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Talking Headways Podcast: The Community Knows What it Wants

By Jeff Wood | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Duncan Hwang, interim co-director of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon, and Gauri Rajbaidya, architect and senior associate at SERA. They chat with us about community-driven development in Portland’s Jade District and how it's connected to the rest of the region.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Rules Require Death

By Jeff Wood | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

We design roadways to be easy for drivers, but all that does is encourage speeding and distracted driving.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Built Environment Memory Hole

By Jeff Wood | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Tufts Professor Justin Hollander. Hollander chats with us about a range of topics, including VMT Taxes, using eye-tracking software to measure the effects of the built environment on people’s minds, and the most recent census release.

Talking Headways Podcast: Biking to the Stadium

By Jeff Wood | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by new Rail~Volution CEO Tamar Shapiro. We chat about her previous work in transportation and city planning at organizations such as NUMO and The Governor's Institute, how to measure transportation success, and the "transportation parades" before German soccer games.

Talking Headways Podcast: How We’ve Subsidized Driving (and What To Do About It)

By Jeff Wood | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Todd Litman, executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Litman discusses his book "New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies." We reframe the transportation investments we make, talk about sharing information, and discuss why air taxis might not be the future.

Leslie Kern with her book (and other outlets' illustrations of her concept).

Talking Headways Podcast: The Feminist City

By Jeff Wood | Aug 19, 2021 | No Comments

Talking to the author of "Feminist City" about how our public spaces could transform our society for the better — and even improve our friendships.

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