# Transportation and Tech Companies with Lonny Stern

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Podcast: [Austin Tech Connect: The Podcast For The Austin Technology Ecosystem, Business Leaders, and Tech Entrepreneurs!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect)
Published: 2023-12-19T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode the Austin Technology Council CEO, Thom Singer, sits down with Lonnty Stern from Movability. As Austin grows we often hear people complain about traffic... but that person in the car IS THE TRAFFIC. What can we do as a community, and a tech community to help lessen the traffic, support other modes of transportation, and do our parts to keep Austin poised for more economic success? Lonny Stern has ideas, and he is very passionate about helping find the solutions. ABOUT LONNY STERN Commutes: MetroBus, MetroRapid, MetroBike, telework, flex time, bike Lonny Stern is an Enterprising Austinist focused on the economic vitality of Central Texas. A resident of Austin since 1999, he is serving as the Executive Director of Movability after serving the Community Engagement team at the Austin Transit Partnership, which is designing and building Austin's first light rail system. Lonny has worked in a variety of roles, including as a Community Engagement Administrator for Capital Metro, Senior Director of the STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance; as an Outreach Director at Empower Texans (formerly CPPP) and Communications & Outreach Director for Hope Street Group -- both nonpartisan policy organizations. He has held additional roles at aGLIFF, 91.7FM - KOOP Radio, and Project Transitions, and he has been a member of Movability's board of directors since 2019. Lonny earned his Masters at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin. He earned a BA in English & Communications at Florida State University. He has been recognized with various awards, including: IAP2 - Core Values Award "Project Connect" (2022); ACT - Commuting Options - Public Transit - "Transit Adventures" (2019); Austin Under 40 Award for Community Service & Non-profit (2015); The Austin American-Statesm…

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