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In the first segment [1:18-11:30], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: The future of consumption and cities (Frank Trentmann, TNR) https://bit.ly/33YCxrC Portland’s landmark zoning reform (Laura Bliss, CityLab) https://bloom.bg/2E16zA3 In the second segment [11:54 -21:58], Sidewalk Senior Software Engineer Samara Trilling explains why we need to temporarily ban mortgage lending algorithms during the pandemic. (Morning Consult) https://bit.ly/31TicBu / (Aspen Tech Policy Hub) https://bit.ly/2CqQsva And in the final segment [22:05-23:55], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Future predictions from 1964 (Bryan Walsh, Axios Future) https://bit.ly/2PSk087 New job aspiration: official city wizard (Julia Hollingsworth, CNN) https://cnn.it/2DZlbzY

In the first segment [1:24-15:47], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Covid and the affordability crisis: (Quoctrung Bui and Emily Badger, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2DMogn2 / (Wolf Richter, Wolf Street) https://bit.ly/3fywn3v / (Derek Thompson, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/3ip3vwJ San Diego pushes back on “smart” streetlights (Sarah Holder, Bloomberg CityLab) https://bloom.bg/31yB8oM Cities consider reparations: (Dasia Moore, Boston Globe) https://bit.ly/2C7PQKV / (Rosanna Xia, LA Times) https://lat.ms/3a3s0we In the second segment [16:09 - 22:45], the hosts talk to author Emily Anthes about her book The Great Indoors. https://bit.ly/3kmVQk2 And in the final segment [22:52-25:01], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Cleaning robots (Lisa Prevost, NYT) https://nyti.ms/30BWgez Hairdressers (Marc Bain, Qz) https://bit.ly/2PuUyFw

In the first segment [1:32-16:15], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Why eliminating single-family zoning isn’t enough (Emily Hamilton, CityLab) https://bloom.bg/3gimtnR / (Ashley Salvador, Reasons to be Cheerful) https://bit.ly/3k8WRMK How algorithms could help detect — and prevent — discrimination (PNAS) https://bit.ly/2D9VnAW Walls are making a comeback (Amanda Mull, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/3jXKra9 In the second segment [16:37-22:33], the hosts talk to journalist Laura Raskin about Studio Ma and “desert urbanism.” (Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2BN9pbh And in the final segment [22:38-25:13], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Cute Laundry Shop Couple Stylishly Models Clothes Left Behind by Their Patrons (Jason Kottke, Kottke.org) https://bit.ly/2Pc3VtD ‘City Dreamers’: a documentary on four pioneering female architects (Kristen Yoonsoo Kim, NYT) https://nyti.ms/310W33E

In the first segment [1:50-12:55], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Taiwan’s digital minister Audrey Tang leverages open data in the fight against Covid (Andrew Leonard, WIRED) https://bit.ly/39opznI / (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/39paL8p The most important bike technology is … street design (Eric Jaffe / Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2CDgonE In the second segment [13:15-21:55], the hosts talk to architect and accessibility consultant Karen Braitmayer about the state of accessible architecture 30 years after the passing of the ADA. (Michael Kimmelman, NYT) https://nyti.ms/32RaVEr And in the final segment [22:00-24:30], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Real-Time Crowding Info Helps Boston’s Bus Riders (Transit Center) https://bit.ly/2CYkjuV Engineer makes robot to cut his hair (Digg) https://bit.ly/3eWPdkA

In the first segment [1:46-16:52], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Good news? We have the clean tech we need to get to net zero by 2050. Bad news? They’re so not ready yet. (David Roberts, Vox) https://bit.ly/3haOBcy The tech industry is built on serendipity. If workers flee the Bay Area, what then? (Steve Levine, Marker) https://bit.ly/2ZDW0Lz Who gets to make noise about who gets to make noise in the city? (Kate Wagner, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/3h9tirR In the second segment [17:12-23:30], the hosts talk to journalist Philip Preville about Kansas City’s stormwater innovation. (Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2B7BrxG And in the final segment [23:34-26:25], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Noise-canceling headphones for your apartment (David Waldstein, NYT) https://nyti.ms/30psWXm New York’s streateries (Diana Budds, Curbed) https://bit.ly/3h8GflH

