Rethinking public transit for a multimodal future | Chris O’Claire

Devin speaks with Christina O'Claire, the Mobility Division Director at King County Metro, the public transit agency serving Seattle and the surrounding region. Chris has over 15 years of experience shaping mobility services in communities and championing innovation in the public sector. In this episode, we talk about designing mobility that actually works for people today while laying the groundwork for what comes next. Plus Chris shares how she thinks new modalities and technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, fit into a more connected future.

0:00 Intro

1:22 Microtransit pilot: failure and lessons

04:59 Balancing public and private partnerships

08:27 Role of employer shuttles

12:26 Data privacy in modern transit

14:16 Future technologies and fundamentals

16:43 Disruptors and system gaps

18:53 Lightening round

Links

Devin Liddell on LinkedIn

Christina O’Claire on LinkedIn