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#Damien Talks Episode 13 – The Davis Planning Department on the Bike Protected Intersection

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2015 | 2 Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Jennifer D’Onofrio and Bryan Michaelson of the City of Davis about the new protected bike intersection in Davis, California. The newly redesigned intersection is the first of its kind in America, and receiving warm reviews from both cars and bicyclists in Davis and advocates around the country. As you’ll see in the […]

Talking Headways Podcast: The Missions of San Antonio

By Jeff Wood | Aug 7, 2015 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Trish Wallace and Jillian Harris, transportation planners at the City of San Antonio. Tune in and hear about the history of the San Antonio Riverwalk, the city’s bike master plan, and the inner workings of the SATomorrow Plan. Our discussion of San Antonio’s growth leads us to all sorts of Texas planning […]

#DamienTalks Episode 12: Transportation Funding with Commissioner Yvonne Burke

By Damien Newton | Aug 5, 2015 | No Comments

Today #DamienTalks with Yvonne Burke, former LA County Supervisor and current commissioner for the California Transportation Commission, about transportation funding issues in California. With the legislature due to come back soon to discuss the ongoing transportation funding crisis gripping the state, Burke lays out the case that California needs to find a way to raise […]

The Subduction Zone(ing), or [Tectonic] Platers Gonna Plate

By Jeff Wood | Jul 31, 2015 | No Comments

This week we have Talking Headways alum Tanya Snyder back on the podcast to talk about a few things that were in the news over the last few weeks. We talk about all the new streets babies that have been born recently which leads to a discussion about living in cities with kids. We also […]

#DamienTalks Episode 11: Brian Addison, Long Beach Super-Reporter

By Damien Newton | Jul 30, 2015 | No Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Brian Addison, the former editor of the Long Beach Post and LongBeachize. Addison was recently named the “Best Online Journalist” by the Southern California Press Club for, in Addison’s own words, “writing about the city I love.” Placed between the shadow of the Los Angeles Megalopolis and the Orange Curtain, Long Beach […]

#DamienTalks Special Edition: Our New Central Valley Writer, Graham Wheat

By Damien Newton | Jul 27, 2015 | No Comments

Today, Damien Talks with Graham Wheat our new Central Valley writer for Streetsblog California. Topics include:his life, transportation habits, journalism experiences and future-favorite-writing-projects. The Bakersfield native and resident has a lot of interesting views, including his big hopes for California High Speed Rail and what it can be for Bakersfield and the rest of the […]

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