Updates

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I'll be moderating microtransit sessions at April's North Carolina Public Transportation conference in Concord - https://cvent.me/nP8wrX?sms=7&cn=bOJ7kyZxRpW8DsEeNRh_jw & at the Virginia Transit Assn conference in Virginia Beach in May.  I'll also be at the APTA Mobility Conference in Minneapolis in the Microtransit as an Equity Tool session.

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.  I discussed  Procuring Technology for Computer-Aided Scheduling & Dispatch at the 2021 TRB Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Conference. This was based on my blogs at NADTC.org  

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 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/