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🚗💡 Exploring Innovative Research in Urban Mobility!   Wow, stumbled upon this fascinating approach to urban planning research—parking surveys! 🅿️📊 Never heard of it before, but it's amazing how they're using data to understand parking usage.   Curious to learn more? Check out the details here: https://lnkd.in/duvEJtE4   Imagine leveraging these findings to optimize public transportation routes, enhance cycling infrastructure, or strategically place electric vehicle charging stations. By harnessing the power of data, we can create greener, more efficient, and more inclusive urban environments. 🌱🌍   #UrbanMobility #SustainableCities #ParkingSurveys #GreenTransportation #ResearchInnovation

MIT: Professor Carlo Ratti at MIT's Senseable City Lab has conducted research on how urban mobility changes with different transportation modes. One study showed that implementing dedicated bus lanes can reduce travel time by up to 50% during peak hours. Professor Jinhua Zhao has researched the impact of various transportation policies on urban traffic. His work suggests that converting a car lane to a bus lane and bike lane can improve overall traffic efficiency and reduce congestion. University of Toronto: Professor Eric Miller has studied urban traffic flow and the impacts of transportation infrastructure changes. One of his studies found that converting car lanes to bike lanes and bus lanes reduced average commute times for public transport users by 20%, while slightly increasing car travel times by 10% during peak hours. Professor Shoshanna Saxe has explored the environmental and efficiency benefits of such conversions. Her research indicates that these changes not only improve travel times for non-car users but also contribute to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These are just examples, but they show that converting car lanes to mixed-use lanes for buses and bikes often results in improved overall traffic efficiency and reduced congestion for public transport users, though there may be slight increases in car travel times. #TransportationEngineering

New research from WA on micromobility for first and last mile access to public transport The research shows that planners and policymakers should focus on the broader eco-system of rules, regulations and practices that contribute to first and last mile access, paying attention to the spatial and social context of cities. Key issues to enhancing micromobility in first and last mile access are connectivity and safety, both for micromobility users and other road and street users. https://lnkd.in/gJDc6FNS

This is an opportunity to invest in or facilitate investment in a new age transportation system suited for new housing and commercial developments on the outskirts of cities, as well as retrofitting all existing cities suffering from traffic jams and pollution.   Large estate developments, where thousands of people are going to live, need corresponding transport infrastructure to get those people to and from work, entertainment and education facilities. This has meant roading network and parking spaces for thousands of cars, all of which take lots of space, money and cause traffic congestion.   With this new transport mode, most of that will not be necessary because people won't need cars anywhere near as much.   Contrary to the current mindset and status, the "future" transportation in the cities will be mostly without cars.   It will be PRT systems (a personal rapid [monorail] transport), hopefully METRINO PRT – while cars will be there, but more as a "fun sport" or for "enthusiasts" of historical machines.     METRINO PRT will provide 90% of transport needs, both for personal and freight movement within cities.   If you google “A Concept for a Personal Rapid Transit System in the State of New Jersey” by Professor Alain Kornhauser from Princeton University, you’ll find info on this subject supporting the above.   PRT systems will make subway and buses obsolete while increasing the value of real estate near its multitude of stops, same as property near current subway and bus stops is more valuable.     If you can see the writing on the wall, do step forward to help METRINO PRT make it happen, sooner than later?  If so, then please contact us. Regards, Ollie Mikosza Managing Director Metrino Global Projects Ltd. https://metrino-prt.com  

🚴♂️ How can micromobility transform urban transportation? We’re thrilled to feature this interesting research published in Promet – Traffic&Transportation: "Challenges of the Integration of Micromobility Vehicles into Modern Traffic and Transportation Systems" by Branko Milovanović, Ana Trpković, Sreten Jevremović, Predrag Živanović, Stanko Bajcetic, Andrea Nađ. This paper examines how micromobility vehicles like e-bikes and e-scooters can be sustainably integrated into urban transport systems, addressing challenges such as infrastructure, regulations, and safety. The study offers globally applicable guidelines for better urban mobility. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d23GSQgB 💡 Key highlights: • Recommendations for safe and efficient micromobility integration. • Insights into infrastructure design and regulatory frameworks. • Practical applications for decision-makers and urban planners. Let’s ride toward a greener future! 🌱 #Micromobility #UrbanMobility #Sustainability #TransportationResearch #SmartCities

Check out this review of the Leapmotor T03, the affordable electric hatchback that's revolutionizing urban mobility! 🔌🚗💨 Full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/dgFB_EZC #LeapmotorT03 #ElectricHatchback #UrbanMobility

🚦 Have you heard about the MUTCD? This 1,000-page manual shapes how streets are designed across the U.S. — and it just got a major update. Our 2024 Vision Zero Cities Journal dives into what these changes mean for safer, people-centered streets. While the new MUTCD has some positives, it still prioritizes cars over people. Now more than ever, we need national standards that champion protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and transit-first design. Learn why MUTCD reforms are essential to achieving #VisionZero. Read more in this year’s Vision Zero Cities Journal ⬇️

[Save the date] For new transport technologies to become ubiquitous, the associated infrastructure must be in place. Equally, new transport technologies will radically change city design, with new thinking required around the use of land. 🚍🚆🚖 📅 Join us in 2 weeks at the World Future Energy Summit as our Regional Director for Mobility and Planning, Muhammad Mustafa takes part in the panel on 'The new face of urban living: How clean and autonomous transport will change city design'. This panel will outline the marriage between urban design and new transport models, as we move towards the look and functionality of a future connected city. 🏙 #urban #cities #transport #impactthefuture

Can Automated Parking Be the Savior of Crowded Cities? Our cities are bursting at the seams. More cars pile in every day, but parking spaces? Those stay stubbornly the same size. We all know the frustration - endlessly circling blocks, wasting gas, just to snag a sliver of asphalt. But what if there was a better way? Enter automated parking systems - a futuristic solution promising to transform urban parking. But can this technology really be the cure for our urban parking woes? Video: bolor.hishig on IG #engineering