In this episode, our guest experts discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public transit and shared mobility sectors in both the MENA and the USA regions. They discuss the impact from different angels including the people's mobility behaviour, role of the government policies, the role of technology and other interesting aspects. Our guest speakers for this episode are Dr. Ayman Smadi, Director of MENA and Center for Transport Excellence at the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and Prof. Jinhua Zhao, Director of MIT Mobility Initiative and Professor of City & Transportation Planning at MIT. This episode is in partnership with MIT and sponsored by the Hollings Center for International Dialogue.