Zhexuan (Franklin) Tang is an Assistant Research Scholar in the Transportation and Land Use program of the NYU Marron Institute. He holds B.A Specialist in Architecture from University of Toronto, and a M.Sc in Applied Urban Science & Informatics at NYU Tandon Center of Urban Science & Progress (CUSP). Franklin is a firm believer of the cross-pollination of ideals, experiences and application-driven mass-mobility development. He is an author of A Better Billion, most recently published housing and subway expansion planning report for New York City. Previously, he participated in editing and writing the Program’s regional rail planning framework, Momentum with Nolan Hicks, and his Masters’ capstone project delivered a subway ridership study for a local transit advocacy non-profit, QueensLink.