The National Academies Press

Currently Skimming:

Pages 102-124

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.

From page 102... ... II-48 Applications combine new transportation technologies and put them to work to solve transportation problems. Exhibit II-11 provides some examples of sophisticated applications of highway transportation technologies to address various mobility, government, and logistics needs. Read the entire page →
From page 103... ... Applications of New Technologies II-49 • Applications of 3-D Printing. The term 3-D printing describes a variety of applicationsenhanced printing technologies that enable a person or organization to operate a personalized, limited-quantity manufacturing facility. Read the entire page →
From page 104... ... II-50 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation ABS is a sturdier plastic. PLA is biodegradable and can be used for food packaging. Read the entire page →
From page 105... ... Applications of New Technologies II-51 3.1.5 Implications for Highway/Roadway Infrastructure By reducing the need to travel, these applications may reduce the need to create more highway infrastructure capacity. 3.1.6 Potential Implications for Logistics Although fewer people may travel to stores to shop and take home their purchases, e-shopping applications will likely increase the burden on the logistics system for quick delivery of purchases. Read the entire page →
From page 106... ... II-52 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation providers include Uber, Lyft, Gig, Lime Bike, Bird, Chariot, and Spin, among many others. MaaS applications facilitate various kinds of vehicle rentals: • Ride Hailing Applications (Exclusive Use) Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... Applications of New Technologies II-53 booking and billing applications. These applications also have dramatically increased the number of rental sites (often making use of public sidewalk space) Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... II-54 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation • Bicycle crashes increased. Dockless bicycle users appeared to be at significantly higher risk of crashing compared to docked bicycle users. Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... Applications of New Technologies II-55 – Small-vehicle standards for the shared-use context, – Small-vehicle parking, and – Community engagement and equity. NACTO recommends the establishment of uniform national standards for the first three topics and the development of local-level standards by each city or municipality to deal with small-vehicle parking, community engagement, and equity. Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... II-56 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation and when it shows up in the application. Identifying the appropriate contact persons in the vendor's organization is not always clear. Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... Applications of New Technologies II-57 3.3 Applications That Increase Flexibility in Land Use Transformational internet applications that increase efficiency and flexibility in land use seek to connect people who own underutilized space with other people who desire to use the space (sometimes in new ways) , often for limited periods. Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... II-58 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation as more vehicles access the same parking spaces across differing parts of the day or week. In combination with applications such as MaaS, land use sharing applications also may reduce overall demand for traditional parking spaces, and some parking facilities and spaces may need to be adapted to facilitate use and storage of alternative vehicles like e-bikes or e-scooters. Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... Applications of New Technologies II-59 3.5 Applications That Improve the Delivery of Transportation Services Applications for improving highway and transit travel generally employ a combination of vehicle communications devices and smarter field devices (e.g., traffic signals and smart transit stops) Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... II-60 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation As shown in Exhibit II-14, the vehicles and the pedestrian report their location and status to the MMITSS controller. The bus also may report information on its passenger load and schedule status (early, on time, or late) Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... Applications of New Technologies II-61 • Predictive traveler information, and • Transfer connection protection. • Public Transit Service Delivery. Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... II-62 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation ADM strategies decrease travel demand or redirect it so that congestion is reduced during peak periods and on busy facilities: • Dynamic pricing of roadways or parking facilities leads to a higher impedance to travel and thus a lower demand during peak periods; • HOT lanes incentivize carpooling and thus promote lower vehicular demand; • Dynamic rideshare matching reduces deadhead times when vehicles run empty to pick up a passenger, and encourages carpooling; • Dynamic routing decreases local circulation and routes vehicles around high-congestion facilities; and • On-demand transit and transfer connections can increase transit use while decreasing singleoccupancy vehicle use and thus congestion. ADM strategies also decrease the impedance to transportation by making transportation options more seamless. Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... Applications of New Technologies II-63 3.5.8 Special Considerations for Rural Areas The new management strategies are generally applicable to congested areas. They may be appropriate for use in rural high-density tourist destinations that experience seasonal congestion. Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... II-64 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation that provides dynamic parking reservations is SpotHero. In this model, partner companies provide and monitor the physical parking spaces and SpotHero provides the internet-based platform used by travelers to reserve a parking spot. Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... Applications of New Technologies II-65 will decrease the need for parking and increase the need for pick up/drop off curb space. Similarly, increases in bike sharing, scooter sharing, microtransit, and personal freight deliveries will increase other needs for access to the curb. Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... II-66 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation exist. An associated challenge will be developing policies that discourage rideshare vehicles from circulating in an area while waiting to match with potential riders, thus increasing VMT and congestion. Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... Applications of New Technologies II-67 turn, agencies will need to develop policies and plans for locating the needed parking spaces in or near the public ROW. Cities and mass transit operators would be key players in advancing the implementation of advanced parking and curbside management strategies. Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... II-68 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation mode for freight transport. With regard to last-mile deliveries, shippers are already employing new technologies and applications to track shipments, dispatch their vehicles, and route vehicles. Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... Applications of New Technologies II-69 3.7.3 Implications for Personal Travel Demand The impacts of line-haul truck shipping applications on personal travel are likely to be minor. Improved package delivery services could reduce the need to travel to the store to pick up a purchase. Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... II-70 Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation Public access and aerial access to smart lockers and distribution centers will need to be resolved in agency regulations and building codes. Across municipal agencies, priorities also may need to be balanced as increases in small-package deliveries lead to changes in patterns of waste removal and recycling across communities. Read the entire page →

From page 102...

... II-48 Applications combine new transportation technologies and put them to work to solve transportation problems. Exhibit II-11 provides some examples of sophisticated applications of highway transportation technologies to address various mobility, government, and logistics needs.