While We Wait Invitation

Improving Transit Now on 2/12                                                              View this email in your browser

Join Tech:NYC for a conversation with New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and transit leaders to discuss some near-term, realistic solutions ready to get us moving again.The race to uncover the next best transit idea is happening across the tech industry. Innovators are making promising developments in leading-edge technologies like fully autonomous vehicles and hyperloop, and more elected officials are joining the call for real investments in large-scale transportation infrastructure projects.As encouraging as this sounds, the impact of these emerging technologies and large-scale infrastructure projects is still a ways away. With train wait times at an all-time high, and with the uncertainty of the future of the L train — and the MTA’s larger vision — New Yorkers are frustrated right now. How can we make long-term plans to transform our transit infrastructure, while also making use of technology ready to alleviate its pain points in the near-term?

Tuesday, February 126:00 PM – 8:00 PMThe Williamsburg Hotel96 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249Opening Remarks:Corey Johnson, Speaker, New York City CouncilModerator:Aaron W. Gordon, Transportation reporter and Author, Signal ProblemsPanel Conversation:

Ro Gupta

, CEO,

Carmera

Rachel Haot

, Executive Director,

Transit Innovation Partnership

Matt Kopko

, Director of Public Policy,

Bird

Avra van der Zee

, Chief Strategy Officer,

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