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Talking Headways Podcast: Recycling Capital for the Public Good
This week features Nancy Andrews, former CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund. Nancy discusses community development, poverty reduction strategies, breaking down institutional silos, and how the Bay Area Transit Oriented Housing fund works.
August 23, 2018
Is It Time to Redefine the Bike Lane?
In a matter of months, electric scooter companies have set up fleets in dozens of American cities. Where do these vehicles belong on our streets?
August 23, 2018
Trump’s Federal Transit Administration Has Gone Rogue
More evidence from the GAO that under Trump, federal officials are obstructing programs intended to improve transit in American cities.
August 22, 2018
Vision Zero Network Hires Big Gun To Focus on Slowing Drivers Down Already
The leaders of the Vision Zero Network say U.S. cities need to make more dramatic changes to realize zero traffic deaths. And they're proposing a new set of standards to help make it happen.
August 21, 2018
Scooters Aren’t a Public Safety Hazard. Dangerous Streets Designed Only for Cars Are.
If Cleveland had provided dedicated lanes for people riding bikes and scooters, Jenasia Summers would probably still be alive.
August 20, 2018
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
Self-Driving Car Makers Prepare to Blame “Jaywalkers”
Self-driving car companies tech isn't advanced enough to detect pedestrians. Rather than wait until it matures, they're trying to blame pedestrians.
August 20, 2018
Sorry Bus Stops: Revere vs. Pittsburgh
The Boston suburb of Revere takes on Pittsburgh. Both bus stops put you in touch with nature -- in a bad way.
August 17, 2018
TSA Brings Body Scanning to Transit Stations
Body scans as you enter the train are coming to a city near you. But the safety benefits are questionable.
August 17, 2018
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1 Matchup: A Golden State Battle of San Diego vs. Beverly Hills
The conditions for transit riders at these two sites in California say a lot about the status of bus riders in the U.S.
August 16, 2018
