In municipal elections across the country recently, incumbent mayors faced recall challenges. Not so in Boston, where Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed in a race that affirmed her positive, proactive approach to governing. In this episode, Nick sits down with Shin-Pei Tsay, the chief research and data officer and executive director at the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM); Shin-pei has led a variety of efforts to reimagine city services to be more efficient, equitable, and fun, and speaks about the challenges and opportunities therein.
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In municipal elections across the country recently, incumbent mayors faced recall challenges. Not so in Boston, where Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed in a race that affirmed her positive, proactive approach to governing. In this episode, Nick sits down with Shin-Pei Tsay, the chief research and data officer and executive director at the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM); Shin-pei has led a variety of efforts to reimagine city services to be more efficient, equitable, and fun, and speaks about the challenges and opportunities therein.
Access Granted: The Future of Rider's Choice, with Uber Transit
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Access Granted: The Future of Rider's Choice, with Uber Transit
Across the country, transit agencies face a dilemma: how to provide reliable, safe, and equitable service for individuals who rely on ADA paratransit, while keeping costs low?
In this episode, CoMotion's Nick Perloff-Giles sits down with Dmitriy Vanchugov, Head of Partnerships at Uber Transit, alongside Spare Labs Co-Founder & CEO Kristoffer Vik Hansen, Stephanie Doughty (MV Transportation), and David Hatch (MBTA) to explore all the different aspects of ‘Riders’ Choice’, an innovative approach to paratransit that allows riders to flexibly choose between conventional paratransit vehicles and ridehail.
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In municipal elections across the country recently, incumbent mayors faced recall challenges. Not so in Boston, where Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed in a race that affirmed her positive, proactive approach to governing. In this episode, Nick sits down with Shin-Pei Tsay, the chief research and data officer and executive director at the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM); Shin-pei has led a variety of efforts to reimagine city services to be more efficient, equitable, and fun, and speaks about the challenges and opportunities therein.
