Sep 10, 2026
This week we’re joined by Sofia Navas and James Nix of the NGO Transport & Environment to talk about their recent report: Ever Bigger? Car Size at a Crossroads. We discuss the increasing size of vehicles and why they keep growing. The safety issues that are tied to vehicle size increases, and the amount of parking and...
Sep 8, 2026
This week we're Han Solo, but that won't stop us from sharing some interesting news including daylighting urban streams, why we shouldn't put everything on transit, Barcelona's e-bike subsidy, and Charlotte's value created.
News Items
Two ways to daylight streams - The Conversation
Transit scope creep - Works in...
Sep 3, 2026
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Joshua Schank to talk about his book New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies: Improving Policy Outcomes in the Public Sector. Joshua talks about the inner workings of LA Metro, benefits of openness and transparency as well as strategic planning. We also share...
Aug 27, 2026
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Yale’s Karen Seto and University of Connecticut’s Zhe Zhu to talk about their study: The Urban Pulse. We talk about using frequent time series satellite data to measure change in cities and the processes of urbanization.
The Urban Pulse - Yale School for...
Aug 25, 2026
This week on the Mondays Show we are Han Solo again, but have a lot of interesting news to share. We talk about LA's people mover change orders, a poll that finds lots of people want urbanism, and a trip along the coast of West Africa.
Today's Items
People mover change orders - The Hollywood Reporter
Voter attitudes...