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What is Smart Mobility
Smart mobility means using technology to make more and better connected mobility options. It’s about getting people and goods to where they need to go regardless of their transportation option.
This might all seem futuristic, but a lot of it is already here. How can we make sure it’s benefiting us as a region? GBNRTC’s Moving Forward 2050 regional transportation plan provides a framework to get us there.
Smart mobility means looking at mobility is looked at as a service. Mobility is more on-demand and customizable, with seamless connections and one payment.
We envision one stop shops for mobility options called Mobility Hubs. Here you can access carsharing, ridehailing pick up points, bikesharing options and other ways to get around.
Driverless vehicles could be here soon. We’re likely to start seeing small “driverless” shuttles on set routes that might take people to and from a NFTA Metro station, around university campuses, or at medical office parks.
Technology can help us all get around safer and more efficiently, as seen in Moving Forward 2050’s Next Generation Highways
Smart mobility means new ways in how goods are moved around, and how we get groceries and other deliveries. We could see smart freight hubs, package pick-up lockers, delivery robots, and even drone deliveries.
GBNRTC's Work
Our Driverless Future Forum
In August 2019, together with Arizona State University and Mission Publiques GBNRTC hosted a day-long forum about residents’ feelings about driverless and automated vehicles. This was one of 26 forums held worldwide. We had nearly 100 residents participate. A summary of the results can be found here Community Forum on Driverless Mobility Report
Results: How do you feel about AVs?
Follow-up Workshop with Local Transportation Stakeholders
In October, 2019 we held a follow-up event Smart Mobility in Buffalo Niagara: Working Regionally to Integrate Technology into our Transportation System. Here we shared the results of the public forum with local transportation stakeholders, who then participated in small group discussions about planning for driverless vehicles and other smart mobility options.
Supporting Local Municipalities
GBNRTC works with local cities, towns and yes, even villages who are interested in learning more about smart mobility and how to integrate it into their transportation systems. We work with national organizations to bring in training workshops, and our staff regularly attends conferences to learn about smart mobility, and to talk about our work in the Buffalo Niagara Region.
Partnerships with Local Colleges and Universities
We continue to work with the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning, and the Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics in the School of Engineering on their driverless shuttle Olli, transportation modeling, and other research. Our staff regularly speak to classes in both programs.
WHAT IS SMART MOBILITY
Smart mobility means using technology to make more and better connected mobility options. It’s about getting people and goods to where they need to go regardless of their transportation option.
This might all seem futuristic, but a lot of it is already here. How can we make sure it’s benefiting us as a region? GBNRTC’s Moving Forward 2050 regional transportation plan provides a framework to get us there.
Smart mobility means looking at mobility is looked at as a service. Mobility is more on-demand and customizable, with seamless connections and one payment.
We envision one stop shops for mobility options called Mobility Hubs. Here you can access carsharing, ridehailing pick up points, bikesharing options and other ways to get around.
Driverless vehicles could be here soon. We’re likely to start seeing small “driverless” shuttles on set routes that might take people to and from a NFTA Metro station, around university campuses, or at medical office parks.
Technology can help us all get around safer and more efficiently, as seen in Moving Forward 2050’s Next Generation Highways
Smart mobility means new ways in how goods are moved around, and how we get groceries and other deliveries. We could see smart freight hubs, package pick-up lockers, delivery robots, and even drone deliveries.
GBNRTC’s Work
Our Driverless Futures Forum
In August 2019, together with Arizona State University and Mission Publiques GBNRTC hosted a day-long forum about residents’ feelings about driverless and automated vehicles. This was one of 26 forums held worldwide. We had nearly 100 residents participate. A summary of the results can be found here Community Forum on Driverless Mobility Report
Results: How do you feel about AVs?
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End of Forum
Follow-up Workshop with Local Transportation Stakeholders
In October, 2019 we held a follow-up event Smart Mobility in Buffalo Niagara: Working Regionally to Integrate Technology into our Transportation System. Here we shared the results of the public forum with local transportation stakeholders, who then participated in small group discussions about planning for driverless vehicles and other smart mobility options.
Supporting Local Municipalities
GBNRTC works with local cities, towns and yes, even villages who are interested in learning more about smart mobility and how to integrate it into their transportation systems. We work with national organizations to bring in training workshops, and our staff regularly attends conferences to learn about smart mobility, and to talk about our work in the Buffalo Niagara Region.
