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Emerging Technologies in Mid-Size Cities: Managing New Mobility

Jan 06, 2020

Emerging Technologies and Cities: Assessing the Impacts of New Mobility on Cities

Becky Steckler and Rebecca Lewis, University of Oregon

Download the Final Report (PDF)
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See a slideshow on "Emerging Technologies and Cities" presented by Becky Steckler at the 2019 OAPA Annual Conference in Eugene, OR
Download the guidebook "Navigating New Mobility: Policy Approaches for Cities" (PDF)

What was once purely science fiction is starting to materialize on streets across the country. Advances in emerging technologies – such as autonomous vehicles (AVs), e-commerce, and the sharing economy – are having profound impacts, negative and positive, on how people and goods move around a city and are beginning to have substantial effects on land use, street design, parking, and...

UA, TDOT partner for e-scooter research projects

Dec 10, 2019

Five "Small Starts" Transportation Projects Receive $100,000 in NITC Funding

Dec 04, 2019

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Our National Institute for Transportation & Communities (NITC) research program has awarded grant funding for a new series of Small Starts projects.

The latest Small Starts Grant projects, evaluated by the NITC Advisory Board and selected by NITC's Executive Committee, will explore mobility impacts of construction workzones, transportation equity and barriers for low-income travelers, and the widespread impacts of emerging technologies like e-scooters and ride hailing.

This annual NITC funding program is a unique opportunity to tackle small-scale ($20,000 or less in scope) research projects. In contrast to our larger, annual flagship program ($30–150K), Small Starts enables us to include researchers who:

Bring a diverse, interdisciplinary perspective
Offer a new voice in the field, whether they’re untenured faculty or a researcher who has not received a NITC grant before
Want to kick-start a larger project by first tackling an exploratory study smaller in scope

National Institute for Transportation and Communities

Emerging Technologies in Mid-Size Cities: Managing New Mobility

UA, TDOT partner for e-scooter research projects

Five "Small Starts" Transportation Projects Receive $100,000 in NITC Funding

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