With UberX finally available in Saint Louis, Show-Me Institute staff decided to hold a race to see how the service can add to the city’s transportation options. The contestants, Nathan Coursey, Joseph Miller, and Brittany Wagner, took a taxi, an Uber car, and the MetroLink, respectively, from the Show-Me Institute office in St. Louis's Central West End to Mr. Curry’s downtown. Watch the video to see who prevails!
The Great Race: Taxi v. Uber v. Metro Link
Economy
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About the Author
David Stokes
David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.
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Joseph Miller
Joseph Miller was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute. He focused on infrastructure, transportation, and municipal issues. He grew up in Itasca, Ill., and earned an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a master’s degree from the University of California-San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, with a concentration in international economics and China studies.
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Brittany Wagner
Brittany Wagner was an education policy research assistant at the Show-Me Institute. She focused on school choice, local control, and school personnel issues. She grew up in Saint Louis and graduated from Pepperdine University in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in political science. After earning a master of arts in teaching degree from Fontbonne University, she taught social studies and science in the Hancock and Rockwood school districts. Talk Topics:1. School Choice 1012. Missouri Teachers’ Unions and Collective Bargaining3. Private School Choice in the Show-Me State4. School Board Reform5. Alternate Charter Schools and Accountability Reform
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Nathan Coursey
Nathan Coursey was an intern at the Show-Me Institute. He recently received his Master's of Science degree in City and Regional Planning at The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
