Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Jan 4, 2024

This week we’re joined by Dr. Shima Hamidi, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University to talk about the report: A National Investigation of the Impacts of Lane Width on Traffic Safety.  We chat about the data they collected for 1,100 streets, how narrowing streets can create more space for bikes and peds and how...

Dec 28, 2023

This week is the netherweek between Christmas and New Years but we’ve got a great show for you from the podcast Transit Unplugged. In this specific episode Paul Comfort interviews WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke.

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Dec 21, 2023

This week we’re joined once again by Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s 3^rd District. We chat about connections between health care, food and transportation, progress on the Inflation Reduction Act and IIJA infrastructure bills, and future directions for transportation funding.

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Dec 7, 2023

This week we’re at the Mpact conference in Phoenix and joined by Ron Brooks of Accessible Avenue. We chat about service animal etiquette, the negotiation and implementation of ADA, and including people with disabilities in the equity conversation.

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Nov 30, 2023

This week we’re at the Mpact conference in Phoenix Arizona and joined by Tom Brennan, Director of Business Strategy at Nelson Nygaard. We talk about the sexy world of bus speed and reliability,  how agency can invest for effectiveness, and future proofing routes for the long term.

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