Episode 189: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Proof of What's Possible
Podcast: Talking Headways: A Streetsblog PodcastPublished On: Tue Apr 14 2026
Description: This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for everyone. We look at a model base for disabled Olympians in Milan, the economic security of American households, and how reverse game theory can create win win situations in cities. All the items we covered are in the notes below. Main items: Accessible cities can exist - Teen Vogue Economic security of Americans - Governing City doesn't need a dashboard - Route Fifty Texas' clean energy future - Grist BART parking rentals - Metro Magazine Disorder in the liberal city - City of Yes Climate gentrification in Atlanta - Capital B News Reverse game theory - Noema Bonus Items Akron Innerbelt plan - Signal Akron Rail trails and housing markets - Joint Center for Housing Policy Safer streets for women and girls - The Guardian Fixing what annoys commuters in NJ - NJ.com Overriding local zoning - Boulder Reporting Lab Climate damage impacts - BBC Science Focus A regional innovation engine - China Daily Hands off the wheel bad for safety - KSL What government really costs - Governing Electricity price hub - HeatMap Vehicle size impacts - ITDP One acre, one vote - Grist Longest outdoor escalator - Parametric Architecture Mexican high speed trains to Tucson - KJZZ Financial costs of pedestrian deaths - Streetsblog USA +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @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
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