Webinar Recap: Using Data to Drive Your City’s Mobility Goals

As cities embrace new mobility, they must ensure that transportation remains equitable and safe for all. To do this, cities need data generated by new mobility providers. But how much data do you need, and how do you balance data privacy against public transparency?

We are starting a series of webinars where we talk to leaders in the shared and new mobility space to get the latest insights on this fast-changing industry and, hopefully, offer more guidance for cities, public, and citizens on how to make all of these modes work together to deliver a holistic and cohesive transportation system.

To kick off this series, we held a discussion about data — one of the most important pieces that allow us to make informed decisions and policies.

In the webinar, we heard from Michael Schnuerle, Chief Data Officer for the Louisville, Kentucky Office of Civic Innovation and Technology, and Dana Yanocha, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. They uncovered opportunities and shared some challenges that cities face today when it comes to collecting, analyzing, and sharing mobility data.

We also heard from Remix’s lead data engineer, Caitlin Colgrove, as she described the data infrastructure, data privacy, and information security controls Remix has built.

View the on-demand webinar in full to:

• Learn how Louisville manages their new mobility data policy with providers and why they are one of only two cities (Austin, TX is the other) that have published their new mobility data on their open data portal
• Discover 10+ use cases for new mobility data
• Get an inside look at the Remix data platform and how it handles data security and privacy
• Find out the ITDP’s recommended data framework for new mobility to ensure your city operates most effectively

“What data should cities ask for and why? Don’t ask for everything,” recommends Dana Yanocha, ITDP.

Dana goes into what you should ask for and the best data format to request. And, as a bonus, you’ll hear why Chicago and LA are emerging as leaders with their new mobility data policies.

An important question about data accuracy and quality was highlighted by all three panelists.

“Communicating city goals and what they are hoping to achieve by working with the operators is invaluable,” said Dana Yanocha, ITDP.

“Data provided by mobility companies is not the only data set that you can incorporate, and so often it’s very helpful to correlate this with other data sets to try to figure out what’s actually going on,” said Caitlin Colgrove as she talked about how we can get a more complete picture with the help of accurate data.

Watch the full webinar for in-depth details.

Want to see how Remix can help you manage new mobility and your city’s transportation? Reach out to us at team@remix.com