Podcast
Talking Headways Podcast: Poster Sessions at Mpact in Portland
Young professionals discuss the work they’ve been doing including designing new transportation hubs, rethinking parking and improving buses.
Five ‘Supercool’ Transportation Founders to Watch in 2026
These start-up leaders are throwing their weight behind the fight to decarbonize our city transportation networks — and this podcast host is picking their brains.
Talking Headways Podcast: Fighting to Win
Carter Lavin talks with Jeff Wood about the necessity of messy politics in obtaining street safety.
Talking Headways Podcast: ‘The Dawn of the NIMBYs’
"We kind of live in this eternal present of cities being a certain way and always seeming to remain that way." And that's bad, says today's guest.
Talking Headways Podcast: The (Parking) Reformation
Tony Jordan, president of the Parking Reform Network, discusses getting rid of our cars, parking policy, and Donald Shoup’s legacy.
Talking Headways Podcast: Emotional Consumption in China
High-speed rail has completely transformed the country. Think about that sentence: "High-speed rail has completely transformed the country." When was the last time something positive like that happened here?
Talking Headways Podcast: How Can Transit Agencies Help Homeless Residents?
Cortni Desir of the Connecticut DOT joins the podcast to discuss homelessness and the importance of curiosity in public service.
Talking Headways Podcast: Why Are We Going Backwards?
A very special discussion about why America keeps building highways, how President Trump is targeting transit and how we can all get a better federal transportation bill if we want it.
Is a ‘Life After Cars’ Really Possible?
"This book is an invitation to imagine a better world in which people are put before cars," says co-author Sarah Goodyear.
Talking Headways Podcast: Getting California High Speed Rail Done
It took a while, but California is figuring out the best, most-cost-effective way to do fast trains.









