Memos

Nov 01
Leading Utah DOT: Carlos Braceras on Innovation and Olympics

Leading Utah DOT: Carlos Braceras on Innovation and Olympics

The Olympics forced UDOT to build faster, change travel behavior, and coordinate transportation as one system. The lasting achievement was a culture of innovation.
8 min read
Oct 31
Reinvent Customer Experience at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Reinvent Customer Experience at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

When Randy Clarke took over Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in 2022, it faced a $750M deficit, two-thirds
2 min read
Oct 12
Making AI Work in State DOTs

Making AI Work in State DOTs

Lessons from California, Texas, and Utah
5 min read
Oct 03
3 Levels of Action To Make AI Work

3 Levels of Action To Make AI Work

Individual Productivity | Project Teams | Organizational Change
9 min read
Sep 23
New Generation Activity-Based Travel Demand Models: From Trips To Lives

New Generation Activity-Based Travel Demand Models: From Trips To Lives

A new generation of travel demand modeling is pushing toward much greater behavioral detail
11 min read
Sep 20
Two Types of AI in Transportation: Fantastic AI and Grounded AI

Two Types of AI in Transportation: Fantastic AI and Grounded AI

What Transportation Professionals Should Learn and Do Now
7 min read
Sep 02
A Transit Playbook for Mid-Size Cities

A Transit Playbook for Mid-Size Cities

How Arlington, Texas, with 400,000 people, 99 square miles, 3 failed transit votes, built citywide public transit for a fifth of the cost
6 min read
Sep 02
Your Gas Tax Is Going to Zero.

Your Gas Tax Is Going to Zero.

Oregon DOT Spent 25 Years Building the Replacement: Road Usage Charge
6 min read
Sep 02
The Chicago and San Francisco Transit Fiscal Cliff

The Chicago and San Francisco Transit Fiscal Cliff

Nine Months On: Chicago has climbed off. San Francisco is about to ask its voters for a rope.
7 min read
Sep 02
Vancouver and Toronto Carries Twice the Transit Ridership Per Capita

Vancouver and Toronto Carries Twice the Transit Ridership Per Capita

Metro Vancouver: 153 transit trips per resident. Metro Boston: 54. Calgary: ~77. Denver: ~21. The cities look remarkably similar. Their
3 min read
Sep 02
The 40,000-Death Problem the SELF DRIVE Act Could Solve

The 40,000-Death Problem the SELF DRIVE Act Could Solve

Human drivers never pool their hard-won lessons; AV fleets could, if the law let it. One Car’s Crash Should Be Every Fleet’s Lesson.
16 min read
Sep 01
Inside Transport for London’s Secret Sauce

Inside Transport for London’s Secret Sauce

How TfL Got London’s Businesses to Fund a £19B Railway
8 min read