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Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health
Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.
September 22, 2022
The Brake: Would a Car-Light City Really Be ‘Quiet’?
This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.
September 21, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities
What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.
September 9, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
Yes, the lowly bus stop can involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces.
August 25, 2022
Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point
Free transit pilots are popping up around the world as the pandemic rages on — and so are heated debates about whether they'll stymie efforts to deliver the high-quality service.
August 23, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!
How communities can use paint as an effective and relatively low-cost strategy to activate their streets.
August 12, 2022
The Brake Podcast: What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?
Here's part two of our discussion with authors Robert Braun and Richard Randell about why automobility isn't really about cars at all — and how it's become what they call a "totalitarian system" that touches virtually every part of our lives.
August 11, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Let’s Go to the Mall With Alexandra Lange!
This week: architecture journalist Alexandra Lange talks about her book, "Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall," plus the evolution of the enclosed shopping center, equity, legal implications, and of course, zombies. It's a one-of-a-kind episode!
August 7, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why ‘Automobility’ Is About So Much More Than Automobiles
Is car culture really just about vehicles, roads, motorists and violent commercials on TV, or is it is a political system as deeply entrenched in cultures around the world? Yes. Yes it is.
July 27, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities
Why trees are social creatures and how they can help us save the planet.
July 23, 2022
