Joshua L. Schank - The Eno Center for Transportation

Joshua Schank is a Partner at InfraStrategies LLC, where he leads a practice focused on innovation, strategic planning, and technology. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Institute for Transportation Studies at UCLA, and a Research Associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute. Prior to joining InfraStrategies and UCLA, Dr. Schank was the first-ever Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at LA Metro. Dr. Schank previously served as President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, led transportation research for the Bipartisan Policy Center, and served as Transportation Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

Research

May 6, 2021

A Budding Model: Los Angeles's Flower Street Bus Lane

In June 2019, Los Angeles Metro (LA Metro), in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), installed a peak-hour bus lane in downtown Los Angeles. Although the 1.8-mile bus lane was deployed as...

Joshua L. Schank

Media Mentions & Commentary

WAMU 88.5|September 1, 2015

With Crisis After Crisis, Who Would Even Want To Be Metro's New GM?

“Anybody who is an expert in transit — who has run a transit system — knows if they are heading to Metro they are putting themselves in a situation that puts their career at risk,...

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The Hill|August 17, 2015

'Flypocalypse' sparks worries about new air traffic control system

A highly touted piece of air traffic control equipment that is part of the Federal Aviation Administration's move to a satellite-based airplane navigation system failed on Saturday, resulting in thousands of flights in the Washington,...

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