David Zipper October 27, 2022 2022, Fast Company Automakers like Audi claim this new technology will keep bikers safe. It won’t. David Zipper October 27, 2022 2022, Fast Company C-V2X is not a bike safety panacea.
David Zipper August 15, 2022 2022, Slate Green Technology David Zipper August 15, 2022 2022, Slate What if the future of transportation involves fewer self-driving cars, and more golf carts?
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 18, 2020 2020, WIRED A Move for Driverless Mass Transit Hits Speedbumps David Zipper August 18, 2020 2020, WIRED Can autonomous technology improve public transportation?
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 July 7, 2020 2019, WIRED Public Transit Agencies Think Rewards Can Bring Back Riders David Zipper July 7, 2020 2019, WIRED Transit is looking to airline frequent flyer programs for inspiration.
David Zipper June 19, 2020 2019, CityLab Why FOMO is the Enemy of Good Urban Mobility Policy David Zipper June 19, 2020 2019, CityLab Urban policy should focus on improving lives, not a fear of missing out on the next cool thing.
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 November 13, 2019 2019, CityLab There's No App for Getting People Out of Their Cars David Zipper November 13, 2019 2019, CityLab Technology can't fix underinvestment in transit and protected bike lanes.
David Zipper October 8, 2019 2019, CityLab Walled Gardens vs Open Mobility: The Battle Begins David Zipper October 8, 2019 2019, CityLab Lyft and Transit app are in a fight over New York's CitiBike, with grave implications.
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 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.
David Zipper November 2, 2018 2018, Fast Company Why Uber And Lyft Want To Create Walled Gardens–and Why It’s Bad For Urban Mobility David Zipper November 2, 2018 2018, Fast Company Uber and Lyft want to be "the Amazon of urban mobility." Watch out.
David Zipper October 25, 2018 2018, CityLab Helsinki’s Maas App, Whim: Is It Really Mobility’s Great Hope? David Zipper October 25, 2018 2018, CityLab Based in Helsinki, the Whim app has attracted a lot of hype. Has it lived up to it?
David Zipper January 7, 2018 2018, CityLab Who Owns Urban Mobility Data? David Zipper January 7, 2018 2018, CityLab On the growing arguments about whether local government should manage mobility data.
David Zipper July 2, 2017 2017, CityLab Private Mobility Services Need To Share Their Data. Here's How. David Zipper July 2, 2017 2017, CityLab Why Uber and Lyft should share their trip data with public authorities.
David Zipper April 10, 2017 2017, CityLab Who Owns Transit Data? David Zipper April 10, 2017 2017, CityLab The controversial emergence of the GTFS transit data specification.