Videos

Philip Plotch moderates a webinar regarding the private contracting of transit services. In the U.S., nearly two-thirds of transit agencies now hire private firms to provide all or part of their operations -- because contracting has the potential to improve services and/or lower costs.

In this Eno Center for Transportation webinar, Philip Plotch and Anna Zivarts talk about centering transportation design around nondrivers to create healthier, more equitable, and climate-friendly communities for everyone. Ms. Zivarts is the author of the book, “When Driving Is Not an Option.”

No city is too big or too small for a bike share system. Valentine in Nebraska has only one bike station while Citi Bike in New York is used more than the light rail systems in Denver, Seattle, and Dallas. Philip Plotch sheds light on the evolving landscape of bikeshare programs, particularly in light of the growing prominence of e-bikes.

From the early days of the streetcar to the multi modal systems of today, transit history provides a window into housing, economic, racial, and planning policies that have created and divided communities. This webinar explores transit policy from the lens of three works on transit histories across the country. The panelists offer their insights into how our transit history can help explain the present and inform transit policy for the future.

Moderating a March 2024 webinar with transportation agency "chief innovation officers" -- agency officials who are at the heart of efforts to foster collaboration, initiate pilot programs, utilize data, revisit plans, and monitor performance. Hear about their experiences, the obstacles they face, the strategies they have deployed, and the successes they have achieved.

Government agencies and their private partners borrow money for all types of transportation projects, from fixing up subway stations and modernizing seaports to building new bridges and expanding airports. In the face of shifting travel patterns, rising costs, and higher interest rates, transportation agencies and local governments are grappling with a crucial question: Can they continue to borrow billions of dollars for airport, transit, highway, and port improvements? Watch this February 2024 panel moderated by Dr. Plotch.

Interviewed in 2023 by the Gotham Center for New York City History discussing "How the Port Authority Built Metropolitan New York."

Moderating a webinar in 2023 with transit advocates from Chicago, Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York on overcoming the challenges of depleting COVID funds, rising operating costs, and reduced fare revenues.

Moderating a webinar in 2023 with the former head of the Federal Transit Administration, the transportation secretary for the State of Washington, and Jen Nelles (co-author of Mobilizing the Metropolis).