Ned Einstein: Consulting Experiences

Transportation Alternatives president Ned Einstein began working on transportation safety almost from the inception of his career -- authoring a Summary of the National Survey of Handicapped People submitted to Congress in 1976. Because the purpose of passenger transportation is effectively "safe mobility," safety has been a component of virtually every endeavor TA has been involved with, including his participation in six coordination projects and conduct of numerous other studies, directing USDOT's first nationwide study of transportation systems for elderly and disabled individuals (resulting in USDOT's publication of a three-volume manual authored by TA president Ned Einstein), the operation of TA's own 70-vehicle paratransit system for a full decade, and his coordination of the design efforts for a European-manufactured schoolbus and motorcoach introduced into the North American market.