• What a 15-minute community is and how it differs from complete neighborhoods
• How to conduct a comprehensive audit of existing conditions
• Transportation network modifications that support walkability and connectivity
• Land use and zoning strategies that complement transportation planning
• How to adapt 15-minute principles to urban cores, suburbs, small towns, and rural areas
• Implementation strategies, phasing approaches, and funding sources
• Methods for measuring success and addressing unintended consequences

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 28 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has 18 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm located in Atlanta, GA. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• What is an MTP?
• Where can I find the federal requirements for MTPs?
• What are the steps involved in developing an MTP?
• What data and tools are needed for developing an MTP?
• What are some specific examples of different ways MPOs create MTPs?

Links:

• The MPO Institute: https://mpoinstitute.talentlms.com/plus/

Host:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.

Guest Speakers:

• Caitlin Cook is Senior Director of Planning and Research at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. She has MPO planning experience and earned a Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Kansas.
• Julia Billings, AICP is Director of Transportation Planning with Modern Mobility Partners, where she works on a variety of MPO, state, local, and national planning projects. She holds a Master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan.
• Matt Reeves, AICP is a Senior Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. He has experience in consulting and local government and earned a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Texas.
• Alicia Chen is a Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. She earned a Master's in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Why T&R studies are essential for addressing growing congestion with limited transportation funding
• What T&R studies are and how they analyze toll facility performance, financial feasibility, and risk assessment
• Key components of T&R studies including traffic data collection, demographic analysis, behavior modeling, and traffic modeling
• Real-world case studies from Atlanta, Florida, and the Midwest
• Future trends in T&R studies including big data, machine learning, and connected vehicles applications

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP, has over 21 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Keli Kemp. Jen holds a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson and in Human Geography/GIS from Nanjing University, China.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm with offices in Atlanta and Orlando. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• The evolving landscape of travel demand modeling and its increasingly important role in transportation planning
• Five key trends revolutionizing how transportation planners understand and predict travel behavior
  • Integration of Big Data and Machine Learning
  • Activity-Based Modeling
  • Dynamic Assignment and Real-Time Updates
  • Multimodal Integration and Micromobility
  • Scenario Planning for Uncertainty
• Real-world applications and challenges of implementing advanced modeling techniques

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Victoria Guan Hendrix (Vicki): Senior Travel Demand Modeler with experience since 2013, with a background in computer science
• Abigail Donkor: Senior Travel Demand Modeler with 12 years of experience in travel demand forecasting and modeling

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm with offices in Atlanta and Orlando. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Eight practical ways to apply AI in transportation planning to prevent bias
• How AI can improve data collection, analysis, and monitoring for mitigating transportation bias
• Considerations for data inclusivity when implementing AI solutions
• Techniques to use AI in community engagement
• Real-world examples of AI applications in public transit and mobility services
• Considerations to make for transparent and responsible AI decision-making

Links:

• USDOT guidance - Ensuring Reliance Upon Sound Economic Analysis in Department of Transportation Policies, Programs, and Activities https://www.transportation.gov/mission/ensuring-reliance-upon-sound-economic-analysis-department-transportation-policies-programs
• USDOT guidance - Implementation of Executive Orders Addressing Energy, Climate Change, Diversity, and Gender https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/signed-secretarial-memo-re-implementation-executive-orders-addressing-energy-climate
• TRB Webinar: Equity in Artificial Intelligence Applications https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-22-2023/trb-webinar-equity-in-artificial-intelligence-applications
• Geospatial data and data collection required by transportation AI analysis https://www.ecopiatech.com/resources/blog/transforming-transportation-equity-with-ai-powered-mapping-data
• AI predictive applications – Transit Desert Interactive Dashboard https://sites.utexas.edu/uil/2024/07/27/developing-a-transit-desert-interactive-dashboard-supervised-modeling-for-forecasting-transit-deserts/
• Federal Transit Administration Accelerating Innovative Mobility https://www.transit.dot.gov/AIM
• AI applications in public transit services - Transit Service with Smart Dispatch Using Artificial Intelligence https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2024-09/FTA-Report-No-0269.pdf
• Article about AI transportation decision-making https://www.kittelson.com/ideas/how-ai-thinks-about-transportation-planning/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Sean Zhang, PhD, has one year of experience in transportation planning consulting. Sean is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Sean holds a Ph.D. degree in Geography and a Master of GIS degree from the University of Minnesota.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How better planning level cost estimates help in the transportation planning process, including:
  • Reduce time needed to develop cost estimates through a reliable and standardized methodology
  • Instill confidence in long-term programming of transportation plans
• General overview of steps to developing a planning-level cost estimate process, including:
  • Review national best practices and current internal procedures
  • Analyze historical costs and beta test the process
  • Apply cost estimates and incorporate USDOT Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance

Links:

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers a wealth of knowledge on best practices for processes, guidance, and additional resources for cost estimation of major projects. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/majorprojects/cost_estimating/
• National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) includes an interactive dashboard and pricing index that can be used to analyze historical cost trends associated with highway construction projects. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/otps/nhcci/
• United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance for Discretionary Grant Programs provides an overview of how to calculate benefit-cost ratios of major transportation projects, particularly when applying for federal grant opportunities. https://www.transportation.gov/mission/office-secretary/office-policy/transportation-policy/benefit-cost-analysis-guidance
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) also offers guidance for establishing reliable baseline cost estimates for major capital transit project delivery. https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/cost-estimation-fta-funded-transit-projects
• United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides general guidance on key considerations for developing cost estimation processes and a 12-step methodology for implementation. https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/706933.pdf

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Hunter Abel, AICP has seven years of experience in transportation planning with previous experience in developing cost estimation tools for state DOTs and transit service planning. Hunter is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners and holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How to identify a grant program for which a project is best suited.
• How to ensure that a project has enough preliminary documentation to be ready to apply for federal funding.
• How to write strong project narratives.
• How to maximize information within a grant application’s page limit.

Links:

• USDOT’s Discretionary Grants Dashboard. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/dashboard
• Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool for Justice40 data. https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/
• MMP’s IIJA Funding Cheat Sheets. https://www.modernmobilitypartners.com/iija-funding-cheat-sheets

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Amber Berg, AICP, RSP1 has five years of experience as a transportation planner, specializing in active transportation, visual communication, and roadway safety. She has a master’s degree in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How does the Biden Administration define equity? 

