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Can Athletes Help Solve Urbanism’s PR Problem? Soccer Star Tesho Akindele Thinks So
If the typical professional athlete talks about transportation at all, it's usually in the context of a mulit-million SUV commercial. Soccer star Tesho Akindele, though, isn't the typical athlete — and as he transitions out of his career on the field, he wants to make a full-time job out of building walkable, bikeable, equitable cities.
February 14, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Why We Travel — To Reach Destinations, Of Course
The new buzzword is "accessibility," but not in the traditional ADA sense, but rather meaning how can we get transit to make it possible for everyone to get to the places they need to get to?
February 9, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Get on the Fast Bus!
This week, Colin Parent, executive director of Circulate San Diego, comes on the program to talk about his new report, "Fast Bus! How San Diego Can Make Progress by Speeding Up the Bus." That title should say it all!
February 2, 2023
How Mayors Can Lead The Way to a Sustainable Transportation Future (Hint: Listen to John Bauters)
On today's episode of The Brake, though, we spoke with Mayor John Bauters of Emeryville, Calif., who's making massive progress to make streets safer, greener and more equitable in his small town — and sharing lessons in leadership that can scale to even the biggest cities.
January 31, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia
On this week's podcast, let's talk about congestion in Asia!
January 26, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: What Does a Transportation Lobbyist Do?
"It’s good to have different people with different ideas around the table sort of hashing things out and working on, you know, very pressing and important issues," says the lobbyist.
January 19, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Building the Right Urban Sound
This week, I'm joined by Michiel Huijsman for a fascinating talk about how to think about the positive aspect of urban soundscapes — and how everyone hears everything differently.
January 12, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Speculative Futures and Cities
A conversation with author Johanna Hoffman, whose book "Speculative Futures" touches on the most important topics for urban planning, including discussing people’s emotional reactions to the future.
January 5, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Biking Further in Detroit (Yes, Detroit!)
This week we’re joined by Jacob Graham, a program manager for MoGo Bike Share in Detroit. We talked about how the system works in the so-called Motor City, how bike-share riders and bus riders coincide, the benefits of electric bikes, and coordination with other organizations.
December 29, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Autonomous Vehicles in NYC? Oy Vey!
This week, we’re joined by Sarah Kaufman of the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation for a chat at the RailVolution conference in Miami. Kaufman and I talked about autonomous vehicle policy, acceptable safety levels, and what will happen to the iconic New York City taxi.
December 15, 2022
