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Episode 154: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Dead University Line
We're Han Solo this week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire but that doesn't stop us from covering a lot of ground from the last several weeks. We chat about how climate change could impact infrastructure building, the death of Houston's University Line, and Boston's commuter rail ridership success compared to before the pandemic. We cover a lot more but listen in to find out!
Below are links to the items we discussed on today's show!
Banks realize climate risk - Wired Magazine
Risk of property insurance increase - Moving Day
Talking Headways Podcast - In a Bad State
Metro shelves University Corridor - Houston Public Media
Mexico city running under water - New York Times
Bogota water restrictions - Bloomberg CityLab
Boston commuter rail comeback - Route Fifty
Small future of housing - Fast Company
Cities come alive after hours - Washington Post
Medical insurer pledges for housing - Yahoo News
Denmark's fix for mortgage rate jumps - Business Insider
Colorado's new approach to highways - New York Times
Wyoming road failure opens housing discussion - Whitehall Ledger
Bonus Items
Health impacts of station areas - MedicalXpress
Put lazy money to work - Governing
Curbing costs from "betterments" - The Urbanist
Bike lanes reduce traffic speeds - Rutgers
Homeless Angelino takes over previous house - Los Angeles Times
Homeowners want prices to go up - The American Prospect
A conditional contract - Equipment World
$100K for every new Canadian home - Published on 1 year, 6 months ago