Jeff Wood
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Talking Headways Podcast: Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia
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On this week's podcast, let's talk about congestion in Asia!
Talking Headways Podcast: What Does a Transportation Lobbyist Do?
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"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.
Talking Headways Podcast: Building the Right Urban Sound
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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.
Talking Headways Podcast: Speculative Futures and Cities
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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.
Talking Headways Podcast: Biking Further in Detroit (Yes, Detroit!)
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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.
Talking Headways: Autonomous Vehicles in NYC? Oy Vey!
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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.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Matters in Boston (But Here’s the Secret to Why)
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"There’s just so many ways that you can figure out what your niche is," says one activist on how advocacy groups can make a difference.
A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer
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This week, we sit down with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s Third District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one-year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we’re at with Vision Zero, the coming Farm Bill, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health.
Podcast: The Essential California High-Speed Rail Update
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This week, the discussion is about high speed rail’s progress in California. And there's a lot of it, so listen in! Streetsblog SF's Roger Rudick also joins the conversation, which is a treat.
Talking Headways Podcast: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Transportation Demand Management!
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"Cars cause so many quality-of-life outcomes that I think we should find unacceptable as a society," says our guest today.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Scoop on Sidewalk Delivery Robots
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The tiny vehicles showed promise, but they're slow and have limitations, a study of businesses found.
Talking Headways Podcast: Tapping the Public Wealth of Cities
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How cities can use their real-estate assets in order to generate funds for needed services.