Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-2020

Abstract

Advances in transportation technology — e-scooters and bike share, Lyft & Uber, and autonomous vehicles — are beginning to have profound impacts on cities. New mobility is changing not only how we travel, but also urban form and development itself. In the near future, we can expect differences in what public transit looks like, the layout of cities, and the places we spend our time. In turn, these changes will likely have additional effects on land use, street design, parking, housing, equity, and municipal finance. Will cities be ready to meet these changes? Rather than be swept along in the wake of change, how can communities intelligently guide urban density, sprawl, vitality, economics and sustainability?

This research project offers a guide for city staff and leadership on adopting local policy and code to respond to the emergence of these technologies and encourage their responsible use. For cities that are serious about climate change and social equity, these technological changes have enormous potential to address those issues – but it won’t happen automatically.

Description

This is a summary of TREC research project 1216, which can be found online at https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1216.

Final Report NITC-RR-1216 can be found at: https://doi.org/10.15760/trec.251.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33443

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