Jeff Wood is the Principal of The Overhead Wire, a consulting firm dedicated to sharing insights about cities globally. He focuses on themes such as transportation and mobility, urban design, and real estate development, often discussing topics like Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and public transportation policy. Jeff's work has been featured in various publications, including Frontiers, Guns.com, and Streetsblog USA.
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Jeff Wood focuses on local and national issues related to urban planning, transportation, and land-value tax. He frequently cites data and covers government announcements, indicating an interest in factual information about policies and their impact.
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By: Jeff Wood
This week, we're chatting with Dallas developer, DART board member, and urban designer Patrick Kennedy about his recent publication , “An Atlas of Intercity Highway Impacts.” We discuss the tax base that highways removed from cities, what we could have done for cities with federal transportation funding, and the long term value we lost.
By: Jeff Wood
Urban mobility patterns tied to household composition. London’s social housing benefits. MBTA continues journey toward commuter rail electrification.
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One of the important advances in precision rifle shooting has been the development of high quality stocks and chassis.
This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we're joined by Karen Seto at Yale University and Zhe Zhu at the University of Connecticut to talk about their new study,
Taurus firearms are known for their affordability, sometimes to a fault. With the GX2, Taurus has does a great job of improving the quality and the shooting performance in a very affordable carry pistol. With street prices starting around $230, it's hard to argue against this little gun.
How anchor tenants in dead malls block redevelopment. Charlotte’s lost light rail opportunity. Multimodal reform is hard in car-oriented cities.
By Jeff Wood (Contributor) August 28, 2026 Decades-old agreements can prevent mixed-use projects on the sites of decrepit malls.
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Prism sights are nothing new, but they have certainly taken off over the past decade. When Trijicon introduced the ACOG and it began appearing on military weapons, other manufacturers quickly took notice. Their compact size, etched reticles, clarity, and easy-to-use sight picture have made prism optics increasingly popular.