• What is Justice40, and why should transportation planners care about it? 

• How are these equity initiatives included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law? 

• Has the BIL moved the needle on equity? 

• What else can be done to advance equity in transportation? 

Links: 

• The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (colloquially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) allocated $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with $550 billion for new investments and programs. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/  

• The Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative is a commitment that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/  

• The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) is a useful tool for decision makers to use to identify projects in disadvantaged communities. https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en  

• USDOT’s Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer tool allows decisionmakers to identify projects in disadvantaged communities, with an emphasis on transportation burdened communities. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0920984aa80a4362b8778d779b090723/page/ETC-Explorer---Homepage/  

• Check out USDOT’s Equity webpage to see how the Federal government is prioritizing equity across policies and programs, with the aim of reducing transportation-related inequities nationwide. https://www.transportation.gov/priorities/equity  

Co-Hosts: 

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan.  Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University. 

• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program.  Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Guest Speaker: 

• Yasamin Khorashahi has over two years of experience in planning and local government decision making, and over five years of experience researching equity issues in STEM. She has a B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of City and Regional Planning, both from Georgia Tech. Yasamin joined Modern Mobility Partners as a Transportation Planner in January of 2024. 

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. 

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.   

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes. 

1. The importance of establishing the context of where a TDP is developed to make a plan that is customized for the study area
2. How to approach public and stakeholder involvement to integrate community voices in the TDP
3. How to shape the vision and goals of the TDP to have clear direction and actionable goals to help ground practical solutions
4. The importance of establishing existing conditions that review demographics and transit demand to understand gaps in transit service
5. How to assess needs to identify overlaps with the community goals and gaps in transit service
6. How to develop alternatives through potential scenarios that could help address community needs
7. Where to look for funding opportunities for transit service improvement projects that meet specific funding criteria
8. How to develop recommendations and implement final project ideas

Links:

• Georgia’s current vision for regional transit development in the state: https://regionaltdp-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Malavika Murali has recently begun her career in the transportation planning industry and has been a part of the Modern Mobility Partners team since 2022. Malavika holds dual M.S. degrees in City Planning and Geographic Information Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How the Corridor ID program started and why it is important?
• What are the different selection criteria for the Corridor ID program
• What are the three steps in the Corridor ID program and what is required for each step?
• Where does the funding for the different steps come from?
• What comes after the Corridor ID program?

Links:

• The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (colloquially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) allocated $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with $550 billion for new investments and programs. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
• The Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program is a comprehensive intercity passenger rail planning and development program that will help guide intercity passenger rail development throughout the country and create a pipeline of intercity passenger rail projects ready for implementation.  https://railroads.dot.gov/corridor-ID-program
• The new Corridor Identification Program is managed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). It will be the pathway to federal financial support and technical assistance for new or improved intercity passenger rail routes across the country. https://https://www.hsrail.org/blog/corridor-id/
• Notice of Solicitation of Corridor Proposals and Funding Opportunity for the Corridor Identification and Development Program

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/20/2022-27559/notice-of-solicitation-of-corridor-proposals-and-funding-opportunity-for-the-corridor-identification

• FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program Selections

https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy22-CID-program-selections

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Yu Lin is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners with over 2 years of professional experience. He graduated from New York University with a M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering/Planning. His interests include Sustainable Transportation, Micro-mobility, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. 

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Non-technical use cases for AI in the planning process including:
  • Background information and report drafting
  • Public engagement and education
• Technical use cases for AI in transportation planning including:
  • Existing conditions mapping
  • Safety
  • Transportation modeling
• Impact of AI on transportation infrastructure

The show ends with a high-level discussion highlighting some of the limitations and caution for planners using Artificial Intelligence. 

Links:

• PSMJ A.I. Meets AEC provides a detailed review of what A.I. is and how it is currently used and its potential in the AEC industry. The guidebook provides a review intended for business executives to better prepare for A.I.
• ChatGPT and other text-based AI tools can be used to quickly learn about new transportation topics, draft narratives, and discover new ideas for consideration in transportation planning. https://chat.openai.com/
• UrbanistAI allows for a collaborative designing process using AI to visualize changes to the urban landscape. https://www.urbanistai.com/
• ESRI is using Artificial Intelligence to detect land uses, impervious surfaces, and track environmentally sensitive areas from aerial imagery. https://www.esri.com/en-us/artificial-intelligence/overview
• IBM’s AI tools can use lidar imaging to map trees and estimate how much carbon is captured. https://www.fastcompany.com/90655986/ibms-new-ai-tool-figures-out-exactly-how-much-carbon-each-tree-can-capture
• Streetlight uses AI to process large amounts of traffic data from GPS devices, smartphones, and sensors, analyze travel patterns, and to build predictive and scenario models for transportation. https://www.streetlightdata.com/transportation-modeling
• GM’s Safety View utilizes AI processing capabilities to provide a dynamic dashboard and near real-time data to pinpoint dangerous roads, prioritize high-impact solutions, and create actionable plans for accelerated implementation. https://futureroads.gm.com/site/us/en/gm-future-roads/home.html
• AI is a small autonomous and contactless delivery robot that uses sidewalks to make short-distance deliveries. https://delivers.ai/
• Waymo is considered the leading passenger autonomous vehicle in operation which uses AI processing to predict movement behavior of the surrounding cars, cyclists, pedestrians, and more. https://waymo.com/
• Via’s proprietary algorithms for route planning and demand-response transit services are changing the needs for transit infrastructure and how people move through communities. https://ridewithvia.com/
• Research on Preparing Infrastructure for Automated Vehicles highlights transportation infrastructure and policy considerations to enable safe and efficient implementation of autonomous vehicles. https://www.itf-oecd.org/preparing-infrastructure-automated-vehicles

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Matt Reeves, AICP has 4 years of experience in transportation planning with previous experience in software development and database management. Matt is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners and holds an M.S. degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How do fuel cell vehicles work using Hydrogen?
• What is the efficiency and range of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?
• What is the refueling time of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?
• What are the impacts of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on public health and the environment?
• What are the current market and models?
• Are there laws and incentives?

