Mobility Foresight

Average US$ Household Expenses: #Transportation = 17% Housing = 33% With housing #affordability being such a key issue in so many places, less #transport costs, of which 94% go to purchasing and maintaining #vehicles, can be repurposed for their household good. This is the case for both #urban and #rural households. While urban averages 1.7 vehicles and rural 2.5 vehicles, the % of total expenditures is 16.5% for #urban and 19.3% for #rural. Both have at least 50% of their total household expenditures going toward #transportation costs. https://lnkd.in/gJKhF5Rq? These aren't just #metrics from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). These are #signals of a longstanding #carcentric habit of #landuse and transportation planning. We can do better in our #community by giving people better #walking, #rolling, #cycling, and #transit choices. In 2025, let's work the % of household expenses on #transportation down. #TransportationCost | #CarDependency | #TravelChoices #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

All I want for Christmas is... #HSR "Serving a rapidly growing population of over 10 million in the #Cascadia corridor, the project is expected to transform regional #travel by offering faster, more accessible connections between #cities." Cascadia Innovation Corridor #HighSpeedRail | #Transformational | #Transportation | #MobilityForesight https://lnkd.in/gbBJPZs2

Happy #FreightFridays - "Customisable, durable, and efficient modular designs are transforming urban #logistics" An example of a #urbanfreight company looking to expand and grow its market share to meet "the need for efficient and sustainable #lastmile delivery solutions." https://lnkd.in/gEtwDB6j "The post-COVID boom in #ecommerce created an urgent need for vehicles that could handle payloads efficiently while adhering to #safety and compliance standards. Riders often carried excessive loads on two-wheelers, leading to inefficiencies, safety risks, and operational challenges. Recognising these gaps, zen mobility developed purpose-built #solutions" #GoodsMovement | #LastMileDelivery | #CargoLogistics #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

Do you want to know what is not the end of an era? Special events = record-breaking #transit ridership Just like we experienced for the 2010 #Olympic Winter Games here in Vancouver, TransLink experienced a new system-wide ridership record when our region hosted Taylor Swift concerts alongside other major #events in our downtown. https://lnkd.in/dK7s7MzS And just like for the Games, there was a special #WestCoastExpress evening train to help people get home after the #specialevents. This once again proves that we need our delightful #commutertrain to provide all-day service, weekdays and weekends. With FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States coming soon, we need to keep leveraging the opportunity in our region to show the value of #transit. We have a vision for more #transit; people respond when we give them a service that will be as good as driving. In summary, this is not the end of an era of breaking #transitridership goals. There is more to come in our #mobility futures. Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Denis Agar Tina Lovgreen Ian Fisher Steve Vanagas Daniel Freeman Matt Craig Graeme Masterton #TransitRocks | #MoreTransitPlease | #SpecialTransit #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

"Everyone benefits from congestion pricing" Superb #transportpricing messaging from #NYC - cleaner air, safer streets and better transit - these outcomes will be the city's fruit in early 2025 when it implements #congestionpricing. https://lnkd.in/gNCGxtSh So, we know New York will have great evidence that #pricing traffic will yield tremendous benefits for people in all modes of #transportation. -- What we don't know is - which North American city will be next? -- Who will leverage NYC's #congestionpricing success to be the second city to fund their #transit system and improve the #reliability of goods? I'm looking forward to watching the early 2025 results from New York and helping translate the #mobility outcomes to other cities interested in #transportpricing. #MobilityForAll | #RoadPricing | #ReliableTravel #Transportaton | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

