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Episode 127: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Conspiracy!
Description
This week on Mondays we're again Han Solo, but don't let that stop you from listening in to all the news from the last couple of weeks! We chat about the 15 Minute City conspiracy, why the American Association of Railroads is against electrification, and Wales' climate action on roads.
Below are the links from stories we talked about in the show notes!
News Items
Anti-electrification - Clean Technica
Converting diesel to electric research - Nature
Brussels traffic plan - The Mayor.eu
Ghent traffic reduction - Sky News
15 minute cities conspiracy theory - New Statesman
More conspiracy Guardian | CNN | Slate
Flood zone properties overvalued - Grist
Rethinking one hour deliveries - Streetsblog USA
Welsh road climate review - Guardian
Bonus Items
Park city underground - KPCW
Recycling building materials - ArchDaily | BBC Future
Healthy cities more sidewalks - Bloomberg CityLab
Convenience store crashes - Smart Cities Dive
20mph speed limits - Intelligent Transport
Remote work costs Manhattan - Bloomberg
Amsterdam's housing plans - Euractiv
LA wants to destroy 13K trees - LA Daily News
Berlin's plan for car free neighborhood - Guardian
Why aren't teens driving? - Washington Post
Teenage brains - Nati