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New Mobilities Todd Litman

New Mobilities By Todd Litman

New Mobilities by Todd Litman


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A renowned transportation researcher assesses emerging transportation options, offering much-needed advice to planners implementing these new technologies.

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New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies by Todd Litman

New transportation technologies can expand our world. During the last century, motorised modes increased our mobility by an order of magnitude, providing large benefits, but also imposing huge costs on individuals and communities. Faster and more expensive modes were favoured over those that are more affordable, efficient, and healthy. As new transportation innovations become available, from e-scooters to autonomous cars, how do we make decisions that benefit our communities? In New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies, transportation expert Todd Litman examines 12 emerging transportation modes and services that are likely to significantly affect our lives: bike- and carsharing, micro-mobilities, ride hailing and micro-transit, public transit innovations, telework, autonomous and electric vehicles, air taxis, mobility prioritisation, and logistics management. These innovations allow people to scoot, ride, and fly like never before, but can also impose significant costs on users and communities. Planners need detailed information on their potential benefits and impacts to make informed choices. Litman critically evaluates these new technologies and services and provides practical guidance for optimising them. He systematically examines how each New Mobility is likely to affect travel activity (how and how much people travel); consumer costs and affordability; roadway infrastructure design and costs; parking demand; land use development patterns; public safety and health; energy and pollution emissions; and economic opportunity and fairness. Public policies around New Mobilities can either help create heaven, a well-planned transportation system that uses new technologies intelligently, or hell, a poorly planned transportation system that is overwhelmed by conflicting and costly, unhealthy, and inequitable modes. His expert analysis will help planners, local policymakers, and concerned citizens to make informed choices about the New Mobility revolution.

About Todd Litman

Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. He has worked as a research and planning consultant for a diverse range of clients, including government agencies, professional organizations, developers and nongovernment organizations, in more than two dozen countries.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Arc of Transportation History Chapter 3: The Context of Transportation Planning Chapter 4: A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework Chapter 5: Evaluating the New Mobilities Chapter 6: Analysis: How New Mobilities Can Achieve Community Goals Chapter 7: Recommendations for Optimizing New Mobilities Chapter 8: Conclusion Endnotes About the Author

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CIN164283145XG
9781642831450
164283145X
New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies by Todd Litman
Used - Good
Paperback
Island Press
20210831
320
N/A
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