The roads and paths lit up in a grid of multicolored tiles wired to sense and communicate with travelers while chattering away to each other, controlling vehicle speeds, monitoring pedestrians and bicyclists, and routing commuters happily around each other. Thinking this dumb, I then imagined a different version of the future. Mired in contemplative failure and operating on rocket-fuel coffee, on my walk home I envisioned the streets of New York clogged with robot cars running over small furry animals and getting stuck in alleyways while hapless pedestrians crossed their fingers. In December 2016, I pitched my sustainable transportation app to Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs only to learn they were politely not very interested – possibly too few references to autonomous cars. These visions seem to bolster the bottom line of the tech companies and the car companies, as well as the car companies that are morphing into tech companies and vice versa.Ĭall me a conspiracy theorist, but I do think that driverless vehicles are being held out as the cure-all for the problems affecting our cities and transportation systems. It’s like the media and big-tech players have decided on a few future realities, and that everyone has decided to play along and get really excited about them. Meanwhile, urban sprawl, public health and good old feet, bicycles, and buses draw fewer headlines. Autonomous cars will be better than sliced bread. Electric vehicles are about to be everywhere, with the electricity hopefully coming from renewable sources. People are addicted to small computers in the palms of their hands. The Transportation Cost-Savings Calculators.Transportation Demand Management Resources.Key Research-Based Insights for Mobility Management (TDM) Programs.Impacts and Benefits of Mobility Management. Demographics and Development for Commuter Service Managers Guides.Business / Employer / Employee Transportation Services Surveys.Arlington Transportation Partners’ (ATP) Fiscal Year Annual Reports.Arlington County Commuter Services Reports.
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