Franklin-Hodge served as chief information officer in Boston from 2014 to 2017.
Since that time, he has served as the first executive director of the new nonprofit Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), which is made up of municipal partners and technology companies involved in developing new forms of mobility and the public policies that surround them.
He will begin serving as the chief of streets, according to a tweet making the announcement. He could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
In January, I’ll be returning to City Hall as the @CityOfBoston’s next Chief of Streets. I am honored and excited to be joining @MayorWu and her team as we work to build a safer, fairer, greener transportation system for Boston. 🧵 https://t.co/yFTGvUBiaw
— Jascha Franklin-Hodge (@jfh) December 7, 2021
While at OMF, Franklin-Hodge helped to develop policy directions like the Privacy Principles for Mobility Data, drafted by members from the private, public, academic and nonprofit sectors. It includes seven key principles that drive home concepts like transparency, communication and the general goal of preserving the identity and privacy of users of bikes and scooters.