Project: #288 Synthesis of Research Results and Technology Trends to Inform Policies for Smart Mobility of People and Goods Phase 2 Progress Report - Reporting Period Ending: Sept. 30, 2019 Principal Investigator: Stan Caldwell Status: Active Start Date: July 1, 2019 End Date: June 30, 2020 Research Type: Applied Grant Type: Research Grant Program: FAST Act - Mobility National (2016 - 2022) Grant Cycle: 2019 Mobility21 UTC Progress Report (Last Updated: Sept. 30, 2019, 6 p.m.) % Project Completed to Date: 25 % Grant Award Expended: 25 % Match Expended & Document: 25 USDOT Requirements Accomplishments July 2019 Stan Caldwell designed and taught a course for 15 students in CMU's PPIA Junior Summer Scholars Program titled "Smart Transportation: Issues in Equity" The PPIA Junior Summer Institute (JSI) Fellowship Program is a rigorous academic graduate level preparation program for undergraduate juniors committed to public service careers. The program was started to address the lack of diversity across the spectrum of professional public service, including government, nonprofits, public policy institutions, and international organizations. The purpose of the JSI Fellowship is to prepare students to obtain a Master’s or joint degree, in public policy, public administration, international affairs, or a related field. Chris Hendrickson and Stan Caldwell with student Rick Grahn published a policy brief bases on research results from survey question about emerging technologies in the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. The title of the policy brief is "Recommended Policies for 21st Century Trends in US Mobility". We expect to deliver print and electronic copies to elected officials and policy makers on the local, state and federal level. Impacts 8-11-19 Port Authority of Allegheny County was one of the recent recipients of Driving PA Forward funding. With this $1,104,00 award, Port Authority will purchase two battery electric buses and charging stations. Helping make the case for battery electric buses the Traffic21 study, Which Alternative Fuel Technology is Best for Transit Buses? was included in the grant application package. Other May 21, 2019 Stan Caldwell, Mobility21’s Executive Director, sat down with Ken Dunlap, Managing Partner of Catalyst-Go, a company that specializes in the autonomous technologies industries, to discuss urban mobility in their latest podcast. The podcast entitled ““Key Lessons in Urban Mobility” explores a wide variety of topics, including how Pittsburgh has transitioned from an industrial city to one that competes with Silicon Valley for companies and talent. Ken and Stan discuss the role of Traffic21 and Mobility21 in the transformation of Pittsburgh including the model of using seed funding from partners to develop, research and deploy technology in the city. Stan discusses how the formula has led to successful university-government partnerships and how these partnerships are helping the mobility of the greater Pittsburgh region and subsequently nation-wide. The podcast then shifts gears to discuss the whole picture of Mobility21 and how the transportation center and the future of transportation is not simply about automation but rather using new urban mobility technologies to ensure that all, not just some, communities benefit. Stan describes the difference between Pennsylvania’s approach to automation and policy compared to states like California – and how Pennsylvania’s might be a better recipe for success. Listen to the podcast to hear Stan share the lessons he and his Mobility21 colleagues have learned and are learning while research, developing and deploying technology in mobility: https://www.catalyst-go.com/thinkingthroughautonomy/2019/5/24/stan-caldwell-lessons-in-urban-mobility. May 3, 2019 Today’s National Public Radio On Point show “There’s Talk Of $2 Trillion For Infrastructure. How Should The U.S. Spend It?” features an interview with Mobility21 UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell. Listen to the broadcast here: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/05/02/infratstructure-trump-congress-democrats. Outcomes New Partners City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Port Authority of Allegheny County Issues none