Comfort’s Corner: Learning from Past Disruptions

"My purpose is not to be biased [one] way or the other. My purpose is just to use real evidence to help us get through this." 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, we hear from Professor Graham Currie, Professor of Public Transit at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia.

Professor Currey started his career in transit as a Transit Planner for Transport for London, followed by many years in consulting before joining Monash University, where he focuses on academia and research for the transit industry. Graham is also a member of the United States Transportation Research Board (TRB), where he runs the Light Rail Transit Systems Committee. Professor Currey’s recent research focuses on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and public transit demand – and how public transit will look once the pandemic is over. He leverages past evidence of disruptions, to uncover what they have taught us about public transit ridership, and what this means for the public transit industry, post-COVID-19. This episode also includes a Mike's Minute message and Elea Carey's top 3 elements to consider when planning crisis communications. Plus, listen to a reading from the bestselling new book The Future of Public Transportation.