Links:

• Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, producing electricity, water, and heat.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells 

• Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are more energy-efficient than traditional internal combustion engines and offer ranges comparable to gasoline vehicles, often exceeding 300 miles on a single fill-up.

https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-do-fuel-cell-electric-cars-work 

• One of the major advantages of hydrogen FCVs over battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is the quick refueling time. Filling a hydrogen tank usually takes around 3-5 minutes, similar to refueling a gasoline car.

https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/fcto_fcev_infographic_0.pdf 

• Emissions from gasoline and diesel vehicles—such as nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and particulate matter—are a major source of this pollution. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles emit none of these harmful substances—only water (H2O) and warm air.

https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/hydrogen-benefits

• Several automakers, including Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai, have developed hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Models like the Toyota Mirai, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, and Hyundai NEXO are available in select markets with established hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

https://www.caranddriver.com/toyota/mirai

• Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are supported by various laws and incentives aimed at promoting clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These incentives include tax credits, grants, and rebates at federal, state, and local levels. Additionally, policies often support the development of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, research and development, and public-private partnerships to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen technology.

https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/laws/HY 

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Ran Xu has over five years of experience in transportation engineering and modeling. Ran holds PE, PTOE, and RSP1 licenses. Ran has a M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Understand the goals of the NEVI plan, minimum requirements for project funding, and planners’ roles in implementing it
• Explore the creation of the Alternative Fuel Corridors and how they are used in NEVI requirements
• Understand equity considerations of the NEVI plan and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program
• Explore what the NEVI plan looks like in action by following its progress to date in Georgia
• Discover what kinds of projects planners can expect to be a part of that are both directly funded by NEVI and resulting from NEVI projects

Links:

• Full text of NEVI standards and requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations, February 28, 2023 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/28/2023-03500/national-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-standards-and-requirements
• NEVI as it first appeared in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (SEC. 11401) https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdf
• Most recent National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Guidance. June 11, 2023 https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/formula_prog_guid/90d_nevi_formula_program_guidance.pdf
• Joint Office of Energy and Transportation homepage https://driveelectric.gov/
• Map of EV charging stations and other alternative fueling stations across the United States. https://driveelectric.gov/embed-stations-map
• Map of ready and pending Alternative Fuel Corridors across the United States: https://hepgis-usdot.hub.arcgis.com/apps/5c4d9e173301473688468fc7cf6dbe19/explore
• Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure growth https://driveelectric.gov/stations-growth
• EV-ChART information page https://driveelectric.gov/evchart
• EV Charger Types and Speeds https://www.transportation.gov/rural/ev/toolkit/ev-basics/charging-speeds
• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Annual Report: Plan Year 2022-2023 https://driveelectric.gov/files/nevi-annual-report-2022-2023.pdf
• Georgia NEVI program homepage: https://nevi-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Ansley McKenzie is a GIS analyst with three years of experience and a transportation planner with one year of experience. She holds two master’s degrees, one in city planning and one in GIS, both from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How transit planners use ridership forecasts
• How ridership forecasts change in different planning situations
• Potential data demands for ridership estimates
• Differences between estimating service change and new service ridership
• Considerations to make when comparing ridership in different locations
• The importance of understanding the community when evaluating forecast outcomes

Links:

• NextGen NHTS National OD Data - https://nhts.ornl.gov/od/
• Fixed-Route Transit Ridership Forecasting and Service Planning Methods (TCRP 2006) - http://nap.nationalacademies.org/14001
• Policy recommendations for a transition to sustainable mobility based on historical diffusion dynamics of transport systems (B. D. Leibowicz 2018) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.066

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Freyja Brandel-Tanis is a Transportation Planner and Engineer with Modern Mobility Partners. She holds M.S. degrees in City and Regional Planning and Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was a 2022 Fulbright Grantee to Norway.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Identifying innovative strategies for public and stakeholder engagement
• Incorporating safety, equity, and resilience throughout the long-range planning process
• Conducting social equity analysis for use in the plan
• Identifying electric vehicle opportunity areas and incorporating them into the plan
• Identifying smart corridors and incorporating them into the plan
• Identifying freight clusters and incorporating them into the plan
• Conducting Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) and early NEPA analyses
• Assessing different alternatives or scenarios for different packages of projects
• Developing innovative approaches to project selection and prioritization, focusing on plan goals
• Identifying funding set-asides aligned with key themes
• Including actionable policy recommendations with clear steps for implementation
• Developing a digital plan document that is reader friendly, highly visual, and includes links to supplemental resources and story maps throughout

Links:

• Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia MPO 2050 Regional Transportation Plan document: https://www.chcrpa.org/project/2050-rtp/
• Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia MPO 2050 Regional Transportation Plan website: https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/
• Story maps: https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Map%20stories

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speakers:

• Melissa Taylor is the Director of Transportation Planning and MPO Coordinator for Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA) & Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia MPO where she oversees transportation planning for the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and the 19 jurisdictions of the MPO. She was the Project Manager on the agency or client side for the 2050 RTP.
• Julia Billings, AICP has over 12 years of experience in transportation and land use planning. She was Deputy Project Manager on behalf of MMP (the lead consultant) for the 2050 RTP, leading the day-to-day of the entire plan on the consultant side.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• What are electrified roadways?
• What is the purpose of electrified roadways?
• What is the technology of electrified roadways?
• What are the benefits of electrified roadways?
• What are the challenges of having electrified roadways?
• Where are the pilot projects?
• What is the future outlook of electrified roadways?

Links:

• The Ray Foundation’s EV Charging Lanes and Future visions - https://theray.org/technology/down-the-road/
• Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks - https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-national-strategy-accelerate-deployment
• New Central Florida Highway Will Charge EVs as They Drive - https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/new-central-florida-highway-will-charge-evs-as-they-drive
• Article on Electrified Road and Climate Goals -https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-021-00974-8

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Chisun Yoo has two years of experience in urban planning and transportation planning, specializing in data analysis, network analysis, and freight modeling. Chisun is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Chisun holds a PhD degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Download free cheat sheet here: https://www.modernmobilitypartners.com/modern-mobility-podcast

• Need for understanding 7 Inputs to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Analyses.
• How to use the AASHTO’s tool for calculating the emissions reductions.
• Key inputs for the tool and sources for inputs.
• How to support the regional level analyses using the tool and region-specific inputs.

