I spoke to Christian Lenhart about the Rio Grande Plan (@viariogrande.org), a proposal to restore train service to Salt Lake City's Rio Grande Depot, open up new land for development, and remove railroad crossings that divide the city. open.spotify.com/episode/34f1...

Dan, who also goes by Arnie, ran a ⁠coffee truck⁠ in ⁠Arnos Park⁠, in North London, for eight and a half years. During that time, he built a strong sense of community with people who frequented the park. The truck closed at the end of 2025. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

I spoke to Dustin Manker about the joys (and challenges) of exploring Chicago by bike. Bicycling is his primary way of getting around the city. Dustin also enjoys recreational riding on weekends. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

I spoke with John Bauters (@johnbauters.bsky.social), "America's Bike Mayor" about how he helped to transform Emeryville, an American city, by building more housing and building high quality bike and pedestrian infrastructure. open.spotify.com/episode/0P7l...

As an activist and a Deputy Mayor under Anne Hidalgo (@annehidalgo.bsky.social), Christophe Najdovski (@cnajdovski.bsky.social) played an important role in making Paris (@paris.fr) a greener, more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

I had a great conversation with Quemuel Arroyo , the Chief Accessibility Officer for the MTA (@mta.info) in New York about the huge task of making the subway more accessible. As a wheelchair user, this is something that's very personal for Quemuel. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

I spoke with Andy Gagliardi (@andy-gagliardi.bsky.social) about why he loves living in San Francisco and the ways that he's working to improve public transit in the US. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

I spoke to Alex Montero (@urbanistcomic.bsky.social) from Strong Towns Chicago (@strongtownschicago.bsky.social) about his advocacy for a more walkable Chicago with better transit service and more abundant housing. open.spotify.com/episode/2hBA... @strongtowns.org

Courtney Cobbs, a founder of Better Streets Chicago, (@betterstreetschicago.org) moved to Chicago, after growing up in the Southern US, to live car-free. We spoke about progress that Chicago is making and the many areas for improvement that still remain. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

I had a great conversation with Eli Lipman from Move LA about their advocacy for abundant, reliable and affordable multi-modal transportation options, to provide alternatives to driving in the Los Angeles area. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I had a great time speaking with Ellen Harvey about the many influences behind her thought-provoking art including emigrating from the UK, living in Brooklyn, her love of cities, and briefly practicing as an attorney. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Damian from Streets Are For Everyone (@StreetsR4Every1) has turned his experience of losing his leg and almost losing his life into a career advocating for safer streets. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... @streetsforall.org @streetsblogla.bsky.social @movela.bsky.social

I spoke with Micheál Podgers (@michealpodgers.bsky.social) about how his experience of living in Europe has helped to inform his approach to advocating for walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly, urbanism in his hometown of Chicago. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @betterstreetschicago.org

Robin Pam (@robinpam.bsky.social) from Streets for All SF (@streetsforallsf.org) has turned her experience of navigating the streets of San Francisco with young children into a career advocating for safer streets for pedestrians & cyclists. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... @streetsforall.org

I spoke with Cathy Dos Santos (@cathyonthemove.bsky.social) from Transit Alliance Miami (@transitmia.bsky.social) about her car-free life and her work as an advocate for better transit in Miami-Dade County. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

If you're interested in learning more about Emily Jabbour (@hobokenemily.bsky.social), one of the candidates in Hoboken's mayoral runoff, & her urbanist vision for a Hoboken, that's more pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-friendly, check out my interview with her. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I spoke with Denis Agar (@denisagar.bsky.social) from Movement (@movementyvr.bsky.social) about his "conversion" to urbanism and his journey from working in public transit to now being an advocate for better public transit in Vancouver. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

I spoke with Baker Rogers, the owner of Queer Haven Books in Columbia, SC, about their experience of being queer in the Southern US and their mission of creating a safe space for queer people of all ages. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

I spoke with Michael Schneider from Streets for All (@streetsforall.org) about his journey from being forced to live-car free in Los Angeles, embracing that lifestyle, and ultimately become an activist fighting for safe streets for walking and cycling. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

I really enjoyed speaking with Guillaume Le Roux, a Paris tour guide, about the urbanist transformation of Paris. We spoke about how after the initial challenges of having more bicycles on the streets, Paris has become much quieter and much easier to get around. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

