Capital Metro, Austin’s regional public transit provider, has been focused on its bold transit plan, Project Connect, to transition to a zero-emissions fleet and much more. Erin chatted with Chief of Staff, Sam Sargent, about how the recent global pandemic has impacted progress on Project Connect initiatives. Fortunately, work is still getting done and the future of transportation looks bright for the city of Austin and surround region. Also, no transit conversation is complete without addressing micro-mobility. Sam discusses how Cap Metro sees micro-mobility as part of Austin’s transportation future.
Erin Hardick
As a member of the Zpryme team, Erin is responsible for creating content by aggregating, analyzing, editing, and formatting market data for energy and technology topics such as smart cities, transportation electrification and EVs, microgrid, renewable energy and distributed energy resources, block chain, transactive energy platforms, and operational and informational technology. Erin interviews different stakeholders in these areas to understand the ecosystem as a whole. She is dedicated to finding sustainable, clean energy solutions starting in the Austin area.