Talking Headways Podcast: Lighting the Way for Pedestrians
In their new book, "Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians," Frank Markowitz and Leni Schwendinger talk about creating legible nighttime spaces, programming those spaces, and the future of lighting and transportation.
April 22, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Repairing America’s Broken Housing System
Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro and author of the new book "Fixer Upper," talks about making housing decisions at the wrong scale, where housing reform would make the most sense, and how to better organize regional housing.
April 19, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A New Way of Public Engagement in Durham
This week, Aidil Ortiz, principal at Aidilisms, and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn, speak one-on-one about the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement.
April 7, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: ‘Ctrl Alt Delete’ for Transportation
Kevin Krizek, professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, and David King, assistant professor at Arizona State University, talk about their book, "Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning." We chat about access, justice, and why this book is perfect for changing the conversation around transportation.
March 31, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Who Represents “The Community” Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeremy Levine, assistant professor of organizational studies and sociology at the University of Michigan, we discuss how people talk about “the community” and what public outreach and participation could look like.
March 24, 2022
Who Represents the Community?
Jeremy Levine, an assistant professor of organizational studies and sociology at the University of Michigan, talks about his book "Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston." How do neighborhood groups, elected officials, and public servants claim the mantle of representing “the community”? Part 1 of 2.
March 17, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Development and Climate Action
This week, Adie Tomer from Brookings talks about how transit-oriented development and active transportation play into climate strategies. We talk about mitigation versus adaptation strategies and what solutions work best for each.
March 10, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark
Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, chats about the effects of the pandemic on office work and makes predictions about next year’s transportation policies and projects.
March 3, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Project Costs and Solutions
Paul Lewis, policy director at the Eno Center for Transportation, discusses "Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better" — about the differences between highway and transit capital projects and ways to create better governance and lower costs.
February 24, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Planning for Underground Cities
Asal Bidarmaghz, a lecturer in geotechnical engineering at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, discusses underground infrastructure and its importance for the future of cities, including underground climate change, coordination among long-term projects, and appropriate land use.
February 17, 2022