Mobility Systems

COVID Impact on Transportation

Impact of Service Cuts, Telecommuting and COVID Risk Perception on Ridership and Congestion

E-Commerce

Increase E-commerce can lower overall system VMT and energy

Fleet Electrification Impact on Grid

Advanced Vehicle Technologies Critical to Mitigate Freight Electrification Impact on the Grid

Rideshare Empty VMT Reduction

Parking Between Ridehailing Trips Could Decrease Empty Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Shared Connected and Automated Vehicles Enable High System Efficiency

High sharing/low automation leads to ~20% energy savings compared to ~20% energy increase for low sharing/high automation scenarios

Technology and Policies Impacts in Chicago

first-of-a-kind large-scale study to identify optimum technology and policy combinations to meet unique mobility, energy, equity, and other goal

Telecommuting

Telecommuting significantly impact vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and passenger hour travel (PHT)

Transportation Decarbonization Solutions are Local

Solutions should take into account both local conditions and how various transport and mobility interventions may interact