Glossary
Smart Mobility
Context-Sensitive
Street Design
connected, automated vehicles (CAVs).
vehicles capable of identifying threats and hazards on the roadway, communicating this information over wireless networks, and operating (at least some) safety-critical control function without direct driver input
micromobility. all shared-use fleets of small, fully or partially human-powered vehicles, such as bikes, e-bikes, and scooters
mobility data. information generated by activity, events, or transactions using digitally-enabled mobility devices or services
ride-sharing. an arrangement in which a passenger travels in a private vehicle driven by its owner, especially as arranged by means of a website or app
electronic, integrated payment systems. common (shared) payment media across participating agencies and modes, with common or linked payment accounts for customers, co-marketing and/or, shared incentives
tactical urbanism. resident-led, bottom-up interventions to transform urban spaces to meet community needs
integrated land use + transportation planning. when formal planning institutions couple transportation investment policies and programs with land use policies and programs
flexible streets / curbs. at certain times of day, the city can reserve the street or curb for specific functions, like ride-share pickup/drop-off, food trucks, or other uses.
pilot-driven planning. using smaller-scale projects as community engagement tools to learn how interventions impact infrastructural / transportation systems, with the objective of informing large-scale changes to the public right of way