Jeff Wood

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Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health

By Jeff Wood | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.

Talking Headways Podcast: Back in Time!

By Jeff Wood | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

We're at 400 episodes. Join us for a fun trip down memory lane!

Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Zoning Broke American Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

How were cities regulated before zoning — and should zoning abolition be the ultimate goal?

Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations

By Jeff Wood | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

This week, Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis by involving the community, engaging transit operators, and bringing life to grey spaces.

Talking Headway Podcast: Why Tech Won’t Save Transportation

By Jeff Wood | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Uber may become more like a conventional taxi service, but it has permanently screwed workers.

Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!

By Jeff Wood | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments

How communities can use paint as an effective and relatively low-cost strategy to activate their streets.

Clockwise (from top left): The first modern mall, Southdale in Edina, Minn.; mall godfather Victor Gruen shows off a design to a flunky; sprawl, American-style; and the cover of Alexandra Lange's book.

Talking Headways Podcast: Let’s Go to the Mall With Alexandra Lange!

By Jeff Wood | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

This week: architecture journalist Alexandra Lange talks about her book, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall, plus the evolution of the enclosed shopping center, equity, legal implications, and of course, zombies. It's a one-of-a-kind episode!