Mobility

Tech-focused civic partnerships may be one way to unlock greater urban mobility for disabled people. Tools in the works include navigation apps with specialized sound cues and "smart canes" that interact with invisible paint.

March 29, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Countless ideas have been proposed to bridge the first-mile, last-mile gap: bike share, dockless bike share, ride-hailing services, circulator buses, trolleys, and, of course, good old-fashioned feet. The newest entrant: electric scooters.

March 18, 2018 - California Planning & Development Report

Designed to thwart predatory lawsuits, the bill could make it easier for businesses to ignore barriers to access, disability rights advocates say.

March 10, 2018 - The Washington Post

The 'Coord' platform will give mobility companies a centralized place to access and use local data on parking, curb space, tolls, and the like.

February 10, 2018 - Wired

CodeNEXT is one of the most ambitious, and controversial, zoning reform projects ongoing in the country, with lessons to offer planners all over the country in code writing, public outreach, and planning outcomes.

February 8, 2018 - CodeNEXT

Mobility as a Service, or MaaS for short, is a buzzword you've probably seen a lot of in recent months.

December 6, 2017 - Eno Center for Transportation

Researchers at Columbia University are investigating pollution intake among cyclists to determine if cycling really is a healthy way to commute.

December 5, 2017 - Doggerel

An examination of the Block Ordinance as a panacea for the ailments of modern cities.

November 28, 2017 - Fanis Grammenos

Smart growth advocates have been making this point for years, but a new report from the Washington, D.C. regional planning organization provides more evidence for the strategic location of population and job growth.

November 19, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

The event will focus on the strategies to empower metropolises and their citizens through active participation, critical reflection, awareness and access. The new Smart Mobility World Congress will be a global mobility hub.

November 3, 2017 - Cities of the Future

Out of 23 cities, New York City came in first, Indianapolis came in 23rd.

November 1, 2017 - Smart Cities Dive

An underreported bill in the current congressional session would create a waiting period for Americans with Disabilities Act claims.

September 20, 2017 - NOS Magazine

The city of Seattle has finally been compelled to maintain pedestrian infrastructure in keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

July 26, 2017 - The Urbanist

The future, once again, isn't living up to the expectations of planners. How should long-range planning work in a world that is more suburban and more auto-oriented than a generation of planners and urbanists expected?

May 3, 2017 - Steven Polzin

A new ad by Swedish public transit agency Västtrafik pulls quite a bait and switch.

March 31, 2017 - The Verge

The New York Times provides interactive and first-person accounts of the city's failure to provide public transportation to people with disabilities.

March 30, 2017 - The New York Times

With experts predicting widespread autonomous vehicle (AV) adoption in the not-too-distant-future, many policymakers, designers, and ordinary citizens are left scratching their heads, uncertain of what to expect and how to prepare.

February 22, 2017 - Doggerel

In a new article and accompanying policy brief, Arthur Acolin and Susan Wachter of Penn IUR write about their new research into the relationship between housing access and opportunity.

February 16, 2017 - Penn IUR Urban Link

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the effect transportation network companies like Uber will have on mobility. Are we asking the right ones?

January 23, 2017 - Steven Polzin

The Brookings Institution has announced a new "Moving to Access" initiative.

January 21, 2017 - Brookings Institution