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Andy Wakefield

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Andy Wakefield is the director of Intueor Consulting's Transit Operations Management Consulting practice. He assists transit agencies with IT strategic planning, program management, computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location systems, operations, scheduling, voice and data communications, and customer relationship management system procurement and implementation.

Wakefield is a graduate of Hamline University and a certified project management professional. He can be reached at wakefield@intueor.com.

Making public transit free might seem a crazy idea, but it has benefits that can outweigh the costs. It's widespread in Europe, and more American transit agencies should give it a serious look.