Enough is enough. We need all the adults in the room not only to admit their lack of care for others while they #drive but also to have accountability for their privilege to use a #car. #Speeding is not acceptable #Texting while driving is not acceptable #Driving and reading email is not acceptable #Managing your phone while driving is not acceptable --How are the adults in the room doing right now?-- "many drivers reported sending a text/email (27%), reading a text/email (37%), or holding and talking on a phone (36%) while driving in the past 30 days." Taken from a recent AAA survey, we continue to not talk about the elephant in the room regarding #roadsafety. We let companies woo us with #AV technology for #autonomous vehicles or #robotaxis, yet no one has offered the #tool to ban anyone from #distracted driving. https://lnkd.in/gXSexFBG Enough is enough. The goal is #VisionZero yet infrastructure, reducing #speedlimits, more #trafficcalming and other proven #trafficsafety strategies will not get us there if we don't get serious about our #driving behaviour. --Who is willing to have this conversation?-- Are we serious about eliminating #trafficfatalities and #seriousinjuries? Are we ready to look in the mirror and be the adult in the room who says and commits to NOT touching their mobile device while driving? ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) National Safety Council Shabnem Afzal Luana Ozelim Broshears Priyanka Alluri, PhD, PE, RSP-2IB Shane Turner, PhD #DistractedDriving | #NotAcceptable | #AdultsInTheRoom Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

Personal #Mobility preferences are changing: - traditional #bike is down from 91% to 74% - #electricbike is up from 5% to 16% - #escooters are up from less than 1% to 4% - shared #bikes are up from 1% to 3% https://lnkd.in/gxsSFX9x In summary, the #acoustic bike went down by 17% while #ebike use went up 11%, #escooters went from nothing to 3%, and #sharedbikes rose another 2%. Most important about these findings is that people have more personal #mobility choices. Despite its smaller percentage, the traditional #bike remains an integral part of our mobility #ecosystem. The presence of more #mobility options gives people more opportunity to choose #activetravel modes. Thanks (again) to Alexander Bigazzi for another excellent research study. #MobilityTrends | #MicroMobility | #ModeChoice #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

"fully flexible #parking could lead to more new homes—more than other #landuse reforms combined" As a #strategicadvisor, most recently supporting the City of Kelowna exploring #parkingreform, I find this article timely. Many cities struggle with transitioning to higher #densities and with their long-term memories of the historic amounts of #parking they provide. If the overall goal is to increase #housing, note this takeaway: ▶️"When given the option to maximize housing projects for actual housing instead of #parking, buildings ultimately get more homes, become more financially feasible, and have a better chance of actually getting built."◀️ https://lnkd.in/gzXYsbNj In summary, this Sightline Institute study notes: "Fully #flexible parking would result in more new homes than legalizing granny flats and larger multifamily buildings near #transit combined, even if every new building still included some amount of #parking.” Dave D. Nola Kilmartin Ryan Smith #FlexibleParking | #ParkingMinimums | #ParkingReform #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight

"Transport #systems are a lot like serving trays. When people step outside of their home, what #transport options are being served up?" "Thinking that people have transport ‘#choice’ is like Snack Department handing out cupcakes at people's desks while telling them “there are also apple slices and carrot sticks available, if you walk downstairs three floors to the cafeteria and purchase them for $5” While this article is titled around #modelling, the witty analogy around serving cupcakes as the equivalent of our #carcentric planning is the real gem of reading Tim Adriaansen's post. "Our #transport system makes cupcakes convenient, while getting your hands on fruit & vegetables requires extra effort. Given what people are being served, it's absolutely predictable that cupcakes will be much more popular." #CupCakePlanning | #TransportOptions | #ModeChoice #Transportation | #MobilityForesight Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight https://lnkd.in/ggTWTmHm

Enough is enough. We need all the adults in the room not only to admit their lack of care for others while they #drive but also to have accountability for their privilege to use a #car. #Speeding is not acceptable #Texting while driving is not acceptable #Driving and reading email is not acceptable #Managing your phone while driving is not acceptable --How are the adults in the room doing right now?-- "many drivers reported sending a text/email (27%), reading a text/email (37%), or holding and talking on a phone (36%) while driving in the past 30 days." Taken from a recent AAA survey, we continue to not talk about the elephant in the room regarding #roadsafety. We let companies woo us with #AV technology for #autonomous vehicles or #robotaxis, yet no one has offered the #tool to ban anyone from #distracted driving. https://lnkd.in/gXSexFBG Enