Episode 198: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Creating Systemic Change

This week we're Han Solo, but that won't stop us from sharing some interesting news including daylighting urban streams, why we shouldn't put everything on transit, Barcelona's e-bike subsidy, and Charlotte's value created. 

News Items

Two ways to daylight streams - The Conversation

Transit scope creep - Works in Progress

Barcelona e-bike - City of Barcelona

The Carbon Wave - MIT Press Reader

Feedback loops - ArchDaily

Charlotte light rail value - Planetizen

Dead malls a thing still? - Arbitrary Lines

Cities need municipal wealth funds - Urban Proxima

Trumps war reduced oil consumption - Yale Climate Connections

Bonus Items

Robotaxis skipping the gas tax - Eno Center for Transportation

Bay area exporting housing shortage - San Francisco Chronicle

Did Chicago TIF work? - University of Illinois Chicago

Las Vegas BRT ridership - Las Vegas Sun

China's new rules for autonomous vehicles - China Daily

New Zealand road user charges set - ITS International

Illinois e-bike bill signed - Government Technology

Heat deaths are higher than shared - NPR

Where do people mix - Northeastern University

Paying for bike lane removal - LA Times

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Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music.

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