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The Oakland County GOP Is Courting Literal Nazis To Fight Infrastructure Funding

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments brooks patterson, dave coulter, dave staudt, fix the damn roads, Gretchen Whitmer, infrastructure, l brooks patterson, lyft, novi, road maintenance, roads, shane trejo, southeast michigan, TNC, transit, transportation, transportation infrastructure, Uber

For reasons that don’t seem to make any sense but were probably completely predictable, a nonprofit advocacy group in the northern suburbs of Detroit has enlisted a prominent Nazi sympathizer to fight against the real scourge of America: modern transportation infrastructure!

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Infrastructure Works: Returning To My Native East Coast

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments dc metro, lyft, transit, Uber

My temporary DC digs are a 40-minute commute from the office. They’re also a 40-minute drive from the office. What is this magical land I’ve arrived in?!

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Cracks Become Fissures in America’s Gig Economy

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Evan Eichelberger 0 Comments 1099, gig economy, gig workers, lyft, TNC, Uber, unemployment, workers

The gig economy is taking a hit from COVID-related lockdowns, forcing policymakers to reckon with the complex and problematic nature of 1099 employment.

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Los Angeles: Beyond The Supreme Reign of the Motorcar

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments bianca barragan, buses, congestion, congestion pricing, Curbed LA, echo park, electric vehicles, elijah chiland, LA Metro, lyft, Mike Davis, Streetcars, TOD, trains, transit-oriented development, Uber, YIMBY

The culture of mobility in Los Angeles is still stuck in the single-passenger automotive mindset. But the infrastructure begs to differ.

Companies Have Spent $16 Billion On Autonomous Vehicles

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments amtrak, autonomous vehicles, fixed-route transit, Ford, GM, lyft, mobility, Mobility Corridor, public transit, Tesla, TNC, Uber, Waymo

Handbuilt co-conspirator Tom Van Heeke (GM) shared this with me via a tweet on the subject this morning– that companies

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State Lawmaker Asks, “Why Can’t People Just Take Uber Instead?” Let’s Explain Why.

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments congestion, GOP, highway widening, I-75, I-94, induced demand, lyft, matt maddock, michigan legislature, public transit, regional transit authority, republican party, rideshare, RTA, TNC, transit spending, Uber

There are a few names that often get thrown around in Southeast Michigan when one discusses the fight for infrastructure.

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New Mobility Needs Old Mobility, Too!

October 30, 2019November 5, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments AAA, bikeshare, Bird, Detroit, lime, limebike, lisa nuszkowski, lyft, MoGo, net impact, ni19, nico probst, prashanth gururaja, public transit, scooters, shared use mobility center, Spin, TNC, transit, transportation, Transportation Network Companies, Uber, USDoT

I admit that I often approach discussions of “new mobility” with trepidation. Many mobility-themed events in Detroit are launched with

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Bad Ideas And Bad Companies Do Not Need Your Defense

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments aaata, aecom, auto bailout, auto industry, autonomous vehicles, AVs, big three, chrysler, corporate debt, cruise automation, electric vehicles, electrification, finance, Ford, general motors, hntb, infrastructure, lyft, pedestrian safety, stock market, Tesla, trucks

I was out for happy hour the other night with a transportation group. In spite of its legendarily bad public