Podcast: Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway

This week we're chatting with Jake Mecklenborg about his book Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway. It's a good one so check it out.

Podcast: The Indian Transportation Context

This week I’m chatting with Akshay Mani, a sustainable transportation planner who has worked for Cambridge Systematics in the United States and the World Resources Institute’s EMBARQ program in India. Akshay joined us from Chennai to talk about transportation and the growth of Indian cities.

Podcast: Trinidad, Transit Dates, and Dive Bars

This week we're joined by Ed Parillon to talk about his native Trinidad and some development projects in the bay area.

Podcast: Transportation Ballot Measures

This week we’re chatting with Jason Jordan, director of the Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) and policy director at the American Planning Association. Jason tells us how CFTE got started and why ballot measures for transportation have been so successful.

Podcast: Kristen Jeffers on Food Culture and Mall Memories

This week we’re joined by Kristen Jeffers, communications and membership manager for Bike Walk KC and author of The Black Urbanist blog.

Podcast: The Year in Transit Starts with Yonah Freemark

Yonah Freemark joined us in January to talk about transit plans for 2016.

Podcast: A Car Free Travel Guide to Los Angeles

Nathan Landau, a transit planner at AC Transit, joined me to talk about his book Car Free Los Angeles and Southern California.  It's a travel guide to SoCal with transit in mind.

Podcast: The Carpool Reimagined

This week we're joined by Rob Sadow, the CEO of Scoop, to talk about new ways of carpooling.

Podcast: You Can't Surf After the Storm. Water in Cities

This week we have a special podcast. We chat with two experts from NRDC Alisa Valderrama and Rob Moore about an important issue that we don't talk much about. Water.

Podcast: The End of Planning by Pitchfork in Houston

This week on the podcast we're joined by Jay Crossley of Houston Tomorrow who discusses Houston's new general plan.  It was the largest city without on in the United States, and we'll talk about how it will guide future decisions in the Bayou City.  You can also find it at Streetsblog USA.

Podcast: Matt Johnson's 101 Rail Transit Systems

This week we chat with Matt Johnson of Greater Greater Washington fame about the 101 rail transit systems he's ridden and which ones he thinks are the best.  We also talk about the origins of the #NerdTrain.  You can also see a spreadsheet of all the lines at StreetsblogUSA.

Podcast: Gabe Klein's Start Up City

This week Gabe Klein joins us to chat about themes from his new book Start Up City.   It's a great conversation with lots of insights into the things that Gabe has learned as the head of transportation for both DC and Chicago.

Podcast: Live from Rail~Volution

At Rail~Volution we recorded a podcast in front of a live audience.  We talked with Catherine Cuellar of Dallas about the arts district and her love of transportation alternatives as well as Dave Unsworth about the new Portland bridge which doesn't allow cars along with a whole host of other transit projects.  Hope you enjoy it.

Podcast: Dr. Richard Jackson on Built Environment and Public Health

This week I'm joined by Dr. Richard Jackson who talks about how public health is connected the the way we live.  We talk about trees, the Surgeon General's suggestions about walking, indoor air quality, social capital in the age of the internet and climate change.  Hope you join us.

Podcast: Mike Lydon Talks About Pattern Cities, Tactical Urbanism

This week we're joined by Mike Lydon who chats with me about Tactical Urbanism and Pattern Cities. It's a fun conversation with some insights into how we can do small things to change our cities.

Podcast: Measuring Carbon Emissions at Street Level

This week we're joined by Dr. Kevin Gurney of Arizona State University to talk about measuring carbon emissions at a more human scale including at the street level.


Find out more at Streetsblog.

Podcast: Thinking About the Western US without a Car

This week I'm joined by Tim Sullivan to talk about his new book Ways to the West.  To write the book he took a three week road trip without a car and discusses the transportation and city planning history of many western cities.

Podcast: Learning About Louisville

This week on the podcast, Branden Klayko of Broken Sidewalk comes on the blog to talk about Louisville Kentucky.  Learn about this history of the city, the 8664 freeway fight, and local urbanist Grady Clay.

Podcast: Telling Stories of Innovation in Transportation

This week I'm joined by the Transit Center's Shin-pei Tsay to talk about a report they wrote on transportation advocacy and innovation.  It's a great look at things advocates have done to change transportation fortunes in their cities and has tips for those who want to make change. 



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Podcast: Your Brain on Two Legs with Antonia Malchik

This week we talking with Antonia Malchik who recent wrote a piece at Aeon Magazine called "The End of Walking" We talk about experiences walking around the world and in foreign countries. We also talk about the importance of your brain in motor function.