zoning - Boulder Reporting Lab
Climate damage impacts - BBC Science Focus
A regional innovation engine - China Daily
Hands off the wheel bad for safety - KSL
What government really costs - Governing
Electricity price hub - HeatMap
Vehicle size impacts - ITDP
One acre, one vote - Grist
Longest outdoor escalator - Parametric Architecture
Mexican high speed trains to Tucson - KJZZ
Financial costs of pedestrian deaths - Streetsblog USA
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Flashback: Mobility as a Feature
2026/04/09
Hey everyone! We're on Spring Break this week (and posting a little early) but I wanted to do a fun flashback so here we're chatting with David Hensher of the University of Sydney (Episode 425) about his thoughts on Mobility as a Service renamed mobility as a feature. It's super interesting and thought provoking so I hope you enjoy it. We'll see you next week!
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Episode 573: Civil Rights Enforcement in Transportation Projects
2026/04/02
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined once again by Laurel Paget-Seekins of Public Advocates. Laurel discusses transit agency power dynamics, loss of public sector capacity, and how the administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement mechanisms for transportation projects.
Links to Laurel's website Laurel in Transit and the Transit Data Primer
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Episode 572: Evaluating Congestion Pricing Year One
2026/03/26
This week we're joined by Stephen Crim, Director, Policy & Analytical Reporting, Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) at the NYMTA. We chat about the MTA's one year data report on congestion pricing including some of the results and how the data was collected. Stephen also discusses the numerous government data partnerships and enhancements including air quality monitoring and what other cities can look to in order to consider future pricing schemes.
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Episode 188: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Time Warp with Chrissy and Tracy
2026/03/24
This week on Mondays at the Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan to tackle a whole host of topics including the connection between VMT and safety, chrono urbanism, how navigating cities protects your brain, and Austin's housing construction success.
Main Discussion
Chrono urbanism - Landzine
Lower VMT means safer roads - SSTI
Austin housing growth - Pew
DC road pricing - Greater Greater Washington
Brains on streets - Medical Xpress
Connect Bay Area info
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Episode 571: Growing St. Louis' Arts and Culture District
2026/03/19
This week we're joined by Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Chris Hansen, Executive Director at Kranzberg Arts Foundation. We chat about growth and investment in St. Louis' Grand Center Arts District and talk about the people that make it work. We also discuss ensuring that the public can enjoy the arts while making sure artists benefit from their work in the community.
Regional Arts Commission St. Louis
Kranzberg Arts Foundation
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Episode 570: Buildings are Here to Help People
2026/03/12
This week I'm joined by Jeremy Wells to discuss his book Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation. We chat the impact of old places on people's emotions and the current state of the preservation profession. We also discuss the struggle in the field to legitimize the impact of environmental psychology on the built environment, classical architecture and white supremacy, and the differences between cultures in preservation approaches.
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Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Missing Service We Paid For
2026/03/10
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about Zurich's green roofs, zoning at 100, RTD's missing service, and Madison's electric bus lessons. This and much much more.
Below are links to the items we discussed on the show:
Main News
FRA's potential shakeup - The Travel
Zurich's climate shield - Reasons to be Cheerful
Truck pollution in Australia - Guardian
Madison electric buses - Grist
How zoning won - Bloomberg CityLab
LA pavement may be unnecessary - LA Times
Denver missing transit service - Denver Post
What urban highways cost - Bloomberg CityLab
What makes a city beautiful - The Conversation
Bonus Items
Traffic tickets up in SF - San Francisco Chronicle
Decoding economic development corruption - Lincoln Institute
DART reorganization - KERA
The equity of trees - MIT News
Traffic signal tech - Tennessean
Squamish urban project - Globe and Mail
Carbon intensive coastal adaptation - Common Edge
Federal judge rules for congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC
Self driving cars increase VMT - Vox
Housing includes childcare - Marketplace
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Episode 569: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark
2026/03/05
This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico.
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Episode 568: The Year in Transit with Yonah Freemark Part 1
2026/02/26
This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark to discuss the state of transit in the US and around the world. In Part 1, we talk about the longer term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving TOD, what the future of transportation should look like, and discuss updates to Transit Explorer.
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Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Datamatize Pedestrian Data
2026/02/24
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we do chat about new pedestrian models in New York, how much people walk when they move to a new city, the thought that Fastracks in Denver might never be finished as advertised, and a program where Colorado renters are getting equity for renting. Lots more on the show so listen in!
Below are the items we shared on the show:
Fastracks may never finish - Colorado Public Radio
Social housing tax receipts double expected - PubliCola
Colorado kicks off cash-back program for renters - Multi-Housing News
Utah takes aim at SLC traffic calming - Streetsblog USA | Cycling West
Moving to walkable cities - Scientific American
Model maps foot traffic - MIT News
More money for regional transport - USA Streetsblog
Ring commercial backfires - 404 Media
South gains population faster - Future of Where
High cost of throwing things away - Ethos
Bonus Items
Ideas for battery fueling stations - The Cool Down
Dutch package lockers - NL Times
BART faregates generate revenue - SF Chronicle
Curbed reporting goes dark - Architect's Newspaper
Ada County blocks Boise transit tax - Boise State Public Radio
Philly has bad speed bumps - WHYY
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Episode 567: Women Changing Cities
2026/02/19
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to discuss their newest book Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation. We discuss the mobility of care work and the unpaid labor the undergirds the economy, elevating the voices of people with experience, and the women getting elected to get things done.
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Episode 566: Concrete Doesn't Spend Money, People Do
2026/02/12
This week on The Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the shortcomings of cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of health benefits.
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Podcast reviews
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AMP89613 2022/03/22
One of my favorite urban planning pods
I love the mix of expert interviews and weekly news review on Mondays (plus links to said articles in the show notes!). Keep up the great work.
I do mountains 2024/11/19
Good but needs work
This show is now 50% content from other shows that I don’t want to hear. Removing them from my feed is messing with my other subscriptions
ΘΔΡ 2022/09/15
Good content, bad audio
The show has good perspective and great guests, but the audio is intolerable. Jeff seems to fade into mumbling frequently, and the interstitial audio ...
Booberry2013 2021/02/16
New to the Show
I’m new to the show and I’m loving it so far. Particularly interesting in what midsize cities are doing to improve equity.
David Siegler 2019/04/14
Why didn’t I take an Urban Planning course?
Jeff makes planning, mobility, and sustainability issues so accessible and engaging. I’m a civil engineer in transportation and truly wish more in my ...
Anijake 2020/05/20
Great content, bad audio
Love, love this podcast. I just wish the modarator would speak up. His guests usually sound just fine, but he talks so low and sometimes fades out, ma...
momototoki 2019/01/03
Transit Wonks Rejoice!
Great podcast! It goes into depth on current transit news and current events. It’s super informative, but not too technical either. I love this podcas...
CervantesJ 2018/12/23
Great Resource for Learning about Transit
The Overhead Wire is one of my favorite podcasts. If you’re interested in public transit, you should subscribe.
secoles 2018/12/04
Unexpected, but wonderful
I can’t remember how I found this podcast but it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I especially like the Mondays episodes. Keep ‘me coming, I c...
Schmangee 2018/03/01
Blogess
Jeff does a great job with this. Even though I write about transportation topics full-time, I always learn something new and interesting. A great way ...
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