Advancing Mobility in LIC
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Accessibility and mobility play a key role in any city’s economic prosperity and LIC’s existing
transportation infrastructure and growing opportunities make it well placed for growth. Today’s innovation
economy is focused on exactly the kind of live-work hub that LIC has become. Yet the transportation network,
which is rich in LIC, was built for last century’s Manhattan-centric model. This is a major issue affecting LIC’s
growing residential, business, student, and visitor populations. Addressing it will require both new thinking on
existing systems—such as NYCT’s Bus Redesign and Fast Forward plans—as well as careful incorporation of
new modes such as on demand shuttles and electric scooters, in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the public
realm. This panel will include some of the most forward-thinking transportation leaders and entrepreneurs to
discuss how this issue can be solved.
Paul Suhey
Revel Transit Inc.
Paul Suhey is the Co-Founder & COO of Revel, a shared
electric vehicle company. He founded Revel in March 2018
with a small pilot program in Brooklyn, and the company
has since expanded throughout Brooklyn and Queens,
recently launched in Washington D.C., and is coming to
other cities soon. Prior to founding Revel, Paul held senior
management and engineering roles in the energy sector.
He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Penn State
University.
Thomas K. Wright (Moderator)
Regional Plan Association
Tom Wright is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Regional Plan Association (RPA), the nation’s oldest
independent metropolitan research, planning and
advocacy organization. A private, non-profit corporation,
RPA improves the prosperity, infrastructure, sustainability,
health and quality of life of the New York-New Jersey-
Connecticut metropolitan region by preparing long-range
plans and advocating for their implementation.
As president, Tom led the production of RPA’s landmark
Fourth Regional Plan, released in 2017, which proposes
61 recommendations to reform public sector institutions,
modernize our transportation systems, address the
challenge of climate change, and provide affordable and
livable communities for all the region’s residents. Tim Mulligan
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Tim Mulligan was recently appointed Deputy Chief
Development Officer Program Development for MTA
Construction and Development. In his role with MTA
C&D, Tim manages project development, program
support and project controls for the upcoming 2020-
2024 Capital Program, as well as projects in the ongoing
2015-19 program. Prior to joining MTA Construction
and Development, Tim was Senior Vice President for
Operations Support with New York City Transit, and was
central to the development of the Subway Action Plan
and the new metrics for the Subway and Bus performance
dashboards. Tim has over two decades of extensive
budget, legal and project management expertise, having
served as Deputy Comptroller for Budget at the New York
City Comptroller’s Office and as a Deputy Director at the
New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget.
Andrew Fox
Charge, Inc.
Andrew is a globally renowned entrepreneur, a founding
partner in Alliance and an early investor in Lime
Scooters. Andrew recognized the lack of infrastructure in
the micromobility world and knew that he could create
a solution. Being a founder of numerous companies,
it was no shock that he founded Charge, with Partner
Dan Waldman, treating the key issues that cities have
with vehicle clutter, congestion and pollution. Charge
provides a universal parking, charging and safety
diagnostic solution for electric vehicles.
Alexander Esposito
Circuit
Alex is the Co-Founder of Circuit (formerly The Free Ride).
Alex started the business with James Mirras in their
hometown of East Hampton in 2011. Since then they’ve
worked to develop the business into an award winning,
nationally recognized, first/last-mile transportation
service. The team works closely with municipalities,
developers and advertisers to build low-cost, efficient and
eco-friendly transportation solutions. Prior to starting
Circuit, Alex received his MBA from Bentley University
and worked as a business analyst for Accenture. Alex
spends his time traveling between Circuit’s locations in
NY,FL and CA.
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