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IssueM Articles
Leadership in the Transportation Industry: Then and Now
Jul 06, 2022 | Athena Ullah, Karen Rae, Jane ChmielinskiLooking to the future and the unprecedented opportunity presented by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),...
Measuring What Can’t Be Measured
Jul 06, 2022 | Stefanie BrodieNot all critical transportation goals lend themselves to quantitative analysis. Despite my background in transportation equity...
Toward a Multimodal California: How the State is Investing in Walking, Biking, and Transit
Jul 06, 2022 | Avital BarneaIn the summer of 2011, I said goodbye to the 1997 Honda Accord I had driven since high school. Rather than upgrading to a newer...
States ‘Drive the Bus’ for Rural, Small Urban, & Specialized Transit… Not Just Literally!
Jul 06, 2022 | Richard PriceWhile they do not usually operate transit, state departments of transportation (DOTs) certainly “drive the bus,” metaphorically...
Another Case for Increasing Participation of Women in Aviation
Jul 06, 2022 | Caroline MareteThe fact that the aviation industry lacks workforce diversity is old news. Various scholarly studies and industry reports have...
Making the Case for a National Strategy for Advanced Aviation Platforms
Jul 06, 2022 | Matt FurlowOur national airspace is an artery for commerce, a key domain for national security and homeland defense, and, increasingly, a domain...
Reflections on a Career in Leadership
Jul 06, 2022 | Carolyn FlowersThere is an adage that states, “the only time that you should ever look back, is to see how far you have come.” As I look back at...
Speed in Business Has Never Been Greater
Jul 07, 2022 | Deborah RosenbergCompanies learned during the pandemic that they could shift and adapt quickly to rapidly changing business environments. As more...
The Present and the Future of Women Leading Transportation
Jul 06, 2022 | Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Veronica VanterpoolWomen’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1977. The 8,000+ member...
Community-Supported Plan Fuels Transportation Transformations
Jul 06, 2022 | Francesa Lawrence, Jodi MarianoSometimes neighborhood plans sit on the shelf—but sometimes they contain the right ingredients, bring together the right partners,...
Addressing Transportation Disparities by Embracing the Future of Mobility
Jul 06, 2022 | Ryan BrumfieldThe COVID-19 pandemic elevated our collective awareness of transportation disparities. Frontline workers have lower wages on average,...
What We Can Learn from Transportation Tech Companies About Empowering Emerging Leaders
Jul 06, 2022 | Marla WesterveltTransportation technology companies like Uber or Bird have been in the spotlight as investors push to define a path to profitability....