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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?!

Business & Economics Book Reviews

Book Review – Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley, by Emily Chang

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments apple, big tech, bloomberg, bloomberg technology, breaking up the boys' club of silicon valley, brotopia, california, childcare, dot-com, dot-com bubble, drugs, emily chang, emily chang bloomberg, employer-provided childcare, fairchild semiconductor, google, heteropatriarchy, intel, misogyny, monogamy, patriarchy, robert noyce, rock and roll, sex, sexism, silicon valley, trilogy, Uber

A few weeks ago, I finished Emily Chang’s Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley, which came out

Business & Economics Mobility Public Health

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.

California Urban Planning Photography Travel

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

Urban Planning Public transit Transit infrastructure

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.

Urban Planning Transit infrastructure

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