Jarrett Walker is frequently asked to speak to urbanist, development and transit professional groups. He also often grants interviews to media on aspects of ongoing or completed projects. If you are interested in booking him for your event or for a media appearance, please contact don’t hesitate to drop an email to jarrett at jarrettwalker dot com.
Podcasts and Interviews
Jarrett talks with Dave Miller of Oregon Public Broadcasting on how public transit in the Portland area has evolved. (2026)
“How is Public Transit Doing in the US?” Jarrett talks with David Roberts of Volts about the state of public transit in the US (2025)
“An Update to Human Transit.” Jarrett talks with Jeff Wood of the Overhead Wire about the new edition of the book Human Transit and what’s new in public transit planning. (2024).
“Prediction and freedom are opposites.“ Jarrett talks with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns about letting go of our need for predictions in transport planning. (2024)
Jarrett talks with Paul Comfort of Transit Unplugged, a podcast for transit professionals, about our long track record of network redesign. (2022)
“Portland’s Design Helps Make it a Protest-Friendly City.” During the first summer of the Covid-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests, Jarrett talked with Geoff Norcross of Oregon Public Broadcasting about how Portland’s design makes it especially conducive to protest. (2020)
“Redesigning Houston’s METRO System Without Breaking The Bank” on WBUR’s Hear & Now (2015)
“Uncaptive Rider” on Notebook on Cities and Culture (2012)
Jarrett discusses the history of transit in Portland, Los Angeles and the US with Notebook’s Colin Marshall.
Video
2018 Railvolution Keynote
“Planning Transit: Can We Live Without Predictions?” at the Congress for the New Urbanism in Seattle (2017)
“Learning the Langue of Transit” at the Congress for the New Urbanism in Dallas (2015)