Jeff Wood
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
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- Top 5M sites
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture’s Role in Population Decline — Streetsblog USA (opens the original)
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This week, we’re joined by Blaine Brownell, the director of UNC Charlotte’s School of Architecture to talk about the role architecture plays in population decline, the need for permeability in walkable neighborhoods, and a revolution in building materials. Here’s how we work it at Talking Headways: Jeff Wood: I’ve seen a number of your pieces in Architect Magazine that talk about subjects that not a lot of people want to touch. First, I wonder how architects respond to your prodding in those art
Talking Headways Podcast: People Based Accessibility — Streetsblog USA (opens the original)
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This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Wendy Zhou to discuss her recent USC dissertation on dynamic accessibility — you know, how static maps without a time-based dimension don’t tell the whole story on access and how it’s time for a “people-based” accessibility. And you know that there’s three ways to play the weekly Talking Headways game: Jeff Wood: How did you get interested in transportation policy? Wendy Zhou: I grew into later in life. My interest started in urban p
Talking Headways Podcast: Carspreading — Streetsblog USA (opens the original)
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This week, we’re joined by Sofia Navas and James Nix of the NGO Transport & Environment to talk about their recent report, “Ever Bigger? Car Size at a Crossroads.” Why, why why are car sizes continuing to grow? It’s so clear that safety is directly linked to vehicle size — not to mention the toll big cars take on traffic and public space. They literally bloat our lives, but you can find out more with the normal Talking Headways lineup: Jeff Wood: We talk about “geometry” all the time when it com
Talking Headways Podcast: New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies — Streetsblog USA (opens the original)
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This week on Talking Headways, we’re joined by Joshua Schank to talk about his book, “New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies: Improving Policy Outcomes in the Public Sector.” In a broad-ranging discussion about urban dysfunction, Schank talks about the inner workings of LA Metro, the benefits of openness and transparency, and, of course, the importance of strategic planning. Of course, no one gets away easy; we also share frustrations about meetings, transit board structures, and agency fiefdoms. You
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring the Pulse of Urban Development — Streetsblog USA (opens the original)
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This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we’re joined by Karen Seto at Yale University and Zhe Zhu at the University of Connecticut to talk about their new study, The Urban Pulse. We talk about using granular satellite data to measure change in cities and the processes of urbanization. Longtime listeners know the deal: Hit play on the audio player embedded below, read a full albeit AI-generated transcript here, or check out the edited excerpt at the end of this post. Jeff Wood: How did you all
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