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Calvin Thigpen

@calvinthigpen.com

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Transportation Policy and Planning Researcher | ex-Lime

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 27/04/2026

And arguably even better, you can now buy refurbished e-bikes for significant discounts, rivalling or beating the discounts you can receive through e-bike rebate programs: upway.co/pages/reliab... ⚡🚲⚡

Bar graph comparing the typical discount offered through an e-bike rebate program ($200 to $600) compared to the typical discount offered on an average 2-year-old refurbished e-bike (about $1,130).

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 08/02/2025

What a wild game! Two red cards, rain throughout, and two assists from Pulisic to give AC Milan the win!! Fun to be sitting with the Milan fans. Also, no Italian concession food, so I got a hot dog… 😆

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 08/02/2025

The rain didn’t keep the Empoli ultras away! But this game needs Pulisic on the field to get going!

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 15/01/2025

Is @sfmta.bsky.social starting to paint curbs at intersections red?! I’m hoping this is AB 413 in action, improving pedestrian safety by increasing visibility!

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 06/01/2025

On the shared micromobility panel, @alexadelbosc.bsky.social and @kmanaugh.bsky.social presented their research, and speakers from DDOT, NABSA, and SUMC shared implementation best practices. Topics included who uses these programs and how, to how cities can encourage strong enrollment and use.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 06/01/2025

On the transit panel, we had speakers from @wmata.com and @mbta.bsky.social, plus Rebel consulting, as well as McGill and University of Illinois Chicago. Topics discussed ranged from improving eligibility verification to meeting the needs of marginalized groups, like homeless youth.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 06/01/2025

Prof Candace Brakewood led off with a keynote, sharing the results of her recently published TCRP synthesis report J-07/Topic SB-40. She shared the state of practice of low-income discounted fare programs in public transit agencies in North America.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 06/01/2025

Our #TRBAM2025 workshop brought together experts from the public transit and shared micromobility fields to share their research and best practices for low-income reduced fare programs. A big thanks to my co-organizers Candace Brakewood, @leebier.bsky.social, and Adam Cohen!

Prof. Candace Brakewood presents a keynote at a TRB workshop

An example of a breakout discussion during a TRB workshop

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 03/12/2024

Memorable date night: missed the bus by about 30 seconds… so we hopped on Lime scooters and rode the 4 miles instead! We got to enjoy a beautiful sunset… oh, and Wicked was really good, too!

Beautiful pink sunset in the Sunset district of San Francisco.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 18/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,140,955!

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