Project: #358 Synthesis of Research Results and Technology Trends to Inform Federal, State, Regional and Local Policies for Smart Mobility of People and Goods Phase 4 Progress Report - Reporting Period Ending: March 30, 2022 Principal Investigator: Stan Caldwell Status: Active Start Date: July 1, 2021 End Date: June 30, 2022 Research Type: Applied Grant Type: Research Grant Program: FAST Act - Mobility National (2016 - 2022) Grant Cycle: 2021 Mobility UTC Progress Report (Last Updated: March 28, 2022, 4:12 p.m.) % Project Completed to Date: 75 % Grant Award Expended: 75 % Match Expended & Document: 75 USDOT Requirements Accomplishments January 20, 2022 Mobility21 researcher Stan Caldwell presented an overview of the Traffic21/Heinz College Executive Education Course “Managing AI in Transportation” to 35 participants from New Jersey and Pennsylvania at the quarterly meeting of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Transportation Operations Task Force Meeting. This is a quarterly meeting that DVRPC facilitates to bring their various transportation partners together that provides an opportunity for agencies to coordinate and share information regarding their TSMO Programs, and share information about new and innovative technologies or best practices. December 9, 2021 CMU Heinz College Masters of Information Systems Management Capstone students Shiyi Liu, Yanwen Peng. Jiaoying Mu, Kehan Li, Yilin Hua and Zhenyuan He made a final presentation of their capstone project developing an automated truck departure user interface. The client was Klara Oberhollenzer, Manager of Development Autonomous Truck Mission Control Product & Partnerships at Daimler Truck North America and the course advisor was Stan Caldwell, Executive Director, Mobility21 UTC. December 1, 2021 Mobility21 researcher Stan Caldwell joined Joby Aviation’s Max Fenkell in co-chairing the first Advanced Air Mobility Subcommittee of PennDOT’s new Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force. The subcommittee is meeting to discuss potential initiatives to safely advance applications of this emerging technology in the Commonwealth. November 23, 2021 The 2021-2022 Group of Fellows from the Coro Center for Civic Leadership (Pittsburgh) conducted an “Established Nonprofit Sector Leaders Interview” with Mobility21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell to learn how transportation research, education and technology transfer initiatives from University Transportation Centers impact public policy. November 11, 2021 Chris Hendrickson, Director of the Traffic21 Institute and a Mobility21 UTC researcher, is part of a panel reviewing doctoral dissertation nominations for the Council of University Transportation Centers‘ Charles E. Wootan Memorial Award. October 21, 2021 Traffic21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell moderated a panel alongside Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman at the Inaugural Local Government Commission Symposium to discuss “Solving Real-World Problems through Collaboration and Innovation with Municipal and Equity Partners” and featured: • Kimberly Lucas, Acting Director, Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh • Kelly Maurer, Director of Public Works, Cranberry Township View all of the presentations from the symposium here. http://www.lgc.state.pa.us/symposiumPres.cfm October 1, 2021 Traffic21 Director Chris Hendrickson has been re-appointed to the Transportation Research Board‘s Executive Committee for 2022-2025. The Executive Committee is the senior policy body of TRB. Impacts December 21, 2021 Stan Caldwell applied his UTC research on emerging transportation technology policy in support of a year-long advisory round-table exploring “How COVID-19 Affects Major Trends and Forces Shaping The Future of Transportation” for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian. CMU Heinz College Master of Public Policy and Management student Erick Shiring served as research assistant throughout the project to PennDOT Senior Policy Advisor and report lead Roger Cohen. Mobility21 UTC research Professor Megan Ryerson from the University of Pennsylvania also served on this round-table advisory group and applied her UTC research. Supported the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's Regional Broadband Study be serving on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and applying my UTC research in transportation policy, particularly equity, impacted by emerging broadband technology. From our years of AV policy research in cooperation with PennDOT and the state legislature, Traffic21/Mobility21 hosted the AV Policy event below. January 5, 2022 Traffic21 and Carnegie Mellon University welcomed Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. at Mill 19 to unveil SB 965, legislation that would permit AV companies to test vehicles meeting autonomy levels 3, 4 or 5 of SAE International’s J3016 parameters for automated driving systems. Also in attendance at the press conference were CMU President Farnam Jahanian, PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian, Senator Jay Costa, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and many others. Watch the full press conference here. https://www.senatorlangerholc.com/2022/01/05/langerholc-introduces-legislation-to-create-a-roadmap-for-highly-automated-vehicles/ Other December 28, 2021 Public transportation is one of the most critical aspects of our infrastructure, but it is also one of the most imperiled and underfunded. This episode looks at how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan’s historic investment in public transit and other targeted policymaking can build the transportation systems of the future, with guests and UTC researchers Stan Caldwell and Corey Harper, as well as Eric Goldwyn, and Anthony Foxx. Consequential is a Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon University podcast that looks at the human side of technological change and develops meaningful plans of action for policymakers, technologists and everyday people to build the kind of future that reduces inequality, improves quality of life and considers humanity. In its third season, Consequential will examine how AI and machine learning will impact research practices and data collection, as well as the development and dissemination of knowledge. Topics will include combatting disinformation, the ethics of crowdsourced research, and representation in open source software development. Hosted by Lauren Prastien and Eugene Leventhal. February 15, 2022 Mobility21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell received the CUTC – ARTBA Award for Administrative Leadership, which recognizes outstanding administrative leadership contributions to the transportation field by non-academic appointments. View the acceptance video here. February 11, 2022 Stan Caldwell was invited to join a Transportation Research Board National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) workshop for Project 20-126(01) Developing a Research Program for Programmatic Issues of Future System Performance. Stan applied his research in emerging transportation technology policy and industry trends to help develop research problem statements for the project. February 2, 2022 Traffic21/Mobility21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell received the Person of the Year Award from the Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania. Stan serves as a founding member of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force with the vision of “safe and strategic integration of UAS technologies in Pennsylvania’s transportation system.” He also serves on the ITSA Broadband Deployment Task Force, the ITSA AV Safety Task Force, and is the chair of the ITSA Standing Committee on Emerging Technologies. Outcomes New Partners Regional Industrial Development Corporation, Tim White, twhite@ridc.org Issues none