FutureView: Data Activism: Leveraging Advocates to Improve Public Transit

A new generation of transit advocates is redefining public engagement for public transit agencies. Armed with programming and coding skills, open data from their local transit agencies, and the desire to see things done better, these data activists are bringing outside-the-box thinking to the public transportation industry.

Our team of experts will discuss how to leverage these interested and extremely knowledgeable advocates to make improvements and build political support for better public transportation in our communities.

Moderator:

Matthew Dickens, Senior Policy Analyst, American Public Transportation Association

Speakers:

Ari Ofsevit, Board Member, TransitMatters
Jim Aloisi, Board Member, TransitMatters
Joseph Aiello, Chairman, MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board
Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Vice Chair, MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board