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Stick Shift: Autonomous Vehicles, Driving Jobs, and the Future of Work
2017by: Algernon Austin, Cherrie Bucknor, Kevin CashmanThis report addresses the potential economic impacts of autonomous vehicle technology on those employed in driving occupations. -
Federal Automated Vehicles Policy: Accelerating the Next Revolution in Roadway Safety (AV 1.0)
September 2016This standalone policy provides agency guidance to speed the delivery of an initial regulatory framework and best practices to guide manufacturers and other entities in the safe design, development, testing, and deployment of highly automated vehicles. -
City of the Future: Technology and Mobility
2015by: Nicole DuPuis, Cooper Martin, Brooks RainwaterThis report focuses on the nexus between mobility and technology and draws conclusions from a variety of sources, including existing literature, expert interviews and transportation plans. -
Preparing for New Mobility: Writing Effective Resolutions
2017by: Lisa Nisenson, Andy BoenauThis guide offers advice to help cities prepare for autonomous technology by passing formal resolutions and setting smart mobility plans in motion. -
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers
2016by: James Anderson, Nidhi Kalra, Karlyn StanleyThis guide provides information to help policymakers understand autonomous vehicle technology. -
Surveying Florida MPO Readiness to Incorporate Innovative Technologies into Long Range Transportation Plans
August 2016by: Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, Miguel Lugo, Stephen SpanaThis report examines how Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Florida integrate autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies in their long-term transportation plans (LRTPs). -
Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning
April 2022by: Todd LitmanThis report explores the impacts that autonomous vehicles are likely to have on travel demands and transportation planning. -
Connected Vehicle Planning Processes and Products and Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
FHWA-JPO-15-246, January 2015This report assesses how connected vehicles should be considered across the range of transportation planning processes and products developed by states, metropolitan planning organizations, and local agencies throughout the country. -
Warehousing
2017by: Galen Carlson, Nico LarcoThis briefing paper looks at the changing nature of distribution networks with the rise of e-commerce and the effects this will have on the size, number and distribution of warehouses in cities. -
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision
FHWA-PA-2014-004-CMU WO 1, July 2014by: Chris Hendrickson, Allen Biehler, Yeganeh MashayekhThis report assesses the implications of connected and autonomous vehicles on the management and operation of Pennsylvania’s surface transportation system. -
Re-Imagining Retail
2017by: Nico Larco, Galen CarlsonThis briefing paper looks at the transformation retail is currently going through and the shift from brick-and-mortar, to e-commerce, to omnichannel approaches. -
Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Parking
2016This briefing pager discusses the changes in travel behavior and suggests initial policy-making efforts to guide decision-making. -
The Impacts of AVs and E-Commerce on Local Government Budgeting and Finance
2017by: Benjamin Clark, Nico Larco, Roberta MannThis briefing paper examines a city’s budget and describes the potential areas affected as autonomous vehicle technologies become more regular and e-commerce takes on an even larger role in retail. -
New Mobility: Autonomous Vehicles and the Region
October 2017by: Allison Henry, Richard Barone, Alyssa PichardoThis report examines the role that autonomous vehicles should play in the future of the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan area and how that should affect decisions about investments in transit, highways, and local streetscapes. -
Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism
September 2019by: Corinne Kisner, Kate Fillin-Yeh, Sindhu BharadwajThis guide provides information on how to prepare communities for autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. -
Urban Mobility System Upgrade: How Shared Self-Driving Cars Could Change City Traffic
2015This report examines the changes that might result from the large-scale uptake of a shared and self-driving fleet of vehicles in a mid-sized European city. -
Autonomous Vehicles: Developing a Public Health Research Agenda to Frame the Future of Transportation Policy
Journal of Transport and Health, 6: 245-252, 2017by: Travis Crayton, AICP , Benjamin MeierThis article examines the prospective public health implications arising from the widespread adoption of fully autonomous vehicles and public health considerations for the development of transportation policy. -
Automated and Connected Vehicles: Summary of the 9th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference
November 2015by: Katherine TurnbullThis report summarizes plenary sessions focused on automated and connected vehicles. -
National Summit on Design and Urban Mobility: Summary Report
2017This report offers recommendations to help cities integrate transportation innovations into their communities. -
Emerging Vehicle Technologies & the Search for Urban Mobility Solutions
Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 4(1): 83-100, 2016by: Jitendra BajpaiThis article examines the potential of autonomous vehicles to improve road safety, lower fuel consumption and emissions in vehicles, and provide mobility options for vulnerable populations. -
Cautious Optimism About Driverless Cars and Land Use in American Metropolitan Areas
Cityscape, 18(3): 181-184, 2016by: Brandon FullerThis article examines the potential for autonomous vehicles to enable beneficial changes in land use. -
Driverless Cars and the City: Sharing Cars, Not Rides
Cityscape, 18(3): 197-204, 2016by: Wendell CoxThis article speculates that driverless cars will not significantly impact urban form but will expand opportunities and quality of life for the disabled and other people who are unable to drive. -
Transitioning to Driverless Cars
Cityscape, 18(3): 193-196, 2016by: Giles DurantonThis article discusses some considerations about transitioning to autonomous vehicles. -
Choice and Speculation
Cityscape, 18(3): 185-192, 2016by: Lisa SchweitzerThis article discusses potential changes related to the adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies. -
The Evolution of Connected Vehicle Technology: From Smart Drivers to Smart Cars to… Self-Driving Cars
ITE Journal, July 2013by: Siva NarlaThis article looks at the last two decades of transportation innovation as a perspective for visualizing the changes that autonomous vehicle technology will bring. -
Urban Form and Function in the Autonomous Era
Australasian Transport Research Forum Proceedings, November 2016by: Praveen Thakur, Robert Kinghorn, Renan GraceThis article explores the potential impacts of the autonomous era on transport infrastructure demand and urban form. -
Local Government 2035: Strategic Trends and Implications of New Technologies
Issues in Technology Innovation, May 2015by: Kevin Desouza, David Swindell, Kendra SmithThis briefing paper illustrates how technological advancements, such as the proliferation of drone technologies, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and peer-to-peer services, will introduce data privatization challenges and destabilize existing governance systems. -
Can We Advance Social Equity with Shared, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles?