Links:

• Guide to Effective Methods for Setting Transportation Performance Targets - https://doi.org/10.17226/26764.https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26764/guide-to-effective-methods-for-setting-transportation-performance-targets
• 2022 GHG NPRM Schedule - https://www.tpm-portal.com/document/2022-ghg-nprm-schedule/
• GHG Performance Calculator from AASHTO- https://www.tpm-portal.com/tool/ghg-performance-calculator-draft/
• Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States - https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-disproportionate-impacts-climate-change-socially-vulnerable
• Highway Vehicle Miles travelled compiled by Federal Highway Administration - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm
• Federal Highway Administration’s Policy Information: Motor Fuel Reports - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuelhwy_trustfund.cfm
• EPA’s MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) - https://www.epa.gov/moves

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Sai Gazula has eight years of experience as a transportation modeler, specializing in performance-based planning and data-driven decision making. Sai is a Project Manager and Senior Transportation Modeler with Modern Mobility Partners. Sai has a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• How to measure walksheds to determine walking accessibility.
• How to assess the quality of walking and biking infrastructure at intersections.
• Strategies for separating users at intersections to foster more safe movement between users of different modes.
• Key elements of bicycle and pedestrian detection and confirmation at intersections.
• How to support the construction of walking and biking infrastructure through policies.

Links:

• Federal Highway Administration. 2023. Zero Deaths and Safe System. https://highways.dot.gov/safety/zero-deaths
• Federal Highway Administration. 2017. Improving Intersections for Pedestrians and Bicyclists. https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/fhwasa22017.pdf
• Transportation Research and Education Center at Portland State University. 2021. An Assessment of Bicycle Detection Confirmation and Countdown Devices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6qvajdpA0A
• National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 2022. Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists. https://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182635.aspx
• 2010. Complete Intersections: A Guide to Reconstructing Intersections and Interchanges for Bicyclists and Pedestrians. https://nacto.org/references/california-department-of-transportation-caltrans-2/
• National Association of City Transportation Officials. 2019. Don’t Give Up at the Intersection. https://nacto.org/publication/dont-give-up-at-the-intersection/
• American Council of the Blind. Accessible Pedestrian Signals. https://www.acb.org/content/accessible-pedestrian-signals-aps
• Smart Growth America. Complete Streets Policies. https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/policy-atlas/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Amber Berg, AICP has five years of experience as a transportation planner, specializing in visual communication and active transportation. She has a master’s degree in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• An explanation of the Federal Transit Administration’s Title VI Program
• General program requirements for all transit agencies and providers
• Six steps to completing a Title VI analysis for fixed-route transit providers:
  • Identify “major service change”
  • Develop disparate impact / disproportionate burden policy
  • Define adverse effects
  • Assess service impacts using data analysis
  • Determine disparate impact / disproportionate burden and repeat analysis
  • Document findings

Links:

• Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circulars/title-vi-requirements-and-guidelines-federal-transit
• Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Title_VI_FINAL.pdf
• Overview of Final Circular 4702.1B Presentation https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Title_VI_Overview_4702.1B_11.05.12_ER.pdf

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Hunter Abel, AICP has over six years of experience in transportation planning and transit service planning. Hunter holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Georgia Tech and is a Senior Transportation Planner at Modern Mobility Partners.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• About the federal Justice40 initiative
• How the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is incorporating the Justice40 initiative
• How a disadvantaged community is defined by the USDOT
• Tools available to evaluate disadvantaged communities including the Climate and Economic Justice Screening tool and the Equitable Transportation Community Explorer
• Ways to supplement and enhance your understanding of the data provided by the above tools

Links:

• Justice40 Initiative: https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/
• USDOT Justice40 Initiative: https://www.transportation.gov/equity-Justice40
• Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool: https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/#3/33.47/-97.5
• Equitable Transportation Community Explorer: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0920984aa80a4362b8778d779b090723/page/Homepage/
• Census Reporter: https://censusreporter.org/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Candace Foster, has over 3 years of experience in planning and is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Understand why evaluating and prioritizing transportation projects is a critical component of the planning process.
• Obtain consensus among stakeholders on goals of the plan
• How to identify evaluation measures based on the agreed upon goals
• Incorporate community feedback into the prioritization process
• How to review and validate the process to be transparent and easy to understand by stakeholders and the public

Links:

• National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Green Light for Great Streets: https://nacto.org/publication/green-light-for-great-streets/agency-accelerators/pittsburgh-creating-a-process-to-prioritize-projects/
• NACTO Oakland Capital Improvement Program: https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Capital-Project-Prioritization-in-Oakland.pdf
• Ohio Department of Transportation Safety Application Process: https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/264f1798-8de6-459c-b1cb-2dd4f80fafa3/FactSheet_FormalSafetyProcess.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-264f1798-8de6-459c-b1cb-2dd4f80fafa3-nZMhuLJ
• Hampton Road TPO 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan: https://www.hrtpo.org/page/project-prioritization/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.C.R.P degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Peyton Moran, AICP Candidate, is a transportation planner and travel demand modeler with Modern Mobility Partners. He joined MMP in 2021 after receiving his M.C.R.P degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.  He is currently working on his MBA at Georgia State University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• Understand the safety tradeoffs of EVs for EV drivers and passengers, as well as for other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
• Explore issues related to electric grid capacity for EV charging.
• Understand current concerns and solutions to EV charging availability and range.
• Understand social equity issues related to EVs, such as vehicle and maintenance costs, incentives, and access.
• Understand climate implications of EVs, including tailpipe emissions reduction, carbon footprint, and electrical power sources.

