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Urban Mobility Innovations: Creating Equitable Cities
Explore how new mobility tech can create sustainable, equitable cities in this global urban planning course.
Explore how new mobility tech can create sustainable, equitable cities in this global urban planning course.
This course bridges the gap between technology innovation and urban planning practices to address global urban challenges through new mobility solutions. Led by experts from MIT and international universities, it offers a comprehensive look at emerging mobility systems and their potential to promote equity, improve health outcomes, and increase accessibility in cities worldwide. The curriculum covers diverse topics including land use, urban form, new mobility business models, pricing, policy, technology, and data. With a focus on the Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities, the course provides insights into leveraging the new mobility paradigm for creating better, more equitable urban environments. It also addresses the transportation sector's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed for professionals, government officials, and urban planning enthusiasts, this course offers a unique global perspective on urban mobility challenges and solutions.
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What you'll learn
Understand and critically evaluate new mobility concepts and disruptions
Analyze the relationship between land use development and urban mobility
Evaluate different business models in the new mobility sector
Assess transportation equity in diverse global settings
Apply behavioral economics principles to influence travel behavior
Develop strategies to mitigate the effects of transportation on climate change
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There are 8 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of urban mobility disruptions and their potential to create more sustainable and equitable cities. It covers a wide range of topics including new mobility concepts, land use development, urban economics, transportation pricing, business models, and the application of technology and data in urban mobility. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of designing mobility systems that promote equity, improve health outcomes, and address environmental concerns. Students will gain insights into global urban mobility challenges and solutions, learning from case studies and experts from various parts of the world. The course also addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban transportation systems and planning.
New Mobility Concepts and Definitions
Module 1
Land Use and Urban Economics
Module 2
New Mobility Business Models
Module 3
Technology and Data in New Mobility
Module 4
Behavioral Economics in Transportation
Module 5
Transportation Equity and Accessibility
Module 6
Climate Change and Sustainable Mobility
Module 7
Transforming Cities through New Mobility
Module 8
Fee Structure
Instructors
Urban Mobility Expert Advancing Sustainable Transportation Solutions
Carlos Felipe Pardo serves as Pilots Manager at NUMO (New Urban Mobility Alliance), where he designs and implements innovative urban mobility projects. After earning his MSc in Contemporary Urbanism from the London School of Economics and training as a psychologist, he has built an extensive career spanning over 100 technical consultancies in more than 40 cities across multiple continents. As founder and former Executive Director of Despacio.org (2008-2018), he established himself as a leading voice in sustainable urban transport. His expertise encompasses bicycle strategy development, mass transit value capture mechanisms, and travel demand management policies across Latin America. His contributions to sustainable mobility earned him the Danish Cycling Embassy's 2018 Leadership Award. Through his work with development banks, UN agencies, and various institutions, he has authored over 30 publications and conducted more than 100 capacity-building activities, focusing on urban development, mobility, road safety, public health, and climate change in developing nations. His current role at NUMO involves leveraging technological disruptions in urban transport to create more equitable and sustainable cities.
Transportation Scholar Advancing Sustainable Mobility Research
Natalia Barbour served as a Postdoctoral Associate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning after completing her PhD in civil engineering with a transportation focus from the University of South Florida. Her academic journey includes a BS in Physics from Adam Mickiewicz University, an MS in Transportation Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and postdoctoral training at MIT. Her research focuses on travel behavior, particularly examining shared and new mobility adoption patterns, transportation safety, and sustainable mobility. Her exceptional work earned numerous recognitions, including the Student of the Year Award and Best Dissertation Award from CTECH at Cornell University, selection for the Eno Leadership Development Conference as one of the top 20 graduate students in Transportation (2018), and recognition as an Emerging Leader in Transportation by NYU Rudin Center (2019). After her postdoctoral work at MIT, she joined Delft University of Technology as an assistant professor before moving to her current position as Assistant Professor of Transportation and Smart Cities at the University of Central Florida, where she continues to advance research in sustainable mobility and transportation equity.
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