Envisioning Tomorrow's Sustainable Mobility Systems Workshop

Access presentations from NREL's Envisioning Tomorrow's Sustainable Mobility Systems Workshop, held May 10–11, 2023.

A compass-like graphic showing dynamic systems being being reshaped by factors such as population trends, new technologies, shifting labor models, economic forces, and changing climate.

The workshop convened thought leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Transportation, NREL, academia, and industry as well as real-world practitioners. Participants identified challenges and opportunities to prioritize across research, development, and deployment to ensure efficient, accessible, and affordable mobility systems of the future.

Workshop Agenda and Outcomes

View the workshop agenda.

Read the fact sheet and news article to learn about the workshop's key outcomes.

May 10, 2023, Presentations

Plenary: The Future of Transportation Energy Demand
Jacob Ward, U.S. Department of Energy

Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Freight

Emerging Trends in Freight and NREL's Freight Research and Tools
Kyungsoo Jeong and Alicia Birky, NREL

Need for, and Potential of, a Comprehensive Freight Decarbonization Program
Jose Holguin-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Freight Technologies for a Sustainable Future
Sushant Sharma, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5) Overview
Birat Pandey, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Breakout Session: Complex Travel Behaviors: Emerging Modes

Understanding and Modeling Complex Travel Behaviors: Focus on Emerging Modes
Venu Garikapati, NREL

Emerging Modes: Commonalities?
Joseph Chow, New York University

We Are in a Period of Rapid Change
Erik Sabina, Colorado Department of Transportation

Multi-Modal Addressing Spatial Mismatch
Sean Qian, Carnegie Mellon University

Breakout Session: Evolving Ground Mobility Landscapes at Airports

Evolving Ground Mobility at Airports
Andrew Duvall, NREL

Breakout Session: Novel Transit Solutions—Automation

Transit and Underserved Communities
Stanley Young, NREL

Transit and Underserved Communities
Kimberly Williams, Houston Metro

The Convergence of Automation and Electrification in the Implementation of Automated Mobility Districts
J. Sam Lott, Automated Mobility Services

Breakout Session: Strengthening Connections Between Research and Deployment

Strengthening Connections Between Research and Deployment
Lauren Reichelt and Stanley Young, NREL

Strengthening Connections Between Research and Deployment
Kimberly Williams, Houston Metro

The Humanitarian Engineering Perspective on Research Translation
Kevin Moore, Colorado School of Mines

May 11, 2023, Presentations

Breakout Session: Novel Transit Solutions—On-Demand Transit

Transit and Underserved Communities
Carrie Makarewicz, University of Colorado, Denver

Novel Transit Solutions to Better Benefit Underserved Communities and Increase Mobility Resilience
Louis Alcorn, WSP USA

Breakout Session: Cutting-Edge Operations Concepts

Cutting-Edge Operations Concepts: Intelligent Infrastructure, Cooperative Driving, Signal Control, and Curbside Management
Stanley Young, NREL

Perception-Based Adaptive Traffic Management
Dan Sines, City of Colorado Springs

Cutting-Edge Operations Concepts Related to Intelligent Infrastructure, Cooperative Driving, Signal Control, and Curbside Management
Jiaqi Ma, University of California, Los Angeles

IEA Concept – Cyber Mobility Mirror
Guoyuan Wu, University of California, Riverside

Breakout Session: Complex Travel Behaviors—Pandemic Impacts

Understanding and Modeling Complex Travel Behaviors: Focus on the Pandemic Impacts
Venu Garikapati, NREL

Light-Duty Travel Is a Critical Industry
Jeff LaMondia, Auburn University

Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on American Life
Konstadinos Goulias, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tracking Pasadena Traffic Trends During COVID-19
Jim Hubbell, Streetlight Data


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