February 2017by: Stuart Cohen, Sahar Shirazi, Terra CurtisThis briefing paper focuses on the need for autonomous vehicle policy development to have an intentional focus on equity so that it does not exacerbate existing barriers or increase inequality. -
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: How to Best Realize Its Social Benefits
RB-9755-RC, 2014This briefing paper examines the current state and potential benefits of autonomous vehicles and provides guidance for policymakers. -
Autonomous Vehicles: The Public Policy Imperatives
July 2016by: Gary Siberg, Richard ThrelfallThis video discusses areas where autonomous vehicles may have significant implications for public policy and service. -
Active Living Research: Tools & Resources
Updated 2019This clearinghouse belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Best Practices in Regulating Temporary Signs After Reed
2016by: Wendy Moeller, FAICPThis report discusses common legal problems associated with local temporary sign regulations and offers a series of specific suggestions for sign code drafters and administrators. -
Big Data and Transport: Understanding and Assessing Options
2015This report addresses the increased use of Big Data and how it can lead to new policy insights and overall improvements for transportation systems. -
Building a Hyperconnected City
November 2019by: Lou Celi, Anna Szterenfeld, Daniel MilesThis report explores the values of hyperconnected cities, which leverage technologies to gain economic, social, and environmental benefits for communities. -
Community Food Systems in Oregon: Opportunities to Build Capacity for Food Security, Health and Economic Vitality
December 2010by: Kim HansonThis report explores community food system work in Oregon and identifies opportunity areas for additional investment. -
Can P3s Jumpstart Smart Cities?
Government Technology, June 17, 2019by: Todd Newcombe, Government TechnologyThis blog post gives an overview of how partnerships between the public and private sectors can help advance "smart city" initiatives. -
IoT Applications for Stormwater Management
IoT For All, March 19, 2021by: Rose MorrisonThis blog post gives an overview of how Internet of Things (IoT) devices can support stormwater management of cities. -
Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Livable Future
June 2018by: Jonathan Woetzel, Jaana Remes, Brodie BolandThis report addresses how the use of smart technologies can help improve the quality of life of communities. -
International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Medellin, Colombia
June 2016by: Darío FlórezThis case study gives an overview of the strategies implemented in Medellin, Colombia, to establish it as a smart city. -
Internet of Things and Privacy in Public
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, April 12, 2019by: Victoria O’LaughlinThis article addresses the security and privacy concerns of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in public infrastructure. -
Modernizing Government’s Approach to Transportation and Land Use Data: Challenges and Opportunities
July 2017by: Adie Tomer, Ranjitha ShivaramThis report addresses the challenges and opportunities of integrating transportation and land use data into frameworks to better plan and build communities around economic, social, and environmental values. -
Community-Based Food Systems Assessment and Planning: Facilitator's Guidebook
2011This guidebook guides readers through a hands-on four-step community food systems assessment and planning process. -
Why Smart City Planners Should Install EV Charging Stations
Enel X, August 24, 2020This blog post gives an overview of how electric vehicles (EVs) charging stations relate to smart city goals. -
The 3 Generations Of Smart Cities
Fast Company, October 8, 2015by: Boyd CohenThis blog post gives an overview of three different phases of how cities adopted smart technologies and solutions. -
Smart Water: A Guide to Ensuring a Successful IoT Deployment
December 2017This guide provides information to help cities implement smart water solutions using the Internet of Things (IoT). -
Philadelphia, PA, SmartCityPHL Roadmap
February 2019by: City of Philadelphia, Guidehouse LLPThis guide presents actions to help encourage innovation and collaboration around smart city technologies and solutions in Philadelphia, PA. -
Las Vegas, NV, Smart Vegas: A Forward-Focused Plan
Updated January 2019This plan outlines the city's vision of leveraging technologies to enhance the quality of life of its residents and improve the economy. -
Smart Grid System Report: 2018 Report to Congress
November 2018This report presents the status of smart grid deployment in the country and includes the benefits and challenges of the process of modernizing the nation's electric grid. -
(Re)Building Downtown: A Guidebook for Revitalization
December 2015This guide presents a seven-step approach to downtown revitalization rooted in smart growth principles. -
Using Mobility Data as Proxy for Measuring Urban Vitality
Journal of Spatial Information Science, 16: 137–62, 2018by: Patrizia Sulis, Ed Manley, Chen ZhongThis article proposes a method of measuring urban vitality by using smart card data collected from public transportation as well as Twitter and mobile phone data.