Links:

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, With more electric vehicles comes more proof of safety, April 22, 2021, https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/with-more-electric-vehicles-comes-more-proof-of-safety
• Sean Tucker, Safety experts worried about electric cars’ weight, Kelly Blue Book, January 13, 2023, https://www.kbb.com/car-news/safety-experts-worried-about-electric-cars-weight/
• The Associated Press, NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars, NPR, January 11, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148483758/ntsb-heavy-electric-vehicles-safety-risks
• Kristin Hugo, Batteries don’t make electric vehicles more likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered cars, Politifact: The Poynter Institute, October 25, 2022, https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/instagram-posts/batteries-dont-make-electric-vehicles-more-likely/
• Dan Zukowski, State NEVI plans raising concerns about EV charging infrastructure rollout, Utility Dive, August 23, 2022, https://www.utilitydive.com/news/state-plans-concerns-national-ev-charging-infrastructure-nevi/630312/
• Statements and Releases, Fact sheet: The Biden-Harris administration advances transmission buildout to deliver affordable, clean electricity, The White House, November 18, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/18/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-administration-advances-transmission-buildout-to-deliver-affordable-clean-electricity/
• Jason Svarc, Bidirectional chargers explained – V2G vs V2H vs V2L, Clean Energy Reviews, January 9, 2023, https://www.cleanenergyreviews.info/blog/bidirectional-ev-charging-v2g-v2h-v2l
• Georgia Power, Plug-in electric vehicle – Rate overview, d. https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/billing-and-rate-plans/pricing-and-rate-plans/plug-in-ev.html
• Federal Highway Administration, Biden-Harris administration opens applications for first round of $2.5 billion program to build EV charging in communities and neighborhoods nationwide, USDOT, March 14, 2023, https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-first-round-25-billion-program-build-ev
• EIA, Electricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States, 2021, Electricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• EPA, Electric vehicle myths, March 1, 2023, Electric Vehicle Myths | US EPA

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speakers:

• Julia Billings, AICP, has 10 years of transportation and land use planning. She is a project manager with Modern Mobility Partners and received her planning degree at the University of Michigan.
• Malavika Murali is a transportation planning intern with Modern Mobility Partners and is currently a dual degree master’s student at Georgia Tech pursuing degrees in City and Regional Planning and Geographic Information Science.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• What is the Safe Streets for All program?
• What makes a competitive Safe Streets application?
• What are some safety prioritization measures?
• What is required of a Safe Streets action plan?

Links:

• USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Resources https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A/resources
• 2022 Safe Streets and Roads for All Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (2023 NOFO unavailable at time of recording) https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-08/SS4A-NOFO-FY22-Amendment-1.pdf
• 2022 SS4A Awards https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/2022-awards
• Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse https://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/
• USDOT Areas of Persistent Poverty & Historically Disadvantaged Communities Mapping Tool https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants/raise-app-hdc
• USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS
• Smart Growth America | Dangerous by Design 2022 https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Amber Berg, AICP has five years of experience as a transportation planner, specializing in visual communication, federal funding, and active transportation. She has a master’s degree in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• An explanation of user benefits and non-user benefits, direct and indirect benefits of transportation projects
• Five other ways to demonstrate user and non-user benefits that beyond the benefits often calculated in the Benefit-Cost analysis
  • Property value increase
  • Business of commerce growth
  • New jobs created
  • Increased tourism
  • Quality of life benefits

Links:

• AASHTO Benefits of Transportation https://benefits.transportation.org/
• Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities

https://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/157244.aspx

• Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail project awarded a RAISE grant in 2021

https://beltline.org/2021/11/17/u-s-department-of-transportation-awards-more-than-16-million-for-atlanta-beltline-multi-use-trail-expansion/

• Saad AlQuhtani and Ardeshir Anjomani (2019), “Do Rail Transit Stations Affect Housing Value Changes? The Dallas Fort-Worth Metropolitan Area Case and Implications,” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102463
• Helena Bohman and Désirée Nilsson (2016), “The Impact of Regional Commuter Trains on Property Values: Price Segments and Income,” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 56, pp. 102-109 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.09.003); at sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692316300151
• CNT (2019), The New Real Estate Mantra: Location Near Public Transportation, American Public Transportation Association (www.apta.com) and the National Association of Realtors (www.nar.realtor); at https://bit.ly/2WlybFL

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Jing Xu, AICP has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and travel demand modeling. Jing holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech and is the Director of Technical Planning Services at Modern Mobility Partners.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

• An explanation of the federal planning emphasis areas
• An overview of each emphasis area including an overview and planning strategies:
  • Tackling the Climate Crisis – Transition to a Clean Energy, Resilient Future
  • Equity and Justice40 in Transportation Planning
  • Complete Streets
  • Public Involvement
  • Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET)/U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Coordination
  • Federal Land Management Agency (FMLA) Coordination
  • Planning and Environmental Linkage
  • Data in Transportation Planning

Links:

• 2021 Federal Planning Emphasis Areas: https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2022-01/Planning-Emphasis-Areas-12-30-2021.pdf
• Alternative Fuels Data Center: https://afdc.energy.gov/#:%7E:text=The%20Alternative%20Fuels%20Data%20Center,and%20other%20fuel%2Dsaving%20measures.
• Chattanooga 2050 Regional Transportation Plan: https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/apps/5e7ee7bc5a914470ab3c383a487376dd/explore
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2022. Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26555.
• Executive Order (EO) 14008: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/01/2021-02177/tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad
• EO 13990: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01765/protecting-public-health-and-the-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-the-climate-crisis
• FHWA Order 5520: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/orders/5520.cfm
• FHWA’s Resilience Webpage: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/
• EO 13985: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/
• Justice40 Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool: https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/#3/33.47/-97.5
• Center for Disease Control (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html
• USDOT Transportation Equity Website: https://www.planning.dot.gov/planning/topic_transportationequity.aspx
• FHWA Complete Streets Press Release: https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/federal-highway-administration-details-efforts-advance-complete-streets-design-model
• FHWA Complete Streets Webpage: https://highways.dot.gov/complete-streets
• USDOT’s Transportation Planning and Capacity Building Public Involvement Webpage: https://www.planning.dot.gov/planning/topic_PI.aspx
• FHWA’s PlanWorks: Better Planning. Better Projects: https://fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/planworks/Home
• FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation’s Virtual Public Involvement Webpage: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edc_5/virtual_public_involvement.cfm
• FHWA’s Community Connections Webpage: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/community_connections/
• FHWA Operations Coordinating Military Deployments on Roads and Highways: A Guide for State and Local Agencies: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop05029/appendix_a.htm
• US Army’s Transportation Engineering Agency Highways for National Defense: https://www.sddc.army.mil/sites/TEA/Functions/SpecialAssistant/Pages/HighwaysNationalDefense.aspx
• FHWA’s Federal Lands Access Program Webpage: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-access
• FHWA’s Collaborative Federal Land Management Agencies Strategic Transportation Planning Webpage: http://volpe-public-lands.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/flma_lrtp_cvts/index.htm
• FHWA PEL Fact Sheet: https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/pel/Updated_PEL_Fact_Sheet_2021-09-29.pdf
• FHWA PEL PlanWorks: https://fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/planworks/Applications/Show/planning-and-environment-linkages
• FHWA’s Planning and Environmental Linkages FAST Act Guidance: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/guidance/pel/pelfaq16nov.cfm
• FHWA’s Applying Archived Operations Data in Transportation Planning: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop16082/index.htm

• Effects of advent of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on parking needs.
• Components that affect parking demand.
• Potential implications of digitization and increase use of CAVs on general public.
• Role of transportation planners around parking in the changing ecosystem.
• Parking count standards and calculating parking demand.
• Shared parking strategies and effect of transit availability.
• Zoning and land use regulations for parking requirements.
• Design and configuration of parking lots and decks.
• Use of technology and sustainability in parking uses.

Links:

• The future of parking – Can providers find a space in the new mobility ecosystem? – Deloitte Consulting LLP, 2018

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/future-of-mobility/future-of-parking-new-mobility-ecosystem.html

• Searching for Parking Costs Americans $73 Billion a Year - INRIX, 2017

https://inrix.com/press-releases/parking-pain-us/

• A Space for Parking in the Future of Mobility – Firas Suqi, 2020

https://www.citytech.org/a-space-for-parking-in-the-future-of-mobility

• Parking’s Role in the New Transportation Ecosystem – Brett Wood, IPMI, 2018

https://www.parking-mobility.org/2019/04/05/parkings-role-in-the-new-transportation-ecosystem/

• How self-driving cars could shrink parking lots – University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, 2018

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180328182441.htm#:~:text=shrink%20parking%20lots-,Researchers%20find%20that%20optimizing%20for%20autonomous%20vehicles%20could%20increase%20the,lot%20by%2062%20per%20cent&text=Summary%3A,urban%20space%20dedicated%20to%20parking.

• How Self-Driving Cars Might Transform City Parking – Charles Choi, IEEE Spectrum, 2019

https://spectrum.ieee.org/autonomous-parking

• Driverless cars could spell the end for downtown parking – and cities need to plan ahead – Corey Harper, City Monitor, 2019

https://citymonitor.ai/transport/driverless-cars-could-spell-end-downtown-parking-and-cities-need-plan-ahead-4767

• Autonomous Vehicles: Where We Are, Where We’re Going, And What It Means For Parking - IMPARK

https://www.impark.com/parking-insight/autonomous-vehicles-parking/

• Further Reading:
  • From Chaos to Order: A Brief Cultural History of the Parking Lot – Eran Ben-Joseph, The MIT Press Reader, 2020

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/brief-cultural-history-of-the-parking-lot/

• The Trouble With Minimum Parking Requirements – Donald Shoup, Transportation Research Part A Vol. 33 (1999)

https://www.vtpi.org/shoup.pdf

• What are Parking Requirements? - Planetizen

https://www.planetizen.com/definition/parking-requirements

• How Parking Destroys Cities, Michael Manville, The Atlantic, 2021

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/parking-drives-housing-prices/618910/

• People Over Parking – Jeffrey Spivak, Planetizen, 2018

https://www.planning.org/planning/2018/oct/peopleoverparking/

• Future-Proofing Parking – Jake Blumgart, Planetizen, 2018

https://www.planning.org/planning/2018/mar/futureproofparking/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Chirag Date, AICP Candidate, LEED GA, has over 6 years of experience in working on master plans, corridor revitalization plans, mixed-use and multi-acre developments, land use planning, and urban design projects. Chirag is a licensed architect in India and holds a M.S in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• What is a curb space and what alternative uses does it have?
• What factors can affect or have affected the curb space in the past?
• How has curb space been managed in various cities (local and outside the US)?
• Potential implications of adjusting the curb use on general public.
• Role of transportation planners in managing and design efficient curb space.
• Steps to design the curb of the future.

Links:

• Curbs of the Future – Fehr & Peers

https://www.fehrandpeers.com/curbs-of-the-future/

• The Future of the Curb – Boston Region MPO

https://www.ctps.org/data/calendar/pdfs/2019/013020_Future_of_the_Curb_Blog_Flyer_Jan_2020.pdf

• Curb Appeal: Curbside Management Strategies for Improving Transit Reliability - NACTO

https://nacto.org/tsdg/curb-appeal-whitepaper/

• Original Whitepaper – NACTO Transit Leadership, 2017

https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NACTO-Curb-Appeal-Curbside-Management.pdf

• How to improve the final 50 feet – Barbara Ivanov, Director, Urban Freight Lab, 2018

https://policy.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Growth-of-E-Commerce-and-Ride-Hailing-Services-Urban-Freight-Lab.pdf

• Steps to prioritize and implement sidewalks – Dan Gelinne, Program Manager, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Georgia Municipal Association, 2019

https://www.gacities.com/News/Viewpoints/Steps-to-Prioritize-and-Implement-Sidewalks.aspx

• Further Reading:
  • Active Design Shaping the Sidewalk Experience: Tools and Resources – Active Design Guidelines, NYC, 2013

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/active-design-sidewalk/tools_resources.pdf

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Chirag Date, AICP Candidate, LEED GA, has over 6 years of experience in working on master plans, corridor revitalization plans, mixed-use and multi-acre developments, land use planning, and urban design projects. Chirag is a licensed architect in India and holds a M.S in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Definition of Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
• How MaaS differs from Mobility on Demand (MoD)
• How to begin to plan for MaaS in your organization
• The importance of open data for MaaS

