Updates

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I'll be at the NCPTA conference next week in Cherokee NC, moderating a session Monday afternoon on How to Effectively & Compassionately Work with Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.  Spoiler alert given the price of housing these days - several factors contribute to why people are unhoused.

Please reach out if you are looking for a subcontractor with demand response or fixed route bus expertise. yaffe@ymobility.info

1.  You can read my blogs on tech and procurement at www.nadtc.org. Members of The Transportation Alliance have access to my monthly articles.  I've also written technical reports for NADTC on accessible micro transit and Medicare Advantage NEMT.  

2.  I discussed Accessible Mobility at the 2022 & 2021 International Assn of Taxi Regulators  Annual  Conferences 

5. I presented the demand response perspective at TRB's 2022  AP090 Lectern Session, Beyond Title 6: Making Equity a Priority with Transit Data. 

6. Please check out the Publications tab on this website.

7. Please also check out https://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org/resources/technical-assistance-coordination-library, which will lead you to https://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org, https://www.nationalrtap.org and others.

I enjoyed moderating this joint NADTC/SUMC webinar on 8/5/20. The presentation materials and webinar transcript can be found at https://www.nadtc.org/event/inclusive-mobility-enabling-the-participation-of-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities/

See Steve Yaffe's  Technology for Demand Response Transportation Blog Series posted by NADTC.org at https://www.nadtc.org or at https://tinyurl.com/w8gwha3 

The blogs address:

1. Paratransit Cost Allocation
2. Cost Allocation Among Funding Agencies
3. Scheduling Agency-Sponsored Rides
4. Procuring Technology for Computer-Aided Scheduling & Dispatch
5. Components of an RFP
6. Demand Response Transit Technology Specifications
7. Proceedings of a Workshop – Ushering in an Era of New Mobility: People, Community and Technology 
8. Demand Response Data Access & Communications Choices - https://www.nadtc.org/news/blog/demand-response-data-access-communications-choices/

Equity is measurable. Just read a great piece on GreaterGreaterWashington which has educational links.  Many of us are working hard to do better.  Thoughts? https://ggwash.org/view/71256/why-are-city-planners-so-afraid-to-talk-about-race 

I was honored to have the opportunity as a workgroup member to participate in developing “How to Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities: Salud America!’s Workgroup Recommendations”.  More info at https://salud-america.org/on-streets-of-injustice-heres-how-we-move-toward-transportation-equity-for-latinos/