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Episode 583: The Transit Abundance Playbook
Jun 25, 2026
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Episode 583: Framing Urban Disorder
Jun 18, 2026
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Episode 193: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Henry George's Urbanist Army
Jun 16, 2026
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Episode 582: A Latent Hazard Activated by Conflict
Jun 11, 2026
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Episode 581: In Good Faith
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  Episode 583: The Transit Abundance Playbook | This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Will Poff-Webster of the Institute for Progress to talk about their new collection of ideas to bring transit project costs down entitled the Transit Abundance Playbook. We discuss how to translate ideas into legislation, how these ideas fit into the current transportation bill, the importance of building public sector capacity, and how to cut costs in order to build more transit projects. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Episode 583: Framing Urban Disorder | This week we're joined by Ryan Puzycki, who writes at The City of Yes. We have a discussion on urban disorder, how it manifests, and how to address the upstream impacts instead of when it's too late. We also talk about enforcing norms and the impacts of media on our perceptions. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 |  Episode 193: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Henry George's Urbanist Army | This week on the Mondays show we're joined by Kate Gasparro of the Building Better Cities podcast. We talk about the potential for land value taxes, research on car commutes from the Pottsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 15 minute cities and the importance of destinations, and big Japanese megadevelopments. Main Stories A potential for land value taxes - Sightline Institute A new approach to planning with less driving - Pottsdam Insitute for Climate Impact Research 15 minute cities and proximities to jobs - Florida Atlantic University Rise of the managed city - Japan Times +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  Episode 582: A Latent Hazard Activated by Conflict | This week we're joined by Professor Eric Dumbaugh of Florida Atlantic University to share his new paper on Land Use and Road Safety: Understanding the Persistence of Vulnerable Road User Deaths and Injuries in the United States. We discuss the connections between the siting of destinations and deaths of vulnerable road users as well as a long game needed for true road safety. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 6/4/26 |  Episode 581: In Good Faith | This week we're joined by Ryan Avent to discuss his new book In Good Faith: How the Nature of Belief Shapes the Fate of Societies. We discuss human evolution and the impact of collective knowledge and culture and the need to create a new story about the future of society. We also discuss grass is greener thinking on infrastructure, the nature of belief without the need for evidence, and the fact that there is no perfect past. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 |  Episode 192: Mondays at The Overhead Wire – No BRT for Christmas, Only Ham | Chrissy Mancini Nichols joins the show again and we have a blast talking about all kinds of urban topics. We discuss the rise of electro-states, a new way to measure accessibility from Wendy Zhao, short versus long term thinking on BRT alignments, and thoughts on how we should fund transportation considering our new world of deliveries and electric vehicles. Lots of great stuff, listen in here. Discussion Items Dawn of the Electric World Order - Phenomenal World A new way of measuring accessibility - USC Price Colfax: to center run or side run BRT - Westword | Denverite Funding transportation - will we miss the gas tax? KQED | Governing Bonus Items Hormuz Jeff - Saturday Night Live Women Changing Cities - Talking Headways +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  Episode 580: Community Severance by Road | This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Jaime Benavides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou of Brown University to discuss their new paper showing how community severance by road infrastructure and traffic has led to more mental health related hospital visits in New York City. We talk about the role of roads cutting people off from social connections and how impacts of roads on mental health were separated out from air quality. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 |  Episode 579: Greensboro's Downtown Greenway | This week we're joined by Dabney Sanders, Project Manager of the Greensboro Downtown Greenway. We chat about opening the final section of the Greenway after 25 years of work, the amazing art projects on the route, and lessons for other cities wanting to build greenways. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | Episode 578: Sidewalk Nation | This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Cardozo Law professor Michael Pollack to talk about his new book Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resource. Michael discusses who manages, owns, and feels ownership of sidewalks and advocates for a Department dedicated to them. We also talk about the nexus between sidewalks and roads, the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Denver's successful funding and maintenance referendum. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 |  Episode 191: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Moving New Orleans | This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Tracy McMillan to discuss a number of super interesting news items. We discuss the future of New Orleans in a time of Sea Level rise, getting amphibians across the road safely during mating season, food insecurity amidst transit deserts, the importance of weekend transit service, and a bit on meeting people where they are when planning. Below are the News items that were discussed and links to resources mentioned. Main Items SafeTrec street story - University of California at Berkeley New Orleans point of no return - The Guardian How Americans in transit deserts get groceries - The Guardian The weekend transit problem - Car Free America How planners could reduce the cost of living - Planetizen Amphibian crossings - Grist Extra Items Maul Shadow Lord Janix Transit Map YouTube Ecology Bingeing China releases horses to stop desertification - Ground Zero Channel Scotland's 250 year forest plan - Make Tech Future Nevada let five Beavers back into a dead desert - Daily Discoveries Do Redwoods Only Grow in California? - Atlas Pro Referenced Talking Headways Episodes 521: Food Deserts and Policy - Stacy Mitchell of ILSR 459: Crossings - Ben Goldfarb 325: Transport Justice - Karel Martens +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
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| 5/7/26 |  Episode 577: Find the Bus Art | This week we're joined by Stephanie Dockery to discuss the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. Stephanie discusses how a bus art can get a cult following, how artists are creating attention in their cities with temporary art, and what happens after the projects disappear. Find the Bloomberg Connects art app here which contains audio, video, and written resources. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 5/4/26 |  Bonus Mondays at The Overhead Wire: Mapping Every Sidewalk in Your State✨ | sidewalk mappingurban planning+3 | — | Streetsblog USAOS Connect+2 | Washington State | sidewalksmapping+5 | — | 27m 42s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Episode 576: The Logistics of Package Delivery✨ | logisticse-commerce+4 | Benjamin Fong | AmazonUrban Omnibus+1 | — | package deliverylogistics+5 | — | 1h 03m 48s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Episode 190: Mondays at The Overhead Wire – Aging Out of the Car✨ | transportationurban planning+4 | — | Niskanen CenterCarbon Upfront!+20 | — | SRO legislationJapan's railways+4 | — | 43m 05s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Episode 575: The Urban Truth Collective✨ | urban communicationpositive messaging+3 | Tom FloodGrant Ennis+1 | The Urban Truth CollectiveThe Overhead Wire | — | urban truthcommunication project+3 | — | 45m 55s | |
| 4/16/26 |  Episode 574: Second Hand E-Bikes✨ | e-bikesrefurbished transportation+3 | Calvin ThigpenYsabel Hoogeveen | Toole DesignUpway+1 | — | e-bikesrefurbished+5 | — | 49m 39s | |
| 4/14/26 |  Episode 189: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Proof of What's Possible✨ | accessible citieseconomic security+5 | — | Teen VogueGoverning+19 | — | disabled Olympianseconomic security+8 | — | 41m 25s | |
| 4/9/26 | Flashback: Mobility as a Feature✨ | Mobility as a Servicetransportation+3 | David Hensher | University of SydneyThe Overhead Wire | — | Mobility as a ServiceDavid Hensher+3 | — | 49m 00s | |
| 4/2/26 | Episode 573: Civil Rights Enforcement in Transportation Projects✨ | civil rightstransportation+3 | Laurel Paget-Seekins | Cars are Cholesterol shirtPublic Advocates+12 | — | civil rightstransportation projects+3 | — | 52m 30s | |
| 3/26/26 | Episode 572: Evaluating Congestion Pricing Year One✨ | congestion pricingdata analysis+3 | Stephen Crim | Central Business District Tolling ProgramNYMTA+1 | — | congestion pricingMTA+3 | — | 34m 08s | |
| 3/24/26 |  Episode 188: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Time Warp with Chrissy and Tracy✨ | VMT and safetychrono urbanism+3 | Chrissy Mancini NicholsTracy McMillan | The Overhead WireSSTI+3 | AustinBay Area+1 | VMTsafety+5 | — | 1h 23m 14s | |
| 3/19/26 | Episode 571: Growing St. Louis' Arts and Culture District✨ | artsculture+4 | Vanessa CookseyChris Hansen | Regional Arts Commission of St. LouisKranzberg Arts Foundation | St. LouisGrand Center Arts District | St. Louisarts district+5 | — | 46m 24s | |
| 3/12/26 | Episode 570: Buildings are Here to Help People | This week I'm joined by Jeremy Wells to discuss his book Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation. We chat the impact of old places on people's emotions and the current state of the preservation profession. We also discuss the struggle in the field to legitimize the impact of environmental psychology on the built environment, classical architecture and white supremacy, and the differences between cultures in preservation approaches. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 3/10/26 |  Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Missing Service We Paid For | This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about Zurich's green roofs, zoning at 100, RTD's missing service, and Madison's electric bus lessons. This and much much more. Below are links to the items we discussed on the show: Main News FRA's potential shakeup - The Travel Zurich's climate shield - Reasons to be Cheerful Truck pollution in Australia - Guardian Madison electric buses - Grist How zoning won - Bloomberg CityLab LA pavement may be unnecessary - LA Times Denver missing transit service - Denver Post What urban highways cost - Bloomberg CityLab What makes a city beautiful - The Conversation Bonus Items Traffic tickets up in SF - San Francisco Chronicle Decoding economic development corruption - Lincoln Institute DART reorganization - KERA The equity of trees - MIT News Traffic signal tech - Tennessean Squamish urban project - Globe and Mail Carbon intensive coastal adaptation - Common Edge Federal judge rules for congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC Self driving cars increase VMT - Vox Housing includes childcare - Marketplace +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | Episode 569: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark | This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com | — | ||||||
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