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 5 Steps to the Public Sector can Take to Facilitate Mobility as a Service (MaaS) at: modernmobilitypartners.com
• MaaS Alliance: https://maas-alliance.eu/
• Mobility on Demand and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) How are they Similar and Different: https://medium.com/move-forward-blog/mobility-on-demand-mod-and-mobility-as-a-service-maas-how-are-they-similar-and-different-a853c853b0b8
• Move PGH: https://move-pgh.com/
• Mobility on Demand Sandbox Program: https://www.transit.dot.gov/research-innovation/mobility-demand-mod-sandbox-program
• General Transit Feed Specification: https://gtfs.org/
• What are Complete Streets?: https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/publications/what-are-complete-streets/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Candace Foster is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Planning the Transit System of the Future
  • Understand the existing transit network
  • Take a whole-network approach to transit planning
  • Redesign street space to incorporate transit infrastructure
  • Improve the transit-user experience
  • Invest in transit now
  • Shift to Electric Vehicles
  • Integrate Autonomous vehicles for last-mile solutions
  • Give transit systems a branding makeover
  • Use new technologies and applications

Links:

• https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/the-future-of-public-transportation-2/#:~:text=Public%20transportation%20may%20soon%20be,the%20potential%20to%20streamline%20transit.
• https://www.remix.com/blog/how-transit-planners-are-shaping-the-future-of-public-transportation
• https://www.metro-magazine.com/10111874/what-does-the-future-of-public-transportation-look-like
• https://www.tripspark.com/resource_files/COVID19-Tips-for-Futureproofing-Public-Transit.pdf
• https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/transitplanningtoolkit.pdf
• https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/the-future-of-public-transportation-2/
• https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/76932.pdf
• https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/autonomous-shuttles-the-future-of-last-mile-mobility/21742
• https://www.apta.com/advocacy-legislation-policy/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-hub/
• https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/low-or-no-emission-and-grants-buses-and-bus-facilities-competitive-programs-fy2022
• https://u2c.jtafla.com/
• https://www.enotrans.org/transittrends/
• https://itcurves.net/microtransit-article/
• https://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/James-Corless-Indy-academy-5-14-15.pdf

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Sherri L. Dawson, AICP has almost 10 years of experience in transportation planning, more specifically in transit service and operations planning and community engagement. Sherri holds a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from Rutgers University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Implications of increased teleworking on transportation infrastructure
• Steps transportation planners can take to plan for increased teleworking, including:
  • Develop trend analyses and mode shift dashboards
  • Survey and Engage Employers on Their Plans for the Future
  • Focus on Equity When Considering Transportation Investments
  • Increase Transportation Demand Management Efforts
  • Develop alternative scenarios

Links:

• Regional Commuter Survey https://atlantaregional.org/regional-commuter-survey
• Internet/Broadband Fact Sheet https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/
• 4 Cities Will Pay You to Move There https://allwork.space/2021/08/these-4-us-cities-will-pay-you-to-move-there/
• How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/12/09/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-and-hasnt-changed-the-way-americans-work/
• Georgia Commute Options TDM Program https://gacommuteoptions.com/employers/employer-resources/flexwork-consulting/
• ARC Regional Commuter Survey https://atlantaregional.org/regional-commuter-survey

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech and is the Director of Smart Mobility Planning at Modern Mobility Partners.

Guest Speaker:

• Ryan Sager, AICP has over 8 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering and most recently got certified in Data Science by Emory University’s continuing education program. Ryan holds a M.S. in Civil Engineering and City Planning from Georgia Tech and is a Senior Transportation Engineer at Modern Mobility Partners.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com

• Selecting a project or program
• Researching similar projects and programs for proven benefits
• Looking at USDOT Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) guidelines
• Researching additional benefits
• Evaluating all potential qualitative benefits
• Capturing all project costs
• Overview of how to complete a BCA

Links:

• Drivers cover just 51 percent of U.S. Road Spending https://usa.streetsblog.org/2013/01/23/drivers-cover-just-51-percent-of-u-s-road-spending/
• Evaluating Transportation Benefits https://www.vtpi.org/tca/tca07.pdf
• Transit’s Not Bleeding the Taxpayer Dry – Roads Are https://usa.streetsblog.org/2011/12/12/transit%E2%80%99s-not-sucking-the-taxpayer-dry-roads-are/
• Federal Spending by Category and Agency https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spending/categories/
• USDOT BCA Guidance for Discretionary Grant Programs

https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-policy/benefit-cost-analysis-guidance-discretionary-grant-programs-0

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech and is the Director of Smart Mobility Planning at Modern Mobility Partners.

Guest Speaker:

• Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP has over 20 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in the early 2018 with Keli Kemp. Jennifer holds a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Definitions of transportation resilience
• How to incorporate resilience into the transportation planning process
• How to identify hazards to transportation resilience
• Data available to aid the identification of hazards
• Types of resilience metrics

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 7 Steps to Planning Resilient Transportation Systems at: modernmobilitypartners.com
• US Climate Resilience Toolkit: https://toolkit.climate.gov/
• Integrating Resilience into the Transportation Planning Process: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/ongoing_and_current_research/planning/integrating_resilience.cfm#toc511390392
• Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/adaptation_framework/index.cfm
• Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Candace Foster is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Lessons learned and 10 steps to completing a USDOT grant application
  • Review a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
  • Select a project
  • Register on grants.gov
  • Create a project schedule
  • Draft support letter templates
  • Properly identify and collect required data
  • Calculate the funding request amount
  • Complete a Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA)
  • Draft a project narrative
  • Compile and submit the grant

Links:

• US Department of Transportation Grants https://www.transportation.gov/grants
• Coalition for America’s Gateways & Trade Corridors

https://tradecorridors.org/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech and is the Director of Smart Mobility Planning at Modern Mobility Partners.

