Jeff Wood is the host of the Talking Headways podcast and the publisher of The Overhead Wire daily newsletter. http://theoverheadwire.com Sign up for our 20 year old daily newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/theoverheadwire/trialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwtto3gzps2aIt's October 1st! That time of year again when it gets colder. Our bus and bike scarves are here to keep you warm! link.theoverheadwire.com/48eag https://link.theoverheadwire.com/48eag01 Oct 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtto3gzps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwtgkx4m222a"I felt compelled to draw attention to the inherent contradiction in creating better designed places, that inherently become more desirable and less-economically accessible." [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtgkx4m222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwtdrfkgak2aNew #TalkingHeadways podcast! Blaine Brownell, director of the UNC Charlotte Department of Architecture joins the show to discuss the architectural and urban design tradeoffs that lead to population decline. We also talk about what makes walkable cities great. link.theoverheadwire.com/druaj https://link.theoverheadwire.com/druaj01 Oct 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtdrfkgak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwrgtt3rt22hWednesday's Most Read # 1 - Jeff Brandes: If Amendment 3 passes, Florida will need city hospice link.theoverheadwire.com/dc6wn Florida Politics https://link.theoverheadwire.com/dc6wn30 Sep 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrgtt3rt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwrgsa52a22hWednesday's Most Read # 2 - Rising Gas Prices Are Punishing Household Finances. Policymakers Should Invest in Transit to Reduce Household Costs. link.theoverheadwire.com/mvjfu Urban Institute @yonahfreemark.com https://link.theoverheadwire.com/mvjfu30 Sep 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrgsa52a22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwrgpb6tl22hWednesday's Most Read # 3 - Calgary-Edmonton high-speed rail project moves forward with new commitments from Alberta, feds link.theoverheadwire.com/tqeur CBC News https://link.theoverheadwire.com/tqeur30 Sep 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrgpb6tl22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwr2avqcyk2hA global repeating story... Translated: Every few months, Lars Klingbeil finds billions to subsidize petrol and diesel for high-mileage drivers. Yet he allows the price of the #Deutschlandticket to rise unchecked year after year. Why isn't the SPD interested in its 14.5 million users? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr2avqcyk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwqz24lpe22hIt's insane how much money people will spend to still not realize that auto dependence is extraction. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqz24lpe22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwqyxlix4s2hAs the French might call it, a "beet field" station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV_Haute-Picardie_station [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqyxlix4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwoyaw4uqc27Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them? link.theoverheadwire.com/bmt8n Grist @grist.org https://link.theoverheadwire.com/bmt8n29 Sep 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoyaw4uqc27https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwoy7rze6c27Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - In Philadelphia, a series of green corridor projects will promote walkability and connection link.theoverheadwire.com/gf3ed Architect's Newspaper https://link.theoverheadwire.com/gf3ed29 Sep 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoy7rze6c27https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwoy4ienkk27Tuesday's Most Read # 3 - Zurich steps up efforts to replace asphalt with trees link.theoverheadwire.com/henam Swissinfo.ch https://link.theoverheadwire.com/henam29 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoy4ienkk27https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwouuafzzk27This feels big. Maybe bigger than the other one for reasons I can't quite put my finger on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwouuafzzk27https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwmh2jygfk2uMonday's Most Read # 1 - The future of US transportation policy demands new ways to pursue long-standing goals link.theoverheadwire.com/xu6gn Brookings @brookings.edu https://link.theoverheadwire.com/xu6gn28 Sep 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmh2jygfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwmgyx3v4k2uMonday's Most Read # 2 - Eviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight link.theoverheadwire.com/t4v3y The Guardian @theguardian.com https://link.theoverheadwire.com/t4v3y28 Sep 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmgyx3v4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com/post/3mwmgx4m2ok2uMonday's Most Read # 3 - the flâneur and the birth of the modern urban spectator link.theoverheadwire.com/xev63 designboom @designboommagazine.bsky.social https://link.theoverheadwire.com/xev6328 Sep 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:cdebst7hm3tki5622oshc5up/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmgx4m2ok2u