Emma is a Principal Transportation Planner and leads OEI’s research and policy efforts. Under the FTA’s Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration program, Emma worked to design, implement, and project manage Metro’s pilot partnership with Via for on-demand first-and-last mile shared ride service, which launched in January of 2019. She was part of the project team and a contributing author to Vision 2028, Metro’s agency-wide strategic plan that was adopted by the Board in June 2018. Emma co-authored UpRouted: Exploring Microtransit in the United States , published by the Eno Center for Transportation in 2018. She received her Master of Public Policy degree from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, where she focused on urban policy, and her Bachelor’s degree in Political Studies from Pitzer College.