Mark Maxham, Governance by API, This is your 21st Century Government

Mark Maxham, Director Platform Software at Lacuna, discusses with Sean about the future of transportation policy and how developers like him are shaping that future. Governance by API has gained interest in local governments after they were overrun by electric scooters. Over the past few years, Mark has been a key part of the success in the Mobility Data Specification (MDS) and the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF). We get into some of the specifics of what is the Mobility Data Specification (MDS) and how cities are using it to manage traffic on their streets.More information on the subject:https://www.openmobilityfoundation.org/https://lacuna.ai/https://github.com/lacuna-techhttps://cities-today.com/how-los-angeles-took-control-of-its-mobility-data/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/adversarial-interoperabilityhttps://lincolnpolicy.org/tag/interoperability/