In the first segment [2:00-17:12], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Renewables vs. Natural Gas (Ivan Penn, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2BVUQC4 / From Peaker Plants to Publicly-Owned Solar (Clarisa Diaz, Gothamist) https://bit.ly/3iQau2z Singapore’s Home Ownership Success (Adam Majendie, CityLab) https://bloom.bg/38GZ7Wa The New Boomerang Kids (Joe Pinsker, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/2W6j7fU In the second segment [17:35-23:35], the hosts talk to Laura O’Reilly, the founder of the placemaking organization Wallplay, about pop-ups and ground-floor retail recovery. (Carrie Denning Jackson, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2ZRlaW4 And in the final segment [23:42 - 26:40], the hosts share what made them smile this week. A brief history of the ice cream truck (Colin Dickey, Smithsonian) https://bit.ly/2WnfTVt Elsa Majimbo, the star of Kenya's lockdown (Helen Sullivan, Guardian) https://bit.ly/3gYbm3F

In the first segment [1:39-16:23], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: The perils of facial recognition: Wrongfully accused by an algorithm (Kashmir Hill, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2CLC00L 11 ways Covid Recovery is Changing Cities (CityLab) https://bloom.bg/2CKVqTr Analysis finds millions of Americans can’t afford their water bills (Nina Lakhani, Guardian) https://bit.ly/385U8xU In the second segment [16:46-22:59], the hosts talk to Deirdre Mask, the author of The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power https://bit.ly/2Ny0Pzk And in the final segment [23:05 - 26:25], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Barbershops Lead the Reopening Effort (Bloomberg) https://bloom.bg/2ZgN3Xr Nashville Public Library’s "Curb Side, Baby" https://bit.ly/38bYaoA

Today, June 19th or Juneteenth, commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Rather than airing a show, we are dedicating this day to reading and reflecting on America’s history of racial injustice and the ways in which racism has permeated our policies and, in particular, our cities.  If you’re interested in going on this journey with us, here’s a short list of some readings that explore issues of equity and racial justice from the angle of making cities more inclusive.  The Case for Reparations (Ta-Nehisi Coates, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/3hIYjUz The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Deirdre Mask) https://bit.ly/3fEM6Pa When the protests end, fixing cities will not begin or end with buildings (Ron Thompson, GGWash)  https://bit.ly/2UXAFKB Urban Density: Confronting the Distance Between Desire and Disparity (Jay Pitter, Azure) https://bit.ly/2Yby2Xk How to End Anti-Blackness in Cities (Alissa Walker, Curbed) https://bit.ly/3hK86tB Please let us know your thoughts — or recommendations for other reads — by emailing us at podcast@sidewalklabs.com

In the first segment [1:04-15:32], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: The policing case study of Camden, New Jersey (James Doubek, NPR) https://n.pr/37psgEq / (Scottie Andrew, CNN) https://cnn.it/2XXn8Ey  Study finds that rental property managers screen minority households into more polluted neighborhoods (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/3hoZ1qb  Scientist studies how face-masks change human behavior on city sidewalks (Craig Timberg, Washington Post) https://wapo.st/3hpG6LC  In the second segment [15:56 - 23:02], the hosts talk to reporter Perla Trevizo about how Texan cities are supporting local businesses (especially those owned by minorities) that didn’t get help from the federal pandemic program (ProPublica / Texas Tribune) https://bit.ly/2MPRcM7  And in the final segment [23:05 - 25:33], the hosts share what made them smile this week. “Why the Golden Gate Bridge Is Now a Giant Orange Wheezing Kazoo.” (Gabe Meline, KQED) https://bit.ly/3ffU2Gn Astoria diner hosts drive-in movies (Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker) https://bit.ly/3hm1lxT

First and foremost, we stand with the millions of Black Americans and allies across the country fighting for racial justice and equality. The murder of Mr. George Floyd is only the latest example of America’s structural racism. We cannot build inclusive cities until we confront this reality. We’re going to recommit to elevating the voices of people of color on this show, not just on today’s episode, but on all our platforms from now on. In that spirit, today’s format is slightly different. In the first segment [3:41-9:08], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss Bryan Lee Jr.’s great piece on how urban planners can help build cities that are more just. (CityLab) https://bit.ly/2MAj9aG In the second segment [9:08-14:13], the hosts read quotes from a handful of other compelling perspectives shared this week: “We often call on technology to help solve problems. But when society defines, frames, and represents people of color as “the problem,” those solutions often do more harm than good.” — Charlton McIlwain, MIT Tech Review https://bit.ly/2MuKJWC “So when we get into these Vision Zero plans, often we talk like we’re doing people a favor; we’re making streets safe! But then, in practice, we just use Vision Zero approaches to laser in on minor infractions in a way that hurts communities.” — Kristen Jeffers, Streetsblog https://bit.ly/2z4SZcK “As we call people to peace but not to patience, we should not be patient with the structural inequities and racism and microaggressions, and certainly not with the legal or court precedents or the obstacles in police-union contracts all over the country, that prevent us from holding people accountable when this happens.” — Mayor Melvin Carter, New Yorker https://bit.ly/2Y8dMob “So, to white people who care about maintaining a habitable planet, I need you to become actively anti-racist. I need you to understand that our racial inequality crisis is intertwined with our climate crisis. If we don’t work on both, we will succeed at neither.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, WaPo https://wapo.st/3cFxVr0 In the third segment [14:31-26:14] the hosts chat with Chicago-based urban planner and author of the Corner Side Yard blog, Pete Saunders, about the history of urban policing http://cornersideyard.blogspot.com/ And in the final segment [26:18 - 28:26], the hosts share what made them smile this week. 8 police policy changes that together could decrease police violence by 72% https://8cantwait.org/  Deeply Rooted Heritage podcast’s first episode, which spotlights the Finding Kenyon Barr exhibit https://spoti.fi/3h0U5r0

