The Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee will host the inaugural Breakfast for Better Mobility on October 3 at Acme Feed & Seed in downtown Nashville.
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This event will feature a presentation from nationally recognized transportation expert Jonathan Hopkins, award a Transit Champion of the Year, and include ample networking time for public and private leaders from across the region who are advocates for transit-focused growth.
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Attendees are encouraged to take public transit to this event as part of the national Week Without Driving.
Meet Our Keynote: Jonathan Hopkins
Jonathan Hopkins is Executive Director of the West Palm Beach Mobility Coalition and the Founder of Smart Mobility Associates, a consultancy focused on mode-shift programs and transit campaigns.
​​Jonathan has previously served as the VP of Mobility at the high speed rail company Brightline, where he coordinated multimodal innovation and connectivity; led operational and policy efforts at Uber (covering the Pacific Northwest) and Lime (responsible for the Mountain West and all of Canada); headed Commute Seattle, one of the nation’s largest Transportation Management Associations (TMAs), which contributed to the fastest transit ridership growth of any large U.S. city from 2000 to 2020; led the Seattle Subway campaign to successfully double the size and pass the Sound Transit 3 regional transit measure expected to complete a 116-mile light rail system; and founded the high speed rail advocacy entity Cascadia Rail.
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Jonathan is an Army veteran with degrees from West Point and Georgetown.