Monday, August 10, 2015
Podcast: Discussing San Antonio Transportation
This week on the podcast we're joined by Trish Wallace and Jillian Harris of the San Antonio Transportation Department to talk about the cities current past and current plans for mobility.
Map Wire: Calculating Underutilized Land on Transit Lines
For Realizing the Potential: Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Transit, a report done for FTA and HUD, we looked at five transit lines that were existing or under construction at the time. The lines included different transit modes including streetcar, light rail, and commuter rail.
This map shows the method we created to look at underutilized land, or land where the building values were worth less than the land on which they were located. Parcel data is always tricky given different estimating methodologies and tax systems as well as values attached to different land use types, but using this ratio gives an idea of how much land along a line might be available for redevelopment.
In the maps you can see that an established line such as Boston's Fairmount has less underutilized parcels than say Charlotte. The parcels are also much smaller. But Charlotte, based on the maps posted last week, has a lot of industrial land. There's also something to be said for industrial preservation, and transit lines can create a lot of pressure for redevelopment, even in places with productive industrial uses. It's a less mentioned form of displacement that has been happening in cities with industrial cores that have been on the receiving end of a lot of redevelopment and adaptive reuse.
In any event, this map might be of interest.
This map shows the method we created to look at underutilized land, or land where the building values were worth less than the land on which they were located. Parcel data is always tricky given different estimating methodologies and tax systems as well as values attached to different land use types, but using this ratio gives an idea of how much land along a line might be available for redevelopment.
In the maps you can see that an established line such as Boston's Fairmount has less underutilized parcels than say Charlotte. The parcels are also much smaller. But Charlotte, based on the maps posted last week, has a lot of industrial land. There's also something to be said for industrial preservation, and transit lines can create a lot of pressure for redevelopment, even in places with productive industrial uses. It's a less mentioned form of displacement that has been happening in cities with industrial cores that have been on the receiving end of a lot of redevelopment and adaptive reuse.
In any event, this map might be of interest.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Map Wire: Land Uses in 5 Transit Corridors
Back in 2008 we finished a report called Realizing the Potential: Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Transit. It was one of the first times that HUD and FTA had worked together and was a starting point for those agencies eventually working together as the Partnership for Sustainable Communities along with the EPA. You can see many of the recommendations for FTA and HUD to work together in this action plan from 2008 presented to congress.
But in the Realizing the Potential report, we looked at the affordable housing situations of five different rail corridors. I did 5 maps for each line looking at land use and housing data. The map below represents the different land uses on those corridors in Boston along the Fairmount Line, the Denver West Corridor which was recently completed, the Portland Streetcar, the Charlotte South Corridor, and Minneapolis' Hiawatha Line. Each map individually can be found in the report or in the map room. I believe this was put together for a powerpoint.
The interesting part is the huge difference in developable land on each line. While Boston is a built out corridor, Charlotte has a lot of industrial properties and large parcels that could be changed to housing. This was a fun map to make, but I must say the Boston parcel data was not fun to work with.
But in the Realizing the Potential report, we looked at the affordable housing situations of five different rail corridors. I did 5 maps for each line looking at land use and housing data. The map below represents the different land uses on those corridors in Boston along the Fairmount Line, the Denver West Corridor which was recently completed, the Portland Streetcar, the Charlotte South Corridor, and Minneapolis' Hiawatha Line. Each map individually can be found in the report or in the map room. I believe this was put together for a powerpoint.
The interesting part is the huge difference in developable land on each line. While Boston is a built out corridor, Charlotte has a lot of industrial properties and large parcels that could be changed to housing. This was a fun map to make, but I must say the Boston parcel data was not fun to work with.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Podcast: Tanya Snyder Joins to Talk Earthquakes and City Kids, Not In That Order
This week we're joined by Talking Headways alum Tanya Snyder to discuss a whole bunch of issues including single family zoning in Seattle, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, folks leaving the cities they love and kids in cities. Join us for a fun half hour of chit chat about this and that.
Map Wire: High Speed Rail Flashback
I'm starting a new series of posts based on maps I've made in the past. Today's maps are from 2011 and feature the big hopes for the United States high speed rail program. Due to continued lack of funding after the stimulus and blockages from Congress, plans outside of California and Texas have been slowly moving along without much fanfare. There's been lots of talk about the Northeast Corridor but as I tweeted recently, I wonder how many New York Times articles it would take to get it going.
