Against the Grain

Why 20th-Century Transit is Failing 21st-Century Cities

Outdated transit systems, built for another era, can’t keep pace with today’s flexible and on-demand world. Ridership is falling, costs are rising, and cities are trapped in an unsustainable model.

Why Today's "Modern" Mobility Solutions Are Failing

Modern” mobility promised progress but delivered setbacks—ride-share, robotaxis, and microtransit aren’t solving transit’s failures, they’re deepening them.

Introducing Modular Agile Transit (MAT): A New Category of Mobility

Modular Agile Transit (MAT) is a new mobility model: fleets of small, AI-driven, shared vehicles that adapt in real time—cutting congestion, scaling affordably, and replacing outdated transit.

Smart Cities Can’t Have Dumb Transportation

Cities can’t be truly smart if transit stays rigid and outdated. MAT creates a dynamic, data-driven mobility network that moves as cities do.

The Future of Mobility: How MAT Reshapes Urban Spaces and Public Transit

Traditional transit forces cities to waste space on highways and parking. MAT frees land, reduces congestion, and makes urban life more connected and livable.