Talking Headways Podcast: Setting Real Goals and Accelerating Change
This week we're joined by Doug Farr, president of Farr Associates and author of Sustainable Nation. Doug talks about different patterns of urbanism, how we can take a bottom-up approach to changing our cities, Burning Man, and why Alexis de Tocqueville's 1835 work, Democracy in America, is relevant today.
August 20, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: Infill Is Brain Damage
This week I chat with Susan Henderson of PlaceMakers about the use and benefits of form-based codes.
August 2, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The First Shoupista
Patrick Siegman of Siegman & Associates joins the podcast for spirited discussion about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why parking gets so personal.
July 26, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The Logistics of Urban Deliveries
This week's guest is Tom Madrecki, director of urban innovation and mobility at UPS. Tom discusses the costs of congestion to UPS, and why streets that prioritize solo car trips don't work for walking, biking, or deliveries.
June 29, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: Value Capture and Transit-Oriented Development
This week we talk with Stan Wall of HR&A Advisors. Stan tells us about his earlier work as director of real estate and station planning for WMATA in Washington DC, including an interesting case study -- the redevelopment at the NoMa transit station -- his favorite projects, and what "value capture" actually means.
June 21, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The Cost of a Subway
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.
June 7, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: Planning for Godzilla in SimCity
This week on the podcast we’re joined by Joe DiStefano of Urban Footprint. We talk about Joe’s past work with Calthorpe Associates, where he did regional planning. Joe also talks about creating digital tools for big planning ideas, the importance of planners having information at their fingertips, and how planners should remind everyone that plans are about people.
May 10, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The Evolution of Federal Livability Policy
Welcome back Mariia Zimmerman of MZ Strategies for her second appearance on the podcast and discussion of how livability initiatives have changed over time at the federal level.
April 20, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: Data Will Respirate the Future City
We’ve got a great episode this week with Los Angeles DOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds. Hear how she got into transportation planning and how she views the future of streets, air rights of way, and the best way for cities to collaborate with private mobility services.
April 13, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The Three Revolutions of Transportation
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.
April 9, 2018