A special episode this week! Featuring an extended interview with renowned urban economist Richard Florida. In the first segment [1:18-6:31], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top story: Estonia Already Lives Online—Why Can’t the US? (Nina Jankowicz, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/2Aofv0M In the second segment [6:52 - 22:21], the hosts ask Florida about inclusive growth and the future of cities post-Covid. (Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2Ag0BcJ And in the final segment [22:27 - 25:09], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Cleveland building the US’s largest tall timber building (Konrad Putzier, WSJ) https://on.wsj.com/3eAWozj AI Maestro creates soundtrack for life (Steven Levy, Wired) https://bit.ly/3gucvQZ

In the first segment [1:39-16:17], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Can America’s cities be engines of opportunity again? (NYT Editorial board) https://nyti.ms/364AZLN / What opportunity looks like (David Leonhardt and Yaryna Serkez, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2LyiMgg)  Needed: Main Street Regenerators (Bruce Katz, Frances Kern Mennone, Michael Saadine, and Colin Higgins, New Localism) https://bit.ly/2AoHDk7 Why online voting isn’t safe yet (Lily Hay Newman, Wired) https://bit.ly/3dT9x6t In the second segment [16:44 - 23:26], the hosts ask housing expert Carol Galante why it’s time for cities to embrace density. (NYT) https://nyti.ms/3bDC3au And in the final segment [23:31 - 26:16], the hosts share what made them smile this week. German cafe asks customers to wear ‘noodle hats’ (Ewan Somerville, Evening Standard) https://bit.ly/2LvsuzR Philly makes it easier to turn blocks into playgrounds (Catalina Jaramillo, WHYY) https://bit.ly/2yQRHCk

In the first segment [1:11-16:30], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Why we’re no longer pursuing the Quayside project in Toronto (Dan Doctoroff, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2L4Ntcz The death of the office? (Catherine Nixey, 1843) https://bit.ly/2LatRng The startup trying to crack safe autonomous driving (Alex Davies, Wired) https://bit.ly/2zqXOwL In the second segment [16:52 - 23:21], the hosts bring on Sidewalk Labs’ Director of Mobility for Streets, Willa Ng, to answer a listener question about a controversial road diet in Alexandria, Virginia. (Hat tip to these reporters: Jordan Pascuale for WAMU https://bit.ly/2WCayIV / Beth Lawton for Alexandria Living Magazine https://bit.ly/3fz3Mw6 / Canaan Merchant for Greater Greater Washington https://bit.ly/2zhgZct) And in the final segment [23:24 - 26:01], the hosts share what made them smile this week. “Yuppie” turns 40 (Phoebe Mogharei, Chicago Mag) https://bit.ly/3dkL4GS Quarantine Bolero (Tim Teeman, Daily Beast) https://bit.ly/2ywKlUm

In the first segment [1:20-15:36], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever (Derek Thompson, Atlantic) https://bit.ly/2xoTyxe  The case for putting restaurants outside (Henry Grabar, Slate) https://bit.ly/2yhnko9 Retail Covid-19 testing is failing black communities (Aaron Ross Coleman, Vox) https://bit.ly/35lU37X In the second segment [15:58-21:39], the hosts interview Olga Stella, the host of the Detroit City of Design podcast and the executive director of Design Core Detroit, who wrote about an innovative, affordable leasing program that attracted creative-sector entrepreneurs to an underutilized landmark in Detroit. (Brookings) https://brook.gs/3fcnMo6 And in the final segment [22:02-24:10], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Discover the history of your neighborhood, without leaving home (Ariel Aberg-Riger, CityLab) https://bit.ly/2VUuqIc The hidden history of some NYC skyscrapers (Michael Kimmelman, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2xmPu0q And a BONUS this week: a parrot singing Stairway to Heaven (Facebook) https://bit.ly/2KSUYTL

