David Zipper
Contributing Writer
David Zipper is a senior fellow at the MIT Mobility Initiative, where he examines the interplay between transportation policy and technology. His work has been published in the Atlantic, Slate, Bloomberg, the Washington Post, and elsewhere.
David led economic development strategy under two mayors of Washington, DC, and served in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration in New York. After working in city government, he became a venture capital investor and startup adviser focusing on smart cities and mobility.
He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an M.Phil in land economy (urban planning) from the University of Cambridge, and a BA from Swarthmore College.
Latest articles by David Zipper
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
We can fix our staggering car fatality crisis. Start with these roads.
EVs help reduce greenhouse emissions. But too many used gas-guzzlers could make that impossible.
How America’s ever-widening highways are built on a lie.
NYC’s very good plan to fix traffic fell victim to a very bad argument. And it’s not just New York.
And how to measure fuel economy better.
Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.
Reckless speeding is epidemic in the US. This simple technology could save tens of thousands of lives.
Electric cars are crucial, but not enough to solve climate change. We can’t let them crowd out car-free transit options.