It's fun to take a look back at what we were thinking about in the past. Perhaps at some point it could be our future.
You can find the originals here [Investment Levels] + [ Project Pipeline]
It's fun to take a look back at what we were thinking about in the past. Perhaps at some point it could be our future.
You can find the originals here [Investment Levels] + [ Project Pipeline]
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Podcast: The Freeway That Never Was
This week on the podcast we chat with Brendan Wittstruck about I-755 in St. Louis, a freeway that was never built.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Podcast: High Speed Rail Lessons for California from France and Germany
Eric Eidlin joins the podcast to talk about his German Marshall Fund research on High Speed Rail in France and Germany. Definitely check it out as there are lots of great discussions about station land uses, station locations, and last mile connections.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Podcast: Janne Flisrand Talks Raising Community Voices
This week on the podcast, Janne Flisrand, an Urban Anthropologist, Network Weaver, and writer at Streets.mn talks about which voices we are including in city discussions, community meetings, equity and more. Join us! And don't forget you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. Just type in Talking Headways.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Podcast: Mary Newsom Talks Charlotte's Appetite for Growth
On this week's talking headways podcast, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute's Mary Newsom talks about Charlotte's history, urban growth, and transportation.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
An Urban Issue Podcast Library
I started doing a podcast with Streetsblog just over a year and a half ago. It was a way to do something without having to think through a whole blog and just have a general conversation about all the news I was finding each week with my friend Tanya. It has since evolved to one where I'm the host and we have guests from week to week to talk about what's going on in cities.
But I'd been listening to sports, comedy, and the usual NPR style podcasts for a long time. Some of my favorites I still listen to today are the Men in Blazers who mix in pop culture with US and International Soccer and the Scott Mills daily from the BBC. Random I know.
But urban issue specific podcasts were few and far between. And still kind of are, but the list is growing. I though I would put together a list folks might find interesting but I also hope more will try their hand at interviewing friends and colleagues who have something interesting to say. Ira Glass says not everyone has an interesting story, but in this world of transit and cities, I imagine most of the people who work in the field have a strong knowledge of their field and can share experiences.
I know I probably missed some so add your favorites to the comments section and I'll add them to the list. Also, I tried not to post podcasts that were not ongoing at this time. There's quite a few that have started and fizzled out.
The Urban Issues Podcast List
APA Planning Podcast - his one is a little bit of everything in the planning world. It's likely you'll be able to find something to enjoy, but it might be hit or miss week to week.
iTunes | Stitcher
Cascadiacast - This podcast based in the Pacific NW and housed at the Urbanist.
iTunes
Civic Strategies Podcast - Otis White talks with urban leaders about what's going on with their cities once a month. You can listen to it on his website.
Damien Talks - Streetsblog LA's Damien Newton has California guests on to talk about transportation and livable streets issues.
Libsyn
Monocle Urbanist Podcast - Monocle is a British magazine and this podcast takes you to different parts of the world to discuss urban policy and design. I really enjoy this one because it's great each week.
iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud
Live @ SPUR Podcast - SPUR has great evening and lunchtime speaker events and they just recently started putting them together in podcast form.
Soundcloud
Urban Solutions Audio - Audio Clips produced for the NRDC Urban Solutions program. Covering urban issues from transportation to water.
Soundcloud
Streets.mn Podcast - Bill Lindeke puts together a great informational podcast about the comings and goings of urban issues in the Twin Cities.
iTunes
Strong Towns Podcast - Chuck Marohn sometimes talks on his own, and sometimes has guests. Mostly they talk transportation and cities, sometimes they talk the Hunger Games.
iTunes | Stitcher
Talking Headways Podcast - I'm biased of course but I think it's pretty great. Hosted at Streetsblog we talk about transportation and urban issues each week with a new guest. Early episodes included the wonderful Tanya Snyder as co-host.
iTunes | Stitcher
The Infrastructure Show - Professor Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University talks infrastructure of all kinds. Panama Canal or Bust!
iTunes
The Indy Show - The folks at Urban Indy have just dipped their toes into the podcasting waters, let's hope they keep it going. Great first episode.
