Talking Headways Podcast: Zero Emissions Cities Are the Key

We’re joined by Patrick Oliva, co-founder of the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate,to talk about the decarbonization of transport. The conversation touches on the electrification of the transportation sector and what it means for climate change, the role cities need to play in the Paris process and what levels of government work best to address climate change, and what the focus should be for mayors in the coming decade.

Podcast: Saving Cities One Picture at a Time

This week on Talking Headways I talk with Chuck Wolfe about his new book, Seeing the Better City. Chuck shares how he makes urban diaries with images, and weighs in on the best ways for bloggers and urbanists to use pictures in their work and advocacy.

Podcast: Cities on a Hill with Francis Fitzgerald

This week we’re joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Francis Fitzgerald to talk about her 1986 book, Cities on a Hill. We discuss the different “visionary” communities described in the book, including Rajneeshpuram in Oregon, San Francisco’s Castro district, Sun City retirement communities, and Jerry Falwell’s moral majority in Lynchburg, Virginia. Francis also talks about living in New York City and restaurant culture in Vietnam. Fitzgerald’s latest book, The Evangelicals, is out April 4.

Podcast: Robin Chase Discusses Autonomous Vehicle Policy

This week we're joined by Zipcar Co-Founder Robin Chase at the Shared Use Mobility Summit.  She talks about autonomous vehicle policy and more.  A few have noted her stance on transit in this discussion is a bit different than other people's.  I'm interested to hear what folks have to say on that subject.  Personally, I think transit will have a larger roll to play than she does, and don't believe that only dedicated lane transit will survive the coming revolution.

Podcast: Former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz

Talking Headways is coming to you this week from Madison, Wisconsin, and the Empty Storefronts Conference. Our guest is former Madison mayor and current Wisconsin Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz.

Podcast: Future Shared Mobility in Cities

This week we’ve got a fascinating discussion from the Live.Ride.Share conference in Denver earlier this year. Hear what representatives from NRDC, Uber, Lyft, and U.S. DOT think about the future of shared-use mobility systems, carpooling services, autonomous vehicles, and their impact on cities and greenhouse gases.
Speakers include:

• Mark Dowd, deputy assistant secretary for research and technology at U.S. DOT
• Amanda Eaken, deputy director of the Urban Solutions Program at NRDC
• Emily Castor, director of transportation policy at Lyft
• Jonathan Hall, head of economic research for public policy and litigation at Uber

Also check out the archives at Streetsblog USA.

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: Indexing Livability for All Ages

This week we have Rodney Harrell of the AARP Public Policy Institute to talk about the Institute's new Livability Index.

Podcast: Tara Pham Discusses St. Louis and Civic Innovation

This week on the podcast, Tara Pham joins the podcast to talk about St. Louis.  We talk about the music scene, civic innovation, the internet service economy, and her company's focus on collecting better data for cities.  Check it out!

Podcast: Lighting in Cities with Clifton Lemon and Steve Lawton

This week on the Talking Headways Podcast Steve Lawton and Clifton Lemon of LightPlace Advisors talk about LEDs and the future of city lights.  We chat about lighting for pedestrians and how lighting has changed as cities grew up.  Join us for an enlightening adventure :)