Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor

Jeff Wood is the Principal of The Overhead Wire, a consulting firm focused on sharing information about cities around the world. He hosts a weekly podcast called Talking Headways at Streetsblog USA and operates the daily news site The Overhead Wire. 

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  National links: Atlanta’s getting more streetcars

  LinksBy Jeff Wood (Contributor) December 11, 2015 14

  Thanks to The Direct Transfer, we’re bringing you a weekly roundup of what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas. Think Breakfast Links, but national and on the weekend! Network Stars: The Atlanta City Council approved a 50-plus mile streetcar network that includes 22 miles of the long-planned Beltline. The city…  Keep reading…

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  National links: Manipulative maps and tearing down freeways

  LinksBy Jeff Wood (Contributor) December 4, 2015 7

  Thanks to The Direct Transfer, we’re going to start bringing you a weekly roundup of what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas. Think Breakfast Links, but national and on the weekend! Enjoy! Capitalist highway maps: You can easily lie with maps. In fact, many companies used them to point people to only their gas stations…  Keep reading…