Podcasts about rail volution

This week on the podcast we are back at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami last fall.  We chat with Commissioner Eileen Higgins about the South Dade Busway, the importance of FTA ratings in getting projects built, and why she thinks it's important as an elected official to ride transit. Also, the MPact transit + communities conference call for speakers is now open! OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

This month on the MPact podcast we are back at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami last fall.  We chat with Commissioner Eileen Higgins about the South Dade Busway, the importance of FTA ratings in getting projects built, and why she thinks it's important as an elected official to ride transit.   For more information visit http://mpactmobility.org  

This week we sit down with US Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon's 3rd District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we're at with vision zero, the coming Farm Bill discussion, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public!

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're going to the Monday morning plenary at this year's conference in Miami.  We have a panel on Building Resilience in Miami and Across the Country hosted by NRDC Chief Climate Strategist Shelley Poticha will feature Miami Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert, Former Director, Environment & Sustainability Department, City of Miami Beach Elizabeth Wheaton, and the North American Regional Director of the Resilient Cities Network Laurian Farrell.    For more information, visit http://railvolution.org

This week we're joined by Tien-Tien Chan of Nelson Nygaard and Jessica Roberts of Alta Planning and Design to talk about Transportation Demand Management or TDM. Tien-Tien and Jessica discuss how TDM acts as the soft side of transportation and the flip side of infrastructure and they dive deep into the different types of programs are employed. This podcast was produced in partnership with MPact, formerly Rail~Volution. OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public!

This month on the Railvolution podcast we're joined by Jacob Graham, a Program Manager for MoGo Bike Share in Detroit. Jacob chats with us about how the system works in Detroit, how bike share riders and bus riders coincide, the benefits of E-Bikes, and coordination with other organizations. For more information about Rail~Volution visit the conference page!

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Broward MPO Executive Director Greg Stuart joins the show to talk about the history of Broward County, it's connections to the rest of South Florida, the historic MAPS transportation plan, and how they are dealing with potential sea level rise and impacts of the pandemic.

Today on the podcast we're going back in time to a discussion we had with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami Dade County, about resiliency in south florida. Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning. The podcast was first released in June 2020. The Rail~Volution conference, originally scheduled for fall 2020, was rescheduled for 2022 due to the pandemic. Rail~Volution Miami is finally happening this October of 2022, so we wanted to bring resiliency top of mind as that will also be a focus of one of the plenaries at the conference. For more about the conference in Miami and to sign up to attend, visit Railvolution.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Harriet Tregoning, Director at NUMO, and Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute to talk about their report, Charting Out a Next-Generation, Place-Based Federal Transportation Policy. We talk what needs to change about federal policy and the entities that need to pursue it.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're back at this fall's virtual conference.  Former BART GM Grace Crunican moderates a panel discussing the role of board members in transit agencies with Boston's Monica Tibbits-Nutt and Houston's Christof Spieler.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference.  Adelee Le Grand, CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit System in Tampa moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson, GM and CEO of RTD in Denver and Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit in Seattle.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're joined by staff from MARTA in Atlanta for a 1 on 1 conversation. Collie Greenwood, Deputy General Manager, and Jacob Vallo, Senior Director of TOD, Real Estate, and Art in Transit … talk with each other about the agency's bus network redesign and their TOD program.

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, we share a bit of the news from the last few weeks, but then Mesa Arizona City Council Member Francisco Heredia and Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston talk with each other about their journeys from being an advocate to elected officials. This episode initially was shared on the Rail~Volution podcast, but now you can check it out here as well. News Let's talk more about pavement - Next City Aging condos need better oversight - Bloomberg Urban Mobility Report is back and still missing the point - City Observatory  

On this month's episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, we're chatting with Chris Puchalsky and Andrew Simpson of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability.  We talk about the The Philadelphia Transit Plan, regional rail, and agency coordination.

Reflecting on his 10 years as CEO of Rail~Volution, Dan Bartholomay highlights the importance of vision and true community engagement to create the alignment —and energy—required for truly impactful transportation projects.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Sharon Roerty, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Maki Kawaguchi, a Director at Gehl to talk about the Inclusive Healthy Places Framework.  Sharon and Maki talk about the importance of creating spaces that bring dignity to all users, the importance of evaluating existing spaces, and creating a data driven and people first approach to creating inclusive healthy places. Follow us on twitter @railvolution Find out more at http://railvolution.org  

On this episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re talking again about bus electrification.  Erica Eggleton of the University of Washington joins us to chat about her work on Route Dynamics, an open source program that estimates the energy demand for electric bus routes run by King County Metro.

On this month’s episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Angie Rivera Mal-pied-e, Board Chair of the Regional Transportation District in Denver talks with Cindy Chavez, Former Board Chair of the VTA and Current Santa Clara County Supervisor.  These two Latina leaders chat about leadership and getting communities involved in transportation. 

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're sharing the closing keynote discussion of the 2020 conference. Moderated by Smart Growth America CEO Calvin Gladney, Roberto Requejo of Elevated Chicago, Dr. Adonia Lugo, and Joshua Schank of LA Metro discuss the challenges and hopes the future of livable communities bring.  They discuss equity in decision making, thinking outside of silos, whether metrics are equitable or not, and a have a few inspirational thoughts to bring us all into 2021.

This week we’re going back to the 2020 Rail~Volution conference where Peter Calthorpe gave the keynote speech with Allison Brooks of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative.  They discuss the next generation of TOD and housing on major arterials. 

On this month’s episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Nilda Ruiz and Rose Gray of Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) join the show to talk about how they’ve been able to build community through TOD while promoting health, wellness, and a green future.    

On this special episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, Verdran Dzebic and Ntianu Eastmond-Visani join us to talk about wayfinding apps and how improved wayfinding can enhance the customer experience.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Mesa Arizona City Council Member Francisco Heredia and Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston talk with each other about their journeys from being an advocate to elected officials.  They talk about the challenges and opportunities their cities have related to transportation and development of the city.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Stephanie Gidigbi, Director of Policy and Partnerships for the Natural Resources Defense Council.  Stephanie joins us to talk about federal policy, connections between transportation and race, and much more!

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're joined by David Huffaker, Chief Development Officer for the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Pittsburgh region. David joins us to chat about transit operations during the pandemic, emergency planning, the agency's equity index, and the future of streets.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County Florida.  Jim talks about climate change, sea level rise, and how South East Florida is responding with policy and planning.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, April Bertelsen, Transit Modal Coordinator with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) joins us to talk about the Rose Lanes Project.  April chats about implementation, public engagement, and the benefits of the pilot project approach.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Lindiwe Rennert, Transit Planner at the City of Boston.  She chats with us about her work on the Warren Street corridor; the creation of bus priority for the many riders on the corridor and how to get feedback on projects. For more information go to Http://railvolution.org or follow us on twitter @railvolution

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Adrienne Heim and Rafe Rabalais from the SFMTA about the Potrero Yard electric bus and housing project. We chat about modernization, planning, electricity use and much much more!

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are chatting with Alice Bravo and Carlos Cruz-Casas, Director and Assistant Director respectively of Miami Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works.  We chat about better buses, managing the right of way, privacy and data, and their contactless fare payment system.

This week we're back at the 2019 Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC. We chat with GB Arrington and Steve Dotterer about the early days of Rail~Volution and what the conference has meant to transportation in the United States over the last 25 years. They also tell stories about conferences past from when Al Gore came to Portland to having to move the conference date due to 9/11. Join us for a look at the past and the future. 

This month we're back at the 2019 Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC. We chat with GB Arrington and Steve Dotterer about the early days of Rail~Volution and what the conference has meant to transportation in the United States. They also tell stories about conferences past from when Al Gore came to Portland to having to move the conference date due to 9/11. Join us for a fun look at the past and the future. 

This week we're back at the Rail~Volution conference in Vancouver BC for the closing Plenary. GB Arrington moderates a panel with Minneapolis Council President Lisa Bender, Managing Director of the Transformation Alliance Odetta MacLeish White, and President and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Mac McCarthy. The panel discusses the legacy of Rail~Volution along with what is happening now in communities that are making change for the better. From addressing race and housing to climate emissions, this session shares lessons learned and the potential for more.

This month we're at the Rail~Volution conference and join the final plenary of Vancouver 2019.  Mac McCarthy of the Lincoln Institute, Lisa Bender, President of the City Council for Minneapolis, and Odetta MacLeish-White Managing Director of the Transformation Alliance.  The panel, moderated by Railvolution lifer GB Arrington discusses leadership, embracing the lived experience of riders, and to a small degree the future of the movement.

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A major international transportation conference called Rail-Volution is underway in downtown Vancouver, and Global News reporter Jennifer Palma is there. TransLink is hosting the conference with IVI Group, as well as officials from Uber and Lyft will take part.  But this isn't just about planning for future transportation. It's also about housing affordability, ride hailing, city planning, mobility options, and equitable development. TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond says he's excited to hear unique perspectives from around the globe to help inspire ideas on how to improve our transportation system. The conference runs today until September 11th and it's hoped that they'll be able to come up with viable solutions to improve transit in our region and find ways to make housing more affordable.   Guest: Jennifer Palma Global News Reporter

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, we're joined by Sound Transit's Deputy Executive Director for Land Use Planning and Development Brooke Belman, Land Use Planning Manager Sloan Dawson, and TOD Program Manager Thatcher Imboden to talk about how Sound Transit in the Seattle region coordinates land use and transportation decisions. They talk about the 80-80-80 program, managing timelines and expectations, and the future for the integration of transit investments with development.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are joined By Gordon Price, former member of the Vancouver BC City Council.  Gordon talks about everything Vancouver from its humble beginnings to its urban planning lessons as well as what folks should be looking to see when they visit.

This week we're joined by Amy Silbermann, Director of Planning for Port Authority of Allegheny County, the transit agency in Pittsburgh, and Steven Higashide and Mary Buchanan of TransitCenter. They are here to talk about a report called Who’s On Board 2019 which discusses transit ridership trends around the country.  They talk about what we should understand about understanding riders, Pittsburgh’s work to improve routes (downtown and to suburban communities) and the need for political and public support for changes to improve transit systems. This episode first appeared on the Rail~Volution podcast. Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we are joined By Bowinn MA, Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for North Vancouver-Lonsdale BC. Bowinn talks about creating  better transportation options for her constituents, new transportation technologies, and the importance of political engagement.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Amy Silbermann of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh and Steven Higashide and Mary Buchanan of TransitCenter to talk about the deeper issues of transit ridership. We talk about the places that are increasing ridership like Pittsburgh and TransitCenter's new report Who's on Board.

Maurice joined the Rail~Volution podcast to talk about LISC’s approach to catalyzing opportunity in the places we work. Covering everything from Opportunity Zones and the Partnership for the Bay’s housing fund, to how health and transit intersect, the conversation highlights how intentional investment is key to transformation.Learn more about the Rail~Volution podcast here. Support the show (https://secure.givelively.org/donate/local-initiatives-support-corp)

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we chat with Maurice Jones, President of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation or LISC.  Maurice talks about how he got into community development, their involvement in a new Bay Area housing initiative, and the potential for investments to make big changes for the better.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we chat with Eileen Evert and Brian Ebersole of Springboard Health to think about the 80% of patient health that happen outside of the hospital including transportation and access to healthy food. They chat about their program NEPA Moves that focuses on sustainable transportation and has piloted transportation programs for hospital patients in urban and rural areas.

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Laura Loe of Share the Cities. Laura talks about being a bus driver and housing activist and how to talk to parents about opposition to housing.

At the Rail~Volution conference this year, Jarrett Walker gave the Tuesday morning keynote. This is part one of a two part series. Part 2, Episode 11, is the round table that took place after Jarrett's keynote speech.

This week we're joined by Dr. Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California, and Director of USC’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) and the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII). We chat about a broad range of topics including the Environmental Justice Screening Method and how that research was turned into California environmental policy. The importance of community organizing in getting agreement for legislation, his new book The State of Resistance, as well as his views on rent control as public policy.   This episode was first aired at Rail~Volution.org

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Dr. Manuel Pastor joins us to talk about a whole host of subjects from place based community organizing to the environmental justice screen method and rent control. He brings a new perspective to demographic change in LA and has some thoughts on turning academic work into policy.

This week we're joined by Dr. Kari Watkins, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech and co-founder and "Chief Motivator" of OneBusAway, an open source platform for real time transit info. Kari talks about her research into the role of technology in the evolving transit experience, possible "dangerous futures ahead" - such as zero-passenger vehicles - and the "best future" of high capacity transit on dedicated right of way, fed by robust bike and sidewalk networks and TNCs for low density areas, all supported by timely information and payment - mobility as a service. Also check out Rail~Volution for information about this year's conference starting Sunday.  

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast we're joined by Chloe Spano of Cityway to talk about how cities can better use data to support mobility solutions.  We chat about Paris' limits on single occupancy vehicles using real time information to get ready for the Olympics and what is needed to get ready for a future where mobility is a service.  

This month on the Rail~Volution podcast, Patrick Siegman joins us to chat on the topic of parking. We chat about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why the topic of parking gets so personal.

Today on The Rail~Volution podcast, we’re talking with Former Director of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative Jonathan Sage Martinson. We’ll chat about advocacy and work that the collaborative did along the Green Line Light Rail between Minneapolis and St. Paul.

This week we’re back again at Rail~Volution and joined by Diana Mendes, Transit/Rail Practice Leader and Vice President at HNTB.  We talk about how Diana met the author of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and what needs to change about environmental planning.  She talks about the environmental planning process for the Lower Manhattan Recovery after 9-11 in addition to early use of GIS.

This week we’re back at the Rail~Volution conference in Denver talking with Congressman Earl Blumenauer who represents Oregon’s 3rd District which includes parts of Portland.  Congressman Blumenauer discusses how Rail~Volution got its start, how we can use congestion pricing and road user charges to pay for transportation, Vision Zero, and why urbanists should be thinking about the Farm Bill

This week on the podcast we’re bringing you an episode we recorded at Rail~Volution in Denver in front of a live audience. I was joined by transit advocate and Maryland local Dan Reed to talk about the Purple Line light rail project.  After 31 years of discussion the Purple Line is finally under construction and Dan gives us some background on the project including where the project goes, how the public private partnership was put together and how lawsuits just couldn’t keep a good line down.  We also learn how Dan used to talk about the project with his friends in high school and how his advocacy has spanned 14 years. 

This week we’re joined live from Rail~Volution by Houston Metro Board Member Christof Spieler.  We talk about the progress on Houston’s bus reimagining and Christof gives tips for public engagement and system planning.  There’s also a discussion about route alignments for bus and rail lines and a plea to use more data when making decisions. 

Live from the Rail~Volution conference in Dallas, we chat with Catherine Cuellar and Dave Unsworth about Dallas and Portland respectively.

Consider this a bonus track. A deleted scene at the end of your DVD. Extra footage. Or, consider it what it is: A short podcast episode Jeff and I recorded 2 1/2 weeks ago that never got edited because I went to Pro-Walk Pro-Bike and he went to Rail~Volution and we recorded (and actually posted) a podcast in between and basically, life got in the way. But better late than never, right? Here is a Talking Headways short in which we discuss the Federal Highway Administration's recent (er, not so recent anymore) announcement that Americans are driving more than anytime since 2008 and so we'd better spend lots more on highways. Here's a quick visual to help you understand just one reason we thought their reasoning was flawed: Above, the change in total vehicle miles traveled, and below, the change in per capita vehicle miles traveled. You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear the rest. It's a short one; you can listen to the whole thing while you fold the laundry. And there's something extra-adorable in there as a special prize for putting up with our tardiness. Jeff will be back soon from Rail~volution and then we'll get to hear all about that, and then we'll be back to normal podcasts on, we hope, a more normal schedule. You'll be the first to know when that happens if you subscribe to Talking Headways on our RSS feed, Stitcher or iTunes.

Those who build and manage affordable housing developments for low income families, seniors, and adults with disabilities prioritize locating this housing near good public transit. In the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) studies, develops and finances transit systems and is a key player in advocating for the development of transit-based housing. On this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, MTC Senior Planner James Corless describes how the Bay Area's transit systems stack up against other areas around the country, how those systems can be improved, and what's being done to encourage transit-based affordable housing development. He and host, Joanne Greene, also discuss the upcoming Rail Volution conference, October 26-30, 2008 in San Francisco.

Those who build and manage affordable housing developments for low income families, seniors, and adults with disabilities prioritize locating this housing near good public transit. In the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) studies, develops and finances transit systems and is a key player in advocating for the development of transit-based housing. On this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, MTC Senior Planner James Corless describes how the Bay Area's transit systems stack up against other areas around the country, how those systems can be improved, and what's being done to encourage transit-based affordable housing development. He and host, Joanne Greene, also discuss the upcoming Rail Volution conference, October 26-30, 2008 in San Francisco.