In the first segment [0:59-15:52], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Cities face challenges putting homeless populations into hotels (Alissa Walker, Curbed) https://bit.ly/2KJ4sRL / (Sarah Holder and Kriston Capps, CityLab) https://bit.ly/2Kt9AJz 9 ways to revive transit (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2Kt9FNn Tech needs to enter the real world (Ben Thompson, Stratechery) https://stratechery.com/ In the second segment [16:12-22:12], the hosts interview economist Issi Romem describes the pros and cons of a new housing financing model that combines renting and buying. (NYT’s Upshot) https://nyti.ms/3bBqTDT And in the final segment [22:24-24:50], the hosts share what made them smile this week. NYC sidewalk width tool http://www.sidewalkwidths.nyc/ (Caroline Spivack, Curbed) https://bit.ly/2Ky3tUg Ukulele song captures life in quarantine (Makeshift.Macaroni, Tik Tok) https://bit.ly/2zkIgL1  

In the first segment [1:39-16:17], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Covid is cleansing India’s air — can it last? (Raghu Karnad, New Yorker) https://bit.ly/34HFrQ1 / China’s real-time pollution data (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2KeybBG How NYC can rebound from Covid (Dan Doctoroff, New York Times) https://nyti.ms/2RI3KYv / Lessons from Pittsburgh 1918 (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/34HhyrA Bringing industrial use back to neighborhoods (Ray Dubicki, Urbanist) https://bit.ly/2wRy8sw In the second segment [16:40-22:54], the hosts interview Newsha Ghaeli, co-founder of the epidemiology start-up Biobot about tracking Covid through city wastewater. (Gregory Barber, Wired) https://bit.ly/2VfotVN  And in the final segment [23:10-25:08], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Banksy works from home (Christopher Jobson, Colossal) https://bit.ly/2RNikhz GOAT 2 Meeting (Paige Leskin, Business Insider) https://bit.ly/3bk5PSn

In the first segment [1:07-15:20], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Covid’s inequitable impact on low-income communities and people of color (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Denise Lu, and Gabriel J.X. Dance, NYT) https://nyti.ms/2JWySPO / (Robert Samuels, WaPo) https://wapo.st/34p0O8w The urbanist’s guide to the crisis and its potential impact on cities (Dan Bertolet, Sightline) https://bit.ly/2RsFTfv The power plant of the future is in your home (Daniel Oberhaus, Wired) https://bit.ly/3c5rmhJ In the second segment [15:46-22:06], the hosts interview Sidewalk’s Head of Engineering, Craig Nevill-Manning, about the resilience of the internet. (Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Tech) https://bit.ly/2y46h8I And in the final segment [22:12-24:49], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Animals take back the world (Laura Millan Lombrana and Eric Roston, Bloomberg) https://bloom.bg/2V0IO17 Dog delivers wine (Antonia Noori Farzan, WaPo) https://wapo.st/2JZ0YtC

In the first segment [1:40-15:00], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Rent-strikes would offer relief now, but at what cost down the line? (Kriston Capps, CityLab) https://bit.ly/2ywBRfu A short history of the Census — and why this could be the U.S.’s last (Andrew Whitby, Wired) https://bit.ly/2yomeqf Covid has demonstrated just how unevenly public space is distributed (Alissa Walker, Curbed) https://bit.ly/3bNVldJ / In ode of “sociable distancing” (Michael Mehaffy, CNU) https://bit.ly/2wfpKmi In the second segment [15:25-22:25], the hosts interview reporter Gregory Scruggs about the city of Seattle, which has started using the revenues generated from its controversial soda tax to fund emergency grocery vouchers for families during the Covid-19 outbreak. (Next City) https://bit.ly/2JDcnPS And in the final segment [23:00-25:05], the hosts share what made them smile this week. A history of the Drive-Thru (Adam Chandler, Serious Eats) https://bit.ly/3aGP2J0 Lori Lightfoot memes (Susan Moskop, Chicago Tribune) https://bit.ly/2Xdb3LH

