Nerds get down and...

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I had the pleasure of emceeing the Ignite presentations for Transportation Camp this past Saturday. Great presentations stories from a bunch of different nerds - academics, mobility, transit, marketing, DOT, and planning; packed room, impressive for a Saturday night in New York City. Storytelling is so important when untangling complicated issues. The ability to weave a narrative is endlessly useful for problem-solving.

I also had the fun of declaring two winners - an impromptu decision before the event to raise the stakes. The winners for amazing storytelling were Chris Pangilinan from DC and Neil Freeman from NYC. Can't wait to see what will come out of Transportation Camp West.

I do have to share Neil's project: The Daily Pothole. Just try not to fall in love with this! p.s. the name comes from the longstanding daily report that the road crews send around. nothing beats the real thing.


image from The Daily Pothole