David Zipper January 5, 2024 2024, Fast Company E-scooter companies are going bankrupt. That should alarm you even if you hate them David Zipper January 5, 2024 2024, Fast Company We should be rooting for e-scooter companies, not gloating over their struggles
David Zipper November 2, 2022 2022, Fast Company Why car companies should fear the golf cart David Zipper November 2, 2022 2022, Fast Company By building expensive, enormous cars, automakers are inviting disruption.
David Zipper July 25, 2022 2022, CityLab A New Tool in the Battle to Keep the Bike Lane Clear David Zipper July 25, 2022 2022, CityLab Automatic, ticket-issuing cameras could help keep cars out of bike lanes.
David Zipper October 29, 2021 2021, CityLab As E-Bikes Speed Up, a Policy Dilemma Looms David Zipper October 29, 2021 2021, CityLab E-bikes are getting faster. Cities aren’t ready.
David Zipper October 4, 2021 2021, CityLab The Dubious Logic of Scooter Lock Rules David Zipper October 4, 2021 2021, CityLab Cities should think twice before mandating lock-to’s on shared scooters
David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Can Pittsburgh Make ‘Mobility as a Service’ Succeed? David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Pittsburgh has a new, creative Mobility-as-a-Service program. Can it finally give MaaS a success story?
David Zipper August 20, 2020 2020, Harvard Kennedy School, Other Policy Brief: Urban Mobility Pilots David Zipper August 20, 2020 2020, Harvard Kennedy School, Other By using pilots to carefully test hypotheses, cities can ensure that new mobility technology improves residents' lives.
David Zipper August 5, 2020 2020, CityLab The Problem With Mobility-as-a-Service David Zipper August 5, 2020 2020, CityLab Mobility-as-a-Service attracts a lot of hype, but can companies pursuing it actually make money?
David Zipper May 14, 2020 2020, Slate Cities Have a Small Window to Save Themselves from Cars David Zipper May 14, 2020 2020, Slate Millions of commutes are up for grabs right now. Cars don't have to win.
David Zipper April 16, 2020 2020, CityLab Anyone Feel Like Saving E-scooters? (with Marla Westervelt) David Zipper April 16, 2020 2020, CityLab Shared e-scooter companies may need some empathy from city leaders in order to survive.
David Zipper March 4, 2020 2020, CityLab The Power of Mundane Mobility Fixes David Zipper March 4, 2020 2020, CityLab Here are a few cheap, simple actions that can make it easier for people to walk and bike.
David Zipper February 10, 2020 2020, CityLab The Local Regulations That Can Kill E-Scooters David Zipper February 10, 2020 2020, CityLab Overzealous regulators can push shared e-scooters out of town.
David Zipper February 7, 2020 2020, Slate The Frenzied Era of E-Scooters is Over David Zipper February 7, 2020 2020, Slate Cities are taking a more muscular approach to regulating shared e-scooters,
David Zipper January 25, 2020 2020, Passenger Transport, Other Why the Urban Mobility Data Debate Matters for Transit David Zipper January 25, 2020 2020, Passenger Transport, Other What transit agencies need to know about the Mobility Data Specification.
David Zipper September 19, 2019 2019, The Drive, Other Has Public Transit Finally Found Its First Mile / Last Mile Partner in Micromobility? David Zipper September 19, 2019 2019, The Drive, Other Ride hail hasn't solved transit's first mile/last mile problem-- but micromobility might.
David Zipper September 16, 2019 2019, CityLab Why Do City Dwellers Love to Hate Scooters? David Zipper September 16, 2019 2019, CityLab On the unique wrath that e-scooters inspire.
David Zipper May 19, 2019 2019, Pacific Standard, Other How Cities Can Ensure Fair, Affordable Transit Amid A Glut Of Emerging Transportation Technologies (With David A. King) David Zipper May 19, 2019 2019, Pacific Standard, Other How cities can manage streets in an era of rapidly-changing technology.
David Zipper May 17, 2019 2019, CityLab The California Legislature Is Getting Played By Micromobility Companies David Zipper May 17, 2019 2019, CityLab Why Uber is trying to preempt local authority to regulate e-scooters.
David Zipper April 2, 2019 2019, Slate Cities Can See Where You’re Taking That Scooter David Zipper April 2, 2019 2019, Slate Investigating the Mobility Data Specification, a controversial new way to monitor urban transportation.
David Zipper November 30, 2018 2018, CityLab Bikeshare, Scooters, Cars, Trains, Bridges: One Agency To Rule Them All David Zipper November 30, 2018 2018, CityLab Letting one agency oversee all urban modes would improve city transportation decisions.