Guest Speaker:

• Ryan Sager, AICP has over 8 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering and most recently got certified in Data Science by Emory University’s continuing education program. Ryan holds a M.S. in Civil Engineering and City Planning from Georgia Tech and is a Senior Transportation Engineer at Modern Mobility Partners.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com

• Background on Federal discretionary transportation grants – what they are, how they are advertised, and their recent history
• How grants play an important role for everyone and how they can benefit the public
• How grants are focusing on equity, sustainability, resilience, and climate change and what that means for the types of projects that are being selected for funding
• How innovation and technology is playing a role in discretionary grants
• 7 steps to planning a proactive grant strategy

Links:

• R.3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act legislation text https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684
• Federal Highway Administration “one-stop shop” for FHWA’s IIJA implementation https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
• Justice40 Initiative

https://www.transportation.gov/equity-Justice40

• RAISE Grants

https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP has over 20 years of experience in planning and engineering and is co-founder of Modern Mobility Partners. Jen holds a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, as well as an M.S. in Human Geography/GIS and a B.S. in Urban / Regional Planning from Nanjing University in China.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• Changes to existing formula and discretionary Federal transportation funding programs due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• An understanding of new Federal transportation funding programs
• Key considerations for making grant applications for transportation projects more competitive under the current Administration
• Programs that fund innovative technologies and studies to make transportation projects stronger

Links:

• R.3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act legislation text https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684
• Federal Highway Administration “one-stop shop” for FHWA’s IIJA implementation https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
• USDOT State by State Fact Sheets https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/usdot-releases-state-state-fact-sheets-highlighting-benefits-bipartisan
• FTA article on transit funds from IIJA https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/news/us-department-transportation-announces-key-priorities-funding-public-transportation
• FTA Transit Program Fact Sheets https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/fta-program-fact-sheets-under-bipartisan-infrastructure-law
• American Road & Transportation Builders Association IIJA Economic Impact Analysis https://www.artba.org/economics/iija-impact/states/?profile=GA
• FHWA FAST Act fact sheets https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/factsheets/
• National Association of Counties Legislative Analysis for Counties naco.org/resources/legislative-analysis-counties-infrastructure-investment-jobs-act

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Amber Berg, AICP is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners, specializing in visual communication and active transportation. She has a master’s degree in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• The value of inclusivity and engaging the community
• How to identify key performance indicators for equity in safety
• How to establish your metrics with an equitable mindset
• Reasons and ways to apply an integrated approach to addressing safety challenges
• Benefits of looking at the transportation system as a whole, when identifying safety solutions
• Importance of considering equity and the disproportionate impacts of safety on underserved communities when deciding on where to invest in infrastructure

Links:

• Making Our Roads Safer; 28 Proven Safety Countermeasures that offer significant and measurable impacts to improving safety https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/pdf/FHWA-SA-21-071_PSC%20Booklet_508.pdf
• Vision Zero Equity Strategies for Practitioners http://visionzeronetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VisionZero_Equity.pdf
• Exploring Best Practices for Equity in Transportation https://www.nsc.org/safety-first/exploring-best-practices-for-equity-in-transportat
• At the Intersection of Active Transportation and Equity https://saferoutespartnership.org/resources/report/intersection-active-transportation-equity

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech and is the Director of Smart Mobility Planning at Modern Mobility Partners.

Guest Speaker:

• Malaika Faciane, PE, PTOE, RSP2I has over 17 years of experience in traffic and transportation engineering with special interest in multimodal roadway safety. Malaika holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London and is a Senior Traffic Engineer at Modern Mobility Partners.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• What we mean by transportation equity
• The direction of equity in transportation when it comes to federal initiatives and transportation grants
• Potential negative impacts transportation projects can have on communities
• The importance of inclusivity and the role of community engagement in transportation equity
• 5 steps to planning anti-displacement strategies

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 5 Steps to Planning Anti-Displacement Strategies at: modernmobilitypartners.com
• Read our white paper “Anti-Displacement Strategies for Equitable Transportation Planning” at: https://modernmobilitypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Anti-Displacement-Strategies-for-Equitable-Transportation-Planning.pdf
• Atlanta Land Trust: https://atlantalandtrust.org/
• Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) Toolkit: https://www.energy.gov/diversity/community-benefit-agreement-cba-toolkitwhi
• Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/06/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal/
• Justice 40 Initiative: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/12/02/delivering-on-justice40/
• Transportation Equity Project Prioritization Criteria: https://www.metroplanning.org/multimedia/publication/973

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Host:

• Candace Foster is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• What we mean by e-commerce
• 14 steps to planning for increasing e-commerce
• Data sources for freight planning
• Truck parking solutions
• Potential freight projects
• Potential funding strategies for implementing freight projects

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 14 steps to Planning for Rapidly Increasing E-Commerce at: modernmobilitypartners.com
• FHWA Jason’s Law Survey data https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/index.htm
• FHWA Truck Parking Demand Model (2002): https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/01159/index.cfm
• FHWA Freight Office: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/index.cfm
• FHWA National Coalition on Truck Parking: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/workinggroups/index.htm
• Eastern Transportation Coalition (17 member states): https://tetcoalition.org/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

• The direction of electric vehicles
• Potential impacts of electric vehicles
• Role of transportation planners when it comes to electric vehicles
• 8 steps to planning for electric vehicles

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 8 steps to Planning for Electric Vehicles at: modernmobilitypartners.com
• Argonne National Laboratory: https://evolution.es.anl.gov/
• S. Department of Energy (USDOE) Alternative Fuels Data Center: https://afdc.energy.gov/
• Federal Highway Administration – Alternative Fuel Corridor information: http://altfueltoolkit.org/
• USDOE Alternative Fuels Data Center has information for MODs: https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_charging_multi.html
• USDOE Electric Vehicle Inventory (EVI Pro Lite) tool: https://afdc.energy.gov/evi-pro-lite
• USDOE Alternative Fuels Database Center: https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/
• USDOE Clean Cities Coalition: https://cleancities.energy.gov/
• Funding opportunities: https://cleancities.energy.gov/funding-opportunities/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

Links: • Download free cheat sheet of 10 steps to Planning for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles at: www.modernmobilitypartners.com • United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2021 Autonomous Vehicles Comprehensive Plan:  https://www.transportation.gov/AV • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (TEST) Initiative, AV Test Tracking Tool: https://www.nhtsa.gov/automated-vehicles-safety/av-test-initiative-tracking-tool • List of Connected Vehicle Applications at USDOT National Operations Center of Excellence: https://transportationops.org/connected-fleet-challenge/cvapplications • List of Connected Vehicle Applications at USDOT ITS Joint Program Office: https://www.its.dot.gov/pilots/cv_pilot_apps.htm

Co-Hosts: • Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan.  Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University. • Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program.  Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.

A 1-page cheat sheet of steps for each episode will be available for free download at www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

Co-Hosts: • Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan.  Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University. • Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program.  Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.