Episode 161: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Post Election with John Simmerman

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

John Simmerman of Active Towns joins the Mondays Show post election to talk about some of the transit wins. We also look ahead and wonder if LA really could go car free for the Olympics and whether Canada is ready for high speed rail.

Below are the show notes and items we chatted about on the show with John.

Voters pass Denver 7A - Colorado Sun

Nashville voters pass transit funding - Nashville Tennessean

Columbus passes transit measure - Columbus Dispatch

Washington voters save climate bill - Associated Press

Cobb and Gwinett transit measures fail - Saporta Report

LA County homeless funding tax passes - Los Angeles Times

Will LA Olympics go car free? - Slate

Canada will announce high speed rail plans - CBC News

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