METROBIKE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Bikeshare & Scootershare Planner
Antonio's interest in urban planning, infrastructure, and transportation started when he moved from the Netherlands to Los Angeles in his early teens with his family. He grew up riding bikes at an early age and his move to LA reduced his freedom and independence due to LA's car-centricity. Antonio became determined to improve the transportation landscape and worked at two transport startups prior to joining MetroBike. He also has experience working in the bike planning department at the Province of Utrecht in the Netherlands while he was pursuing his graduate degree. Antonio moved from LA to DC in 2021 and has enjoyed being able to walk, bike, or scoot anywhere without requiring a car.
Antonio has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Utrecht University and a Bachelor of Urban Studies from the University of California, Irvine.
Paul DeMaio co-authored the first public bikeshare tender in North America for what has become the successful Capital Bikeshare system in the Washington, D.C. region. He has served as the manager for Arlington, Virginia's portion of the regional service which has grown to 110+ stations and 800+ bikes.
He is the founder and co-collaborator of The Meddin Bike-sharing World Map, which posts updates on the 1,000+ bike transit services around the globe. DeMaio has been a bike-sharing advocate for over two decades and has written for multiple academic journals and on-line publications. DeMaio has become an international expert on bike-sharing and has been quoted by The New York Times, Canadian Broadcasting Company, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
DeMaio has a Master of Transportation Policy, Operations, & Logistics from George Mason University School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of City Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.
Job Titles:
- Bikeshare & Scootershare Planner
Tom has over eight years of experience in active transportation planning. He has managed shared mobility, Vision Zero, and facility design guidance projects. His bikeshare work has included station siting and relocation, stakeholder coordination, and ridership reporting. Tom has also helped spearhead Pedestrian Safety Action Plans, Highway Safety Plans, and Safe Routes to School plans; identified planning opportunities through safety, demographic, and economic analyses; and planned public transit routes, fares, and schedules. He has presented to diverse audiences and garnered authentic, strategic input to ensure transport improvements are aligned with community needs and values.
Tom earned his master's degree in City and Regional Planning with a focus on transport from the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers University. He holds a BA in Political Studies with a minor in Latin American Studies from Bard College.