Jeremy Mendelson
Co-Founder
Rides: Red Line | 86, 87, & 90 Bus
I am a geographer, transit planning consultant and bus operator with over a decade of experience in multimodal transportation planning, operations and policy. I have designed bus and rail networks for the MBTA and many other transit agencies, toured dozens of cities and towns to study their transportation networks, and written extensively about transit planning, street design, bicycle safety, social and environmental justice and equity.
As a longtime transportation advocate, I saw a need to shift the media and political discourse around transit in order to have reliable and effective transit and forge a path toward economic and environmental justice. I led most of our advocacy in the early days, drafting plans and reports, and working with riders, cities, elected officials and community groups. I hosted the original TransitMatters podcast and served on the board of CommonWheels, a nonprofit community focused bicycle collective, and the LivableStreets Alliance Advocacy Committee. I also have experience in most types of bus driving from city transit to multi-day regional tours, and have lived or worked in numerous cities.
I developed the initial Regional Rail vision, fought for overnight service and am currently focused on our NextGeneration Bus campaign to reimagine the bus network and integrate it with Regional Rail, the state’s Regional Transit Authorities and private intercity bus service.
