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Talking Headways Podcast: Peak Experience with Jarrett Walker
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.
March 30, 2018
Cleveland Bus Riders Beat Back a Fare Hike
Grassroots volunteers are making progress in their campaign to reverse Cleveland's transit death spiral. But the fight's far from over.
March 29, 2018
Parking Madness: San Jose vs. Lansing
A major Bay Area transit station takes on a state capitol in the cradle of America's automotive industry.
March 28, 2018
How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers
An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.
March 28, 2018
Parking Madness 2018: Houston vs. Jacksonville
The first match of 2018 pairs two repeat offenders. Vote for the worst parking scar!
March 27, 2018
Transit Fares Surprisingly Well in House Spending Bill
With some hard-right House Republicans refusing to support the package, Democrats were able to secure a few spending priorities.
March 22, 2018
Video of the Fatal Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Upends the Victim-Blaming Narrative
The backup driver was distracted. Sensors that are supposed to detect pedestrians failed.
March 22, 2018
Most Milwaukee Drivers Don’t Yield to Pedestrians at Crosswalks
Researchers observed 364 crossings at 20 intersections in Milwaukee, and drivers only yielded 16 percent of the time.
March 21, 2018
If Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Safer Than Human Drivers, They Shouldn’t Be on Public Streets
More details are emerging about how an Uber self-driving car struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, raising red flags about the testing of autonomous vehicles on city streets.
March 20, 2018
Orlando, the Capital of Pedestrian Fatalities, Tests a New Approach to Street Design
Walking in Orlando is deadlier than in any other major city in the nation. But the city's new transportation director is a reformer.
March 19, 2018
