This week we’re joined by Dr. Robert Blaine of the National League of Cities. We talk about their work helping smaller cities apply for federal infrastructure grants through a bootcamp program and chat about local grant writing capacity and what success looks like. 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

Episode 448: A Bootcamp for Infrastructure

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This week were sharing part 2 of our discussion with Jim Kumon. We chat about the challenges of development, how to crowdfund a building, coming to the end of an 80 year economic cycle, how the built environment is an outcome of how we structure capital, and how more information can make it harder to learn new things. Some websites of note: Electric Housing Incremental Development Alliance Passive House Crowdfund  ***  Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @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! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com    

Episode 481: Money is a Lot of Different Things

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're joined by Tracy McMillan to talk about aging in place, Nashville's big transit plan, potential Alzheimer's causes in car exhaust, Milan's famous weeks, and the Colorado legislature's search for more housing and TOD.  Articles Aging in place - New York Times Nashville's transit plans - Nashville Tennessean Alzheimer's and car exhaust - Clean Technica Colorado density laws - Colorado Politics Milan's commercial weeks - Domus Web ***  Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads & Instagram @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! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com 

Episode 151: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - It's Been a Minute

This week we’re joined by Jim Kumon, Principal at Electric Housing, to discuss his work as a developer and urban policy educator in the Twin Cities. We chat about his sustainable development project, what St. Paul learned from Minneapolis 2040 and how zoning reform and transportation intersect. Some websites of note: Electric Housing Sundial Building Incremental Development Alliance ***  Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @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! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com 

Episode 480: Details of Development Reform in Minnesota Part 1

This week we’re joined by Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. We chat about the Joint Office’s white paper focused on best practices and solutions for electric vehicle charging entitled: Community Charging: Emerging Multifamily, Curbside, and Multimodal Practices.  White Paper Link The EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook -  Link ***  Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @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! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com 

Episode 479: Charging Up Transportation

Happy Mondays!  This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo again but we have a lot to catch up on.  We're going over some of the news we didn't get to when we were away in China for a month.  We cover LA's spongy infrastructure, an idea to connect zoning reform to transportation funding, and the transition from governments incentivizing retail businesses to warehousing infrastructure.  Of course there's more but listen in to hear everything we share. Main News Also below is are the links to the items we covered on the show: Los Angeles Spongy City -  Wired Magazine Local governments new plans for public housing -  Vox Toronto streetcar speeds up -  Blog TO Smaller houses for smaller prices -  New York Times Zoning for transportation funds - FAS Canadian feds will stop investing in roads -  CBC News Cell phone distracted drivers -  Vox Rent killing sex? - Discourse Lounge Mexico City water shortage -  CNN Retail attraction strategies - Time Deadliest Intersections -  Stacker Reviewing smooth cities -  The Nation Transport equity tool -  Streetsblog CA Health benefits ULEZ/LTNs -  Guardian |  Guardian Climate boomtowns -  The Atlantic Profit sharing for cities -  Governing The Great Asynchonization - Transportist Death of the small car - Autopian Fire department policy - Thesis Driven AI Generated visuals -  MIT News Houston Mayor -  Texas Monthly Building deconstruction -  Smart Cities Dive ***  Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads @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! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com 

Episode 448: A Bootcamp for Infrastructure

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