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Talking Headways: Mapping Out Local Transportation Advocacy and Reform
Mariia Zimmerman of MZ Strategies joins me to chat about her new report on local advocacy for transportation reform called Transportation Transformation. Mariia, former deputy director for the Office of Sustainable Communities at HUD as well as former chief of staff to Congressman Earl Blumenauer, spent a year probing the local transportation advocacy landscape to see what issues people are working on and which regions are the most innovative. Her in-depth case studies look at the San Francisco Bay Area and the Washington DC region.
February 18, 2015
Driver Who Plowed Into Minneapolis Protesters Won’t Be Charged
Hennepin County prosecutors will not charge the driver who plowed into a Minneapolis street protest late last year, injuring a 16-year-old girl.
February 17, 2015
Talkin’ Infrastructure With Chuck Marohn, Mike McGinn, and Kevin Shephard
Last week, Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns hosted a video panel to discuss a very hot topic: How America's infrastructure got to be in such bad shape.
February 17, 2015
Russia’s Daredevil Pedestrian Safety Advocates
Have you ever thought about taking matters into your own hands when you see someone drive in the bike lane or block the sidewalk? Well, these Russians are living your vigilante traffic enforcement fantasy -- and it looks absolutely terrifying.
February 13, 2015
St. Louis Stunner Runs Away With the Vote for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop
In the end, it was never even close. This bus stop on Lindbergh Boulevard in suburban St. Louis won wire-to-wire in the voting for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America.
February 13, 2015
The Final Nail? Indiana Gov Says Illiana Expressway Boondoggle “On Hold”
Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), under the leadership of Governor Mike Pence, joined newly elected Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in putting his state’s commitment to the Illiana Expressway project on hold.
February 12, 2015
Dallas Advocates Launch a PAC to Tear Down a Highway
The movement for a more livable, less car-clogged Dallas has legs.
February 11, 2015
Take a Look at Houston’s First On-Street Protected Bike Lane
Is that a beautiful sight or what? This two-way protected bike lane is all the more stunning because it's in downtown Houston.
February 10, 2015
Which Places Got Complete Streets Policies Right in 2014?
Complete streets policies have proliferated rapidly in American cities and towns over the last few years. A total of 712 jurisdictions nationwide -- counties, cities, suburbs, even transit agencies -- now have complete streets resolutions or ordinances that codify an approach to street design that serves people who walk, bike, and ride transit. In the last year, an additional 70 American cities and towns joined the list, according to the National Complete Streets Coalition.
February 10, 2015
Talking Headways: Urbanism in the Style of Gangnam
Guest host Randy Simes, owner of UrbanCincy.com and headlines writer for Streetsblog Ohio, joins me from South Korea to give his thoughts on his current home in the Gangnam district of Seoul and his previous one in Atlanta. We cover Keith Parker’s turnaround of Atlanta’s transit agency MARTA, the Belt Line and the people who won’t leave the cozy boundary it creates, and the best place to get southern hospitality in town.
February 9, 2015