Matthew Rosenbloom-Jones is currently enrolled in the graduate planning program at SUNY Albany with a concentration in transportation. His specific interests lie in, but are not limited to, mass transit and rail. In his time at SUNY Albany, he has continued to develop his interests in the field of transportation, serving as one of two SUNY Albany members of the Capital District Transportation Authority’s sustainability council. This past summer, Matthew had a wonderful experience interning in Metro North’s strategic development department, where he worked on benchmarking, KPIs and many other projects. Matthew's specific research interests are commuter/regional rail and fixed route bus transit, specifically how to find cost effective ways to provide high quality service to exurban, semi-rural and rural areas.