This is a great interview with our guide Jonathan! #loveLondon

I spoke to Jonathan Wober about how a love of exploring London on foot led him to become a tour guide, with a focus on the City of London and Islington. This has given him an even greater appreciation for London. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

I had a great time speaking to Sen. Molly Cook (@mollyfortexas.bsky.social) about her activism against freeway expansion and for urbanist policies that promote walking, biking, and public transportation and how those priorities inform her work in the Texas Senate. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I spoke to Brian Peterman about his family's decision to build an accessory dwelling unit for his mother-in-law under a Chicago pilot program, allowing her to spend more time with her young granddaughter. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

I spoke with Gridlock Sam Schwartz about growing up in Brooklyn and how he helped to set the stage for congestion pricing, protected bike lanes, and other pedestrian-friendly urbanist improvements in New York City. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Many thanks to @dwellerpodcast.bsky.social for the chance to talk about all things flanerie! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

I had a great time talking to Chicago author and self-described flaneuse, Kathleen Rooney (@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social) about how her love of walking around cities helps to inspire her writing, particularly the best-selling novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to pedestrianize part of downtown Chicago? Samantha Anderson and her team envisioned doing that as part of their winning entry for the Harris Public Policy Innovation Challenge (@harrissocial.bsky.social). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

had a great time talking with Emily Jabbour (@hobokenemily.bsky.social) about her experience of living in Hoboken, a dense, walkable city. She has served on the city council for the past 8 years and is running for mayor. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I spoke with Ollie Thompson of the YouTube channel Bee Here Now about Manchester, England's evolution from an industrial city into a vibrant post-industrial city. We touched on some of the challenges facing the city, like a lack of open space. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

I spoke with David William Rosales (@davidwrosales.bsky.social) about how a trip to Barcelona led him to discover the joys of car-free living. He lives car-free in New York City, and he spent two years living car-free while traveling full-time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

I spoke to Daniel Herriges (@dpherriges.bsky.social) from @parkingreform.org about growing up in St. Paul and moving back to raise his family, the impact of parking policy on cities, and the commonalities between walkable cities & small towns. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... @strongtowns.org

Noelle Hunter and Paul Trust from @queenslink.org laid out their vision for a north-south subway connection and linear park in Queens that would reuse an abandoned elevated railroad alignment to fill in a major gap in the NYC subway. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

I spoke to Stephanie Watt(@stephaniewatt.bsky.social) about her journey from a suburban childhood in Ottawa to moving to Montreal. We also spoke about how small land use decisions shape cities, with a focus on how cities can better cater to families with children. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I had a great time talking to Chris Denham from Network Rail about the steam railway that ignited his passion for railways as a child. We also spoke about the current state of Great Britain's railways, including the plans to renationalize them. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Jaime Cano is one of the directors of Escuelita del Alma, a preschool in Austin, TX that's being displaced by the widening of I-35. We spoke about how Austin has evolved over his lifetime and the impact of TxDOT's car-centric transportation policies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Paul Klein, the owner of Kaleidoscope Gallery, and I discussed his love for NYC and how living on City Island gives him the experience of small town life while still being in NYC. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... @cityislandrising.bsky.social #cityisland #thebronx #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc

I spoke with Nic Laporte (@nicthedoor.bsky.social) about why he became an urbanist, his experience of living in Vancouver, and how he was inspired by a recent experience of biking around the Netherlands. open.spotify.com/episode/2e4z...

Joe Schwarten (@joeschwarten.bsky.social) grew up in the Cleveland area & moved back after living in the Bay Area. He lives car-free & chairs ⁠Clevelanders for Public Transit (@clefortransit.bsky.social), an advocacy organization for public transit in Cleveland. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Graham Garfield has turned his childhood love of urban design and public transit into a career with the Chicago Transit Authority where he is currently managing Phase 1 of the Red-Purple Modernization Program. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

I spoke with Audrey Wennink (@awennink.bsky.social) of the Metropolitan Planning Council about her work to advance equitable, sustainable transportation and her reasons for choosing to live in Chicago. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

I had a great conversation with W. Robert Schultz III about his career as an activist & the influences that led him to this career. He currently focuses on equitable transportation with the Active Transportation Alliance. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...