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It’s Thursday, which means we have a brand new episode of Talking Headways hitting your feeds. This week, we’re joined by Adele Houghton of the Harvard School of Public Health and Carlos Castillo-Salgado of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to discuss their new book, Architectural Epidemiology: Architecture as a Mechanism for Designing a Healthier, More Sustainable, and Resilient World. We chat about how to architecture itself can create more healthy neighborhoods — and why it’s not just checking off boxes on a LEED checklist.
Plus: Seattle Bike Blog’s Tom Fuculoro challenged himself to experience his city through the eyes of someone who can’t operate a personal vehicle — including a bike. He wrote about his experience, which you can read here.
Actually, intercity buses go a lot more places now.
“Strong reforms are necessary in California if we’re going to have public transit agencies that are successful,” says this week’s guest.
Despite the constraints they place on public spaces, the barriers are necessary to protect people from weaponized vehicles.
Like Ricky Bobby, too many American drivers just wanna go fast.
The Times is Times-ing again, ignoring the life-and-death ramifications of bike lanes in favor of the political fallout.
