New Mobilities - Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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, ridehailing and micro-transit, public transit innovations, telework, autonomous and electric vehicles, air taxis, mobility prioritization, and logistics management. 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. Zusammenfassung A renowned transportation researcher assesses emerging transportation options, offering much-needed advice to planners implementing these new technologies.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Litman, Litman Todd
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781642831450
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-145-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TRANSPORTATION / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, Transport planning and policy, Intelligent & Automated Transport System Technology, Intelligent and automated transport system technology, Transport planning & policy