The second half of this week's episode includes a conversation with NYC Mayoral Candidate Shaun Donovan. Shaun shares his vision for New York City and thoughts on urban tech.

Other links from the episode:

• UrbanTech's first edition
• Join the UrbanTech Premium Community
• Submit a company to the UT Market Map project

As reported by CNBC, Swoop recently won a contract from the NFL to provide rides at the 2022 Super Bowl in LA.

Pete shares how the startup began as a booking platform and the way they have approached tackling the ultra-competitive transportation market.

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Full transcript: https://www.urbantechnews.net/blog/how-veo-is-pushing-the-envelope-for-micromobility-and-mobility

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In the first part of the podcast, JT interviews Zencity's CEO on how the company is helping local leaders understand community sentiments.

In the second half of the episode, John is interviewed by Propel cofounder Emily Pik on what's ahead for UT.

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• Sign up for the Urban Tech Beta waitlist
• Local Logic Serie A Funding News via BetaKit
• Local Logic Hires Sara Maffey as Head of Industry Relations

Greg's full bio: Greg Lindsay is a journalist, urbanist, futurist, and speaker. He is the director of applied research at NewCities and director of strategy at its mobility offshoot CoMotion. He is also a partner at FutureMap, a geo-strategic advisory firm based in Singapore, a non-resident senior fellow of The Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, and co-author of Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next.

We also explored this topic in Thursday's newsletter: https://urbantech.substack.com/p/-the-opaque-systems-and-processes

Important Links:

• Austin Area Urban League
• Austin Justice Coalition
• Austin Mutual Aid

Here are some of the topics JT and Bradley discuss in the conversation:

• What qualities are needed for the next generation of local leaders
• Bradley shares why he’s supporting and advising Andrew Yang’s NYC mayoral campaign
• The conditions that founders, executives, and companies should consider when choosing a city to locate
• How blockchain (not Bitcoin) could be the solution for America's election problems
• Bradley and JT geek out on their mutual love for NYC parks, plus they share their thoughts on the most underrated parks

Here are a few highlights from the episode:

• Carl explains how he believes tech companies can work better with regulators.
• He shares how Voi's Swedish roots provide the company with a unique perspective on urbanism.
• He breaks down some of the innovations like computer vision that Voi is developing to make its products safer for riders.

Katie shares insights with JT including:

• How COVID has challenged bike and scooter operators
• Who the many stakeholders are making decisions on transportation policies
• Why Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation excites her
• Where micromobility is going after COVID ends

Russ works directly with founders to help raise capital and define real estate growth / go-to-market strategies. Russ' advisory portfolio consists of companies like Bbot (Restaurant Tech), Daily Goods (Grab-and-Go Retail), and Zuul Kitchens (Ghost Kitchen Operator).

He's also an early investor in City Dumpling, a virtual restaurant & marketplace that distributes the best dumplings in New York City to the masses. City Dumpling was born mid-pandemic out of a desire to help local restaurants, and has grown to 5 locations in Manhattan with plans to expand into Brooklyn & Queens by Q1 2021.

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