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The Uber-fication of Public Transit with Remi Desa

The Uber-fication of Public Transit with Remi Desa

FromThe Decision Corner


The Uber-fication of Public Transit with Remi Desa

FromThe Decision Corner

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Remi Desa, CEO and Co-Founder of Pantonium, sits down with Brooke to discuss his company’s innovative proposal to improve public transit: on-demand buses. Remi believes in a future where public buses can respond in real time to their users instead of following a set schedule. His concept has already been implemented in several cities in North America, demonstrating huge increases in bus ridership, and decreases in mileage and operating costs. Remi’s combined background in engineering and entrepreneurship has led him on a fruitful journey to change how we experience public transportation. 
In this episode, Brooke and Remi discuss:
- The huge increase in digital communication and data that has made his vision a reality
- The North American tendency to treat public transportation as a last-resort, instead of a viable, efficient option
- The necessary spectrum between on-demand models and set schedule models
- Maintaining public transport accessibility
- Cities’ risk aversion to changing their transportation systems
Released:
Oct 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (70)

The Decision Corner connects you with cutting-edge insights from the world's best applied behavioral scientists to bring wisdom to your daily and professional life. Rather than talking about nudges and trying to codify science into design principles, TDC goes deep and finds out just how the world's brightest minds solve complex real-world problems using the social sciences.