Comfort’s Corner: Designing Technology for Pandemics

“Our job is to … innovate and design technologies that can solve the pandemic issue, address the pandemic issue, or better prepare us for a future that’s even worse.”

As COVID-19 affects public transit dramatically, we’re proud to present a special edition of Transit Unplugged led by transit evangelist and Trapeze VP Paul Comfort. In today’s episode, Paul talks about public transit’s advanced cleaning measures to protect employees and riders. Then, hear Josipa Petrunic, Executive Director & CEO of CUTRIC (Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium), talk about innovating and designing technologies for COVID-19 and future pandemics. We also hear from Mike Bismeyer for Mike’s Minute, where he encourages us to stay safe and pay it forward to those in need. Plus, listen to a reading from the bestselling new book The Future of Public Transportation.

To keep informed on COVID-19, please visit the World Health Organization, Government of Canada, or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.