Jay Walder was the CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One, CEO of Motivate, a bike-sharing company, the Hong Kong transit company MTR Corporation (MTRC), and the Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the New York metropolitan area, the largest transit agency in the United States.
Chapters:
0:00 – Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast
1:20 – How has NYC shaped your career today?
3:07 – What captured your imagination about transportation?
7:50 – What is the one thing that people don’t know an MTA Chairman has to deal with?
11:40 – Is a private model good for a big city transportation city?
15:00 – Challenge of dealing with politicians
17:50 – Congestion Pricing: Good idea or not?
27:07 – Would congestion pricing overwhelm public transportation? Does car type matter?
31:00 – Redefining Essential Workers during the Pandemic
34:23 – The Issue of Persistent Signal Issues in the MTA
41:22 – My silly idea of having ride alongs for the transit system
45:55 – What is the Virgin Hyperloop and how it is changing transportation?
54:15 – How future transportation saves time?
56:15 – How to deal with failure?
1:02:00 – Hope for the Future
1:04:10 – Book Recommendations
Jay Walder Book Recommendation:
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
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