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The Brake: Where Do Great Bus Stops Come From — And How Do We Get More Of Them?
To understand how wonderful waiting areas bucked the trend, we brought in an expert for some game-time commentary.
April 13, 2022
The Brake: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Transportation (And Why It Matters)
A new zine from a top transit nonprofit explores why the needs of women need to be at the center of U.S. transit planning — and what it's like for gender-marginalized people who are working to change the status quo.
March 16, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Car Accident’
In our new Streetsblog USA podcast, we talk to journalist and sustainable transportation advocate Jessie Singer about her new book, "There Are No Accidents."
February 17, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
January 7, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.
November 18, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: A National Perspective on Building Transit
This week we’re joined by Jannet Walker-Ford to chat about high-speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit-project costs, and the transport-policy environment.
November 4, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt – A History
This week we’re joined by Kenneth O’Reilly to talk about his book “Asphalt: A History.” We chat about, well, asphalt (which is fascinating!).
October 15, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Feminist City
Talking to the author of "Feminist City" about how our public spaces could transform our society for the better — and even improve our friendships.
August 20, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
This week we’re joined by Dr. V. Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, to talk about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
August 8, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Dignity in Place (A Framework for Inclusive Healthy Places)
Want great public spaces? Start with basic human dignity for all people.
May 31, 2021