In the first segment  [1:20-15:15], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Density is under attack these days. Should it be? (Emily Badger, Upshot) https://nyti.ms/3bvGKDH /  (Bill Lindeke, Streets.Mn) https://bit.ly/3araTnq   Is now the time to take cars off streets? (Andrew J. Hawkins, Verge) https://bit.ly/39qnFkO / (Kea Wilson, Streetsblog) https://bit.ly/2JkNDf6   Where are the delivery robots? (Carolyn Beans, Slate) https://bit.ly/2UJCjhK In the second segment [15:45 - 22:30], the hosts interview John Brownstein, the Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s hospital and a professor of epidemiology at Harvard Medical School, who talks about crowdsourcing covid symptoms. [16:30 - 22:10] https://cnb.cx/3bobIh8 And in the final segment [22:50-25:00], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Sports commentator turns to everyday life (Poke) https://bit.ly/3amAk9W Wholesome cowboy tweets (Bored Panda) https://bit.ly/2UEIcwF

In the first segment  [1:10-16:00], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Could location data slow Covid-19? (WaPo) https://wapo.st/2U3ZrZo and (Sara Morrison, Recode) https://bit.ly/2xfowYs The toll of quarantine on mental health (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2QxhaGo / Toll on older Americans (Lindsay Ullman, Medium) https://bit.ly/2Wt2dZL / Neighbors Mobilize Over Facebook (Arielle Pardes, Wired) https://bit.ly/3bkdKyR Designing cities in a new age of pandemics (Diana Budds, Curbed) https://bit.ly/395lu67 / Pandemics as an urban planning problem (Ian Klaus, CityLab) https://bit.ly/3dfTdgt In the second segment [15:00-22:00], the hosts interview reporter Jennifer O’Mahony, who gives us a sense of life on lockdown in Madrid, Spain.  [16:30 - 22:10] https://nyti.ms/2wsinrJ And in the final segment [22:20-24:40], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Drive-in theaters make a comeback (Daniel Miller, LA Times) https://lat.ms/2Ua80lv Care-mongering in Canada (Tom Gerken, BBC) https://bbc.in/33zE1q0

In the first segment  [1:00-15:00], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Lessons for cities from 1918 (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) http://bit.ly/2wSSLE2 and Singapore (Adam Rogers, Wired) http://bit.ly/2IX1qsd Eviction embargos in CA (Sarah Holder, CityLab) http://bit.ly/3cVHbc1 U.S. transit lags behind (Aaron Gordon, Vice) http://bit.ly/2wRgfcQ In the second segment [15:00-22:00], the hosts interview Journalist Philip Preville about a technology whose time may finally have come: vacuum waste. (Sidewalk Talk) http://bit.ly/2vT0tOo And in the final segment [22:00-24:00], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Cat tracking https://on.natgeo.com/2vSpauB Puppies in a bucket http://bit.ly/39SrPTG

In the first segment [1:05-15:05], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's three must-reads: Compost http://bit.ly/2xiwgc3 (Rivka Galchen, New Yorker)  Tulsa http://bit.ly/2wEpIE4 (Sarah Holder, CityLab)  Quarantine http://bit.ly/2VPTUXv (Ian Bogost, Atlantic)  In the second segment [15:10-20:15], the hosts play a game called “Taking the Local,” focusing on the story of Reno’s Tesla-led tech transformation, and its impact on housing affordability: http://bit.ly/2vzkPfH (Patrick Sisson, Curbed)  And in the final segment [20:20-22:40], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Eric’s Pick: Secrets of slow walking http://bit.ly/2TtBk5R (Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired) Vanessa’s Pick: The rogue plaque maker http://bit.ly/3cCgaKm  (Aaron Gordon, Vice)

The Sidewalk Weekly is a show for people who are big on cities but short on time.  In the first segment [1:20-15:20], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's three top stories: Los Angeles and new mobility companies fight over trip data (Laura Bliss, CityLab)   The challenges of mapping gentrification — and why it matters (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk)  The Sustainability Potential and Pitfalls of Prefabrication (Shaun Kuo, Urbanist)  In the second segment [15:40-22:40], the hosts interview reporter Alan Greenblatt, who just wrote about the only city in the U.S. to have established a Privacy Commission. (Governing)  And in the final segment, Last Smile [22:40-25:00], the hosts share what made them smile this week. Eric’s Pick: Barcelona pilots real-time occupancy screens in its subway cars (Intelligent Transport)  Vanessa’s Pick: The MTA vs.  John Tauranac (New Yorker) 

Welcome to the Sidewalk Weekly, a show from Sidewalk Labs for people who are big on cities but short on time.  Each Friday your hosts — Vanessa Quirk and Eric Jaffe — will discuss the biggest stories from the urban tech world that week. We’ll do interviews, we’ll play games, we’ll make some bad jokes, and set you off into your weekend smiling.  If this sounds like the show for you, then subscribe today! You can expect shows dropping in your feed on a Friday coming soon.