“Cities are the engines of this nation. To have healthy and thriving cities, you need a good public transportation system. You need good mobility.” Michael Allegra, now retired, is the…
“You have to understand the state of your assets, what is the lifecycle and what is your replacement cycle, and how are you going to prioritize [your assets].” It is…
“I think, when we talk public transit, we are limiting ourselves. We are mobility managers.” Nat Ford started his public transit career as a train conductor for New York MTA….
“Anything that gets people out of the single occupant vehicle…is good for transit. It’s good for everybody. It’s good for the communities.” Paul Ballard, CEO of Fort Worth Transportation Authority…
“We were going to do this in a way where it was multimodal, multijurisdictional, [and] multiproduct.” Are disruptive and displacement technologies an opportunity? Or an existential threat? Does public transit…
“Don’t think our customers don’t have answers.” Dr. Robert Schneider, Executive Director of Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), joins this episode of Transit Unplugged to share the history of…
“The future is bright. There is a transportation revolution going on in LA and the country.” Phil Washington spent 24 years in the United States Army before moving into the…
“Helping cities achieve their vision for mobility.” Mark Joseph, Global Chief Development Officer for Transdev, believes that “there’s never been a more exciting time to be in the transportation business.”…
“There’s no substitute for being on the road…out in the operations, out in the systems, out talking to the clients, talking to the riders, [and] talking to the employees.” Private…
“We want to make a change in the communities we serve.” One of the coolest guys in transit, Clément Michel, discusses how, before becoming President & CEO of Keolis NA,…