Episode 1
This is the Nature of Cities Podcast - Accompanying the Nature of Cities blog, this audio series discusses the ecology of cities.
iTunes
Transit Matters Podcast - Broadcasting from Boston about transportation issues, Jeremy Mendelson talks MBTA and more.
iTunes |
Urban Cincy Podcast - The guys at Urban Cincy put on a great podcast talking about local Cincinnati issues with a panel of guests. Super enjoyable.
iTunes | Stitcher
Urbanism Speakeasy - Host Andy Boenau has guests each show talking about urban issues such as transportation and urban design.
iTunes | Stitcher
The Urbanophile - Aaron Renn has various guests on his audio podcast usually connected to either his site the Urbanophile or City Journal.
Soundcloud
99% Invisible - Roman Mars and company discuss design in all it's forms. Not quite a city focused podcast but lots of elements and one of the most popular on the planet.
iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud
But I'd been listening to sports, comedy, and the usual NPR style podcasts for a long time. Some of my favorites I still listen to today are the Men in Blazers who mix in pop culture with US and International Soccer and the Scott Mills daily from the BBC. Random I know.
But urban issue specific podcasts were few and far between. And still kind of are, but the list is growing. I though I would put together a list folks might find interesting but I also hope more will try their hand at interviewing friends and colleagues who have something interesting to say. Ira Glass says not everyone has an interesting story, but in this world of transit and cities, I imagine most of the people who work in the field have a strong knowledge of their field and can share experiences.
I know I probably missed some so add your favorites to the comments section and I'll add them to the list. Also, I tried not to post podcasts that were not ongoing at this time. There's quite a few that have started and fizzled out.
The Urban Issues Podcast List
APA Planning Podcast - his one is a little bit of everything in the planning world. It's likely you'll be able to find something to enjoy, but it might be hit or miss week to week.
iTunes | Stitcher
Cascadiacast - This podcast based in the Pacific NW and housed at the Urbanist.
iTunes
Civic Strategies Podcast - Otis White talks with urban leaders about what's going on with their cities once a month. You can listen to it on his website.
Damien Talks - Streetsblog LA's Damien Newton has California guests on to talk about transportation and livable streets issues.
Libsyn
Monocle Urbanist Podcast - Monocle is a British magazine and this podcast takes you to different parts of the world to discuss urban policy and design. I really enjoy this one because it's great each week.
iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud
Live @ SPUR Podcast - SPUR has great evening and lunchtime speaker events and they just recently started putting them together in podcast form.
Soundcloud
Urban Solutions Audio - Audio Clips produced for the NRDC Urban Solutions program. Covering urban issues from transportation to water.
Soundcloud
Streets.mn Podcast - Bill Lindeke puts together a great informational podcast about the comings and goings of urban issues in the Twin Cities.
iTunes
Strong Towns Podcast - Chuck Marohn sometimes talks on his own, and sometimes has guests. Mostly they talk transportation and cities, sometimes they talk the Hunger Games.
iTunes | Stitcher
Talking Headways Podcast - I'm biased of course but I think it's pretty great. Hosted at Streetsblog we talk about transportation and urban issues each week with a new guest. Early episodes included the wonderful Tanya Snyder as co-host.
iTunes | Stitcher
The Infrastructure Show - Professor Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University talks infrastructure of all kinds. Panama Canal or Bust!
iTunes
The Indy Show - The folks at Urban Indy have just dipped their toes into the podcasting waters, let's hope they keep it going. Great first episode.
Episode 1
This is the Nature of Cities Podcast - Accompanying the Nature of Cities blog, this audio series discusses the ecology of cities.
iTunes
Transit Matters Podcast - Broadcasting from Boston about transportation issues, Jeremy Mendelson talks MBTA and more.
iTunes |
Urban Cincy Podcast - The guys at Urban Cincy put on a great podcast talking about local Cincinnati issues with a panel of guests. Super enjoyable.
iTunes | Stitcher
Urbanism Speakeasy - Host Andy Boenau has guests each show talking about urban issues such as transportation and urban design.
iTunes | Stitcher
The Urbanophile - Aaron Renn has various guests on his audio podcast usually connected to either his site the Urbanophile or City Journal.
Soundcloud
99% Invisible - Roman Mars and company discuss design in all it's forms. Not quite a city focused podcast but lots of elements and one of the most popular on the planet.
iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud
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