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Jeff Wood

Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Leadership for the Future

What if you are a great chef and you just want to cook and you don't want to manage people? Welcome to leadership.

September 5, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: The Real Work of Safe Streets

Oakland City Council candidate Warren Logan on how people perceive government works, and the need for more flexible housing and streets policies.

August 29, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s Micromobility Experience

Two Portland officials on regulating access to transportation markets, bike infrastructure, "transportation wallets" and parking pass alternatives.

August 22, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Reducing Emissions on Highway Projects

Move Minnesota's Sam Rockwell on legislation aimed to reduce emissions from new roads and highways in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

August 15, 2024

Talking Headways: America’s Big Problem is a Lack of Density

Let's face it, most of what we do in the United States is just a Band-Aid for a lack of density. We can do better.

August 8, 2024

Talking Headways: Want to Enjoy Nature without Destroying It? It’s A Challenge

Rural transit agencies have a real challenge getting their local customers around massive areas, plus also serve the nature tourists with the big bucks.

August 1, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Have Cities Run Out of Land?

Chris Redfearn of USC and Anthony Orlando of Cal Poly Pomona on why "pro-business" Texas housing markets are catching up to "pro-regulation" California and what it might mean for future city growth.

July 25, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: IrrePLACEable

Kevin Kelley on his book Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together, and the future of downtowns.

July 18, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Electrify the Rails

Adrianna Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail on California's looming lobbyist-fueled hydrogen train mistake: "We’re locking in low service for potentially decades."

July 11, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Post-Peaky Transit

Tracy Hadden Loh of the Brookings Institute on the impacts of the pandemic on downtowns, "activity centers" and transit usage.

June 27, 2024