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Transit Unplugged

We share the stories, challenges, and successes of the top transit professionals from around the world. Learn how top transit leaders got to where they are with stories and insights from their careers. Get the inside story about public transit and transit trends from the people who run it. Transit Unplugged is hosted and produced by Paul Comfort and brought to you by Modaxo Learn more at https://transitunplugged.com/

David Scorey - CEO Keolis North America

27 mins; August 31, 2022

Steve Martingano -- Denver RTD Transit Police

23 mins; August 24, 2022

Monica Backmon -- Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

32 mins; August 17, 2022

April Rai CEO COMTO

27 mins; August 10, 2022

Henry Li -- SacRT

31 mins; August 03, 2022

Alva Carrasco and Herold Humphrey -- Latinos In Transit

36 mins; July 27, 2022

Matt Tucker North County Transit District

28 mins; July 20, 2022

Wiebe Wakker Sustainable Adventurer from Plug Me In

31 mins; July 13, 2022

Charlotte Shaw Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority

31 mins; July 06, 2022

Sam Morrissey -- Urban Movement Labs

31 mins; June 29, 2022

Sam Snead -- Anne Arundel County Department of Transportation

26 mins; June 22, 2022

Tom Wright -- Regional Plan Association

25 mins; June 15, 2022

Melinda Metzger -- Pace Suburban Bus

25 mins; June 08, 2022

Jen Shepherd -- GM Uber Transit

26 mins; June 01, 2022

Wayne Rogers -- Northeast Maglev

31 mins; May 25, 2022

Christiaan Blake, Managing Dir, Dept of Access Services, WMATA

30 mins; May 18, 2022

Eulois Cleckley Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works

23 mins; May 11, 2022

Luc Richard RTC Quebec City

32 mins; May 04, 2022

Steve Poftak - MBTA

32 mins; April 27, 2022

Rich Sampson, Southwest Transit Association

29 mins; April 20, 2022

Adelee Le Grand. CEO HART

31 mins; April 13, 2022

Sara Stickler, CEO WTS International

27 mins; April 06, 2022

Darren Kettle, CEO Metrolink

30 mins; March 30, 2022

Patrick Goddard -- Brightline Trains

28 mins; March 23, 2022

Mohammed Salim Al Ghafri -- COO Mwasalat, Oman

22 mins; March 16, 2022

Noormah Noor Express Rail Link

38 mins; March 09, 2022

Terry White Interview Ripple Effect

36 mins; March 02, 2022

Alexander Pazuchanics and reports from UITP MENA

31 mins; February 23, 2022

Legacy Leaders Part 2: Paul Toliver, Peter Varga, Grace Crunican, and Mike Scanlon

50 mins; February 16, 2022

Billy Terry On Delivering Training for Better Transit

34 mins; February 09, 2022

Legacy Leaders Part 1: Paul Toliver, Fred Gilliam, Robert Prince, Rod Diridon

33 mins; February 02, 2022

Karen Philbrick Researching the Future of Public Transit at the Mineta Institute

38 mins; January 26, 2022

In Memoriam: Jeffrey Parker

31 mins; January 21, 2022

Laura Koprowski Reinvigorating TARTA's Role in the Community

31 mins; January 19, 2022

Mass Transit 40 Under 40 Looking Ahead to a Bright Transit Future

34 mins; January 12, 2022

Kevin Quinn focusing on the fundamentals and network expansion at TransLink

26 mins; January 05, 2022

What will public transit look like in 2022?

32 mins; December 29, 2021

Best of Transit Unplugged In Depth for 2021

51 mins; December 22, 2021

Special Transit Technology Episode: Cybersecurity and transit tech in 2022

32 mins; December 15, 2021

Innovation, growth, and expansion in Singapore with Lee Ling Wee

27 mins; December 08, 2021

On Demand Microtransit taking off in Sarasota, Florida

31 mins; December 01, 2021

Transit Leaders Panel: 5 of the most powerful women in transit today

48 mins; November 24, 2021

Live from APTA EXPO 2021: It's electric with Chris Harris and Lauren Cochran Scoville

27 mins; November 17, 2021

Bringing public transit to a transit desert in the desert--MJ Maynard and RTC of Southern Nevada

30 mins; November 10, 2021

The three big transit trends, making kindness cool, and more APTA EXPO 2021 events

31 mins; November 03, 2021

Multi-modal solutions, advanced ticketing, and loyalty programs: Innovation from Africa and the Middle East

49 mins; October 27, 2021

How Autonomous Vehicles Are Fitting into the Bigger Public Transit Landscape

33 mins; October 20, 2021

Nashville's WeGo Public Transit Is Coming Back Strong with New Innovations

57 mins; October 13, 2021

How transit agencies in New Mexico came together and weathered the pandemic storm

25 mins; October 06, 2021

Four Inspiring Women Leading the Way in Australia

54 mins; September 29, 2021

Going truly zero-emissions in Champaign-Urbana, Karl Gnadt on deploying hydrogen fuel cell buses

29 mins; September 22, 2021

Julien Dehornoy of Yarra Trams on the Challenge of Updating an Iconic Tram System

35 mins; September 15, 2021

David Bruffy and Mountain Line Transit Giving People What They're Asking For: More Transit

23 mins; September 08, 2021

Josh Baker on Relaunching DASH and Untangling the Spaghetti

35 mins; September 01, 2021

What's data got to do with it? To do transit right, everything.

28 mins; August 25, 2021

Special Panel Discussion: What the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Means for Transit Agencies

39 mins; August 18, 2021

John Seber answers the why question

37 mins; August 11, 2021

Carrie Butler Executive Director of TARC - Optimism and excitement about the future of transit

33 mins; August 04, 2021

Using AI to predict when your bus will arrive, meeting tips from Paul Comfort, and people are coming back to transit

26 mins; July 28, 2021

Joubert Flores on creating an integrated and supported public transportation system in Brazil

35 mins; July 21, 2021

Capitalizing on transit's opportunity with Andrew Bata of UITP

38 mins; July 14, 2021

Dimas Barreira Putting Technology and Innovation in the Driver's Seat in Fortaleza, Brazil

31 mins; July 07, 2021

Mark Wild of Crossrail UK getting a massive rail project back on track

28 mins; June 30, 2021

Comfort's Corner: Is It Time to Call It Regional Rail?

24 mins; June 23, 2021

Making Taxis Part of the Transport Solution in Saudi Arabia with Naif Bin Hwail

25 mins; June 16, 2021

Comfort's Corner: Using data to improve operations and meet the changing needs of riders

33 mins; June 09, 2021

Jeremy Yap, Land Transport Authority, Singapore

42 mins; June 02, 2021

Comfort's Corner: NATA, UITP, and the new study on contracting in public transit

40 mins; May 26, 2021

Esmaeel Hasan Al Blooshi, RAK Transport Authority

29 mins; May 19, 2021

Comfort's Corner: Julie Timm of GRTC Are fares truly fair?

41 mins; May 12, 2021

Leslie Richards - SEPTA

33 mins; May 05, 2021

ThinkTransit Day Two Keynote: Lauren Skiver

24 mins; May 03, 2021

Virtual ThinkTransit Day Three Keynote: Future of Transit Panel

46 mins; May 03, 2021

ThinkTransit Day One Keynote: Robbie Makinen

24 mins; May 03, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Luke Antoniou – Intelligent Transport

38 mins; April 28, 2021

Clinton Forbes – Palm Tran

30 mins; April 21, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Valerie Neilson - Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency

38 mins; April 14, 2021

Nat Ford – Jacksonville Transportation Authority

29 mins; April 07, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Brian Litchfield - Town of Chapel Hill

41 mins; March 31, 2021

Tilly Chang - San Francisco County Transportation Authority

30 mins; March 24, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Christian Kent, Principal, Christian T. Kent Transit Management Consulting LLC

35 mins; March 17, 2021

David Kim - Secretary of Transportation for the State of California

32 mins; March 10, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Pierre Holloman, Assistant Transit Bureau Chief, Arlington Department of Environmental Services, Division of Transportation

25 mins; March 03, 2021

Anne Graham – National Transport Authority

29 mins; February 24, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Scott Bogren – Community Transportation Association of America

37 mins; February 17, 2021

Sir Peter Hendy CBE – Chair of Network Rail

31 mins; February 10, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Matthew Wood – National Express Transit

37 mins; February 03, 2021

Alex Wiggins – New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

28 mins; January 27, 2021

Comfort’s Corner: Tom Gerend – KC Streetcar Authority

34 mins; January 20, 2021

Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan – Roads & Transport Authority

40 mins; January 13, 2021

Comfort's Corner: Joshua Schank – LA Metro

35 mins; January 06, 2021

Taulby Roach – Bi-State Development

23 mins; December 31, 2020

Comfort's Corner: Ben Plowden – Transport for London

40 mins; December 23, 2020

Ronald Lwakatare - Dar Rapid Transit Agency

31 mins; December 15, 2020

Comfort's Corner: John Rossant – CoMotion

36 mins; December 08, 2020

Abimbola Akinajo - Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

28 mins; December 01, 2020

Comfort’s Corner: Alejandra Cruz Ross – United Nations International Labor Office

32 mins; November 25, 2020

Sue Dreier - Pierce Transit

30 mins; November 16, 2020

Celebrating 3 Years: A Special Best-Of Edition of Transit Unplugged

27 mins; November 12, 2020

Comfort’s Corner: Mohamed Mezghani – UITP

32 mins; November 04, 2020

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