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Talking Headways Podcast: The Cost of a Subway

By Jeff Wood | Jun 8, 2018 | No Comments

This week's guest is transit analyst and writer Alon Levy, whose work comparing the capital costs of rail construction across cities and countries has become increasingly influential. We talk about how Alon got into transportation, subway costs, and price comparisons, and the thinking behind a new Boston commuter rail electrification plan.

Talking Headways Podcast: A Shift in the Short Trip

By Jeff Wood | Jun 1, 2018 | No Comments

Please welcome back to the podcast Shared Use Mobility Center Executive Director Sharon Feigon. In this episode, Sharon discusses the newest trends in shared mobility, including scooters and e-bikes. We talk about whether the animosity toward ride-hailing has waned, the issues that cities and transportation companies are coming across as they try to create mobility platforms, and whether car-share usage is declining due to more options in the market.

Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Culture of Transit Ridership

By Jeff Wood | May 25, 2018 | No Comments

This week's guest is Tom Gerend, executive director of the KC Streetcar Authority. Tom tells us about the challenges of creating the streetcar and a broader regional transit network, and explains the value capture mechanism that funds all of the KC Streetcar’s operations and maintenance.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Media Has Shaped the City

By Jeff Wood | May 7, 2018 | No Comments

Author Shannon Mattern joins the podcast this week to discuss her new book, Code+Clay, Data+Dirt: 5,000 Years of Urban Media. Shannon is a professor of media studies at the New School in New York City, and she tells us why she wanted to teach about the intersection of her discipline with architecture and cities. We […]

Talking Headways Podcast: The Three Revolutions of Transportation

By Jeff Wood | Apr 9, 2018 | No Comments

This week, author Daniel Sperling joins us to talk about his new book, Three Revolutions, which examines the potential sea change in transportation as a result of electrification, automation, and shared rides. We discuss how he came to believe that shared rides are the future, the role of regulation during these transformations, and what all this change means for auto manufacturers.

Talking Headways Podcast: Peak Experience with Jarrett Walker

By Jeff Wood | Mar 30, 2018 | No Comments

Jarrett Walker of Human Transit fame joins the podcast this week to talk about how to communicate transportation and planning concepts to the public. Jarrett tells us about the importance of humanities majors in transportation professions, why NIMBYs feel the way they do, and how we can think differently about the language we use to discuss housing and transportation.

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