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SUMMARY:Mobilizing Regions: Workforce Rideshare and Regional Transit
DESCRIPTION:Date & TimeWednesday\, September 17 (12-1 p.m.) \n\n\n\n\n\nLocationVirtual \n\n\n\n\n\nAn Innovative Cities Lecture\n\n\n\nColumbus and Milwaukee are illustrating how innovative transit solutions can strengthen regional connectivity\, expand access to opportunity\, and serve as models for communities nationwide.  \n\n\n\nSince 1992\, MobiliSE has championed innovative ways to connect Southeast Wisconsin through a range of transportation alternatives. Learn about their regional strategies and how these efforts led to FlexRide Milwaukee\, a groundbreaking on-demand workforce transportation service that has already helped nearly 5\,000 people reach jobs in nearby suburbs.  \n\n\n\nIn Columbus\, Ohio\, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is reshaping regional mobility with initiatives like bus rapid transit expansion\, first/last mile connections\, and partnerships with community organizations. These efforts are improving access to employment centers\, food markets\, and essential services—demonstrating how coordinated transportation planning can drive both economic growth and equity.  \n\n\n\nBiographies\n\n\n\nDave Steele serves as the Executive Director of MobiliSE. Under Dave’s leadership\, MobiliSE has grown its impact as a convener and advocate\, spearheading the development and launch of FlexRide Milwaukee\, an on demand workforce transportation service that has helped 5\,000 Milwaukeeans access jobs since its launch in 2022.  \n\n\n\nPrior to leading MobiliSE\, Dave worked in K-12 education reform\, serving as President & CEO of PAVE\, a school support organization in Milwaukee. He holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Bachelors in Political Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds a certificate from Harvard Business School’s Social Enterprise Insitute\, a global network of public and non profit leaders working toward systems change.   \n\n\n\nDave is a Milwaukee native\, a regular transit rider\, and resides on the West Side of Milwaukee with his wife and three kids.  \n\n\n\nDevayani Puranik is the Director Development Programs at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)\, where she leads high-impact initiatives that shape the planning\, developing\, and delivery of innovative mobility solutions- such as COTA’s on-demand service\, COTA//Plus. Her work focuses on strategic coordination and change management to improve customer experience and advance transit accessibility through major regional efforts like LinkUS.  \n\n\n\nPrior to joining COTA\, Puranik served as a Senior Planner for the City of Dublin\, where she spearheaded key efforts including the Legacy Office Revitalization Plan\, Mobility Study\, and the Dublin 2035 Framework. She was also a core member of the city’s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Task Force and led numerous cross-functional innovation and process improvement projects. Her earlier work with the City of Columbus involved directing long-range land use planning initiatives to support inclusive\, sustainable growth.  \n\n\n\nPuranik holds dual master’s degrees in City and Regional Planning and Environmental Science from The Ohio State University and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She brings a systems-thinking approach to her leadership\, rooted in equity\, efficiency\, and public service.  \n\n\n\nLivestream Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister + Join Lecture\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAICP-CM credits will be awarded. If you have questions\, please contact Carolyn Esswein: cesswein@uwm.edu
URL:https://uwm.edu/architecture/event/mobilizing-regions-workforce-rideshare-and-the-future-of-transit-in-se-wi-and-detroit/
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Date & TimeThursday\, September 18\, 2025 (4:30–5:30 p.m.) \n\n \n\nLocationArchitecture & Urban Planning Building\, Lecture Hall (AUP 170) \n\n\n \nFed up with permanent housing crisis and real estate greed? Join the co-founder of the LA Tenants Union and co-author of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis for an in-depth discussion of the housing question and the resurgent tenant movement. Why do landlords claim the majority of our wages while they work only four hours a month? What if the housing crisis was a crisis of exploitation and domination? How can we turn the shared misery of paying rent into shared power to win the housing we deserve? \n \nBiography\n \nTracy RosenthalWriter and Organizer \n \nTracy Rosenthal is a writer and an organizer. They are the author of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis (Haymarket\, 2024)\, a frequent contributor to The New Republic\, and a co-host of Death Panel Podcast. They co-founded the LA Tenants Union in 2015\, and are now on rent strike in New York City.
URL:https://uwm.edu/architecture/event/abolish-rent-how-tenants-can-end-the-housing-crisis/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall (AUP 170)\, 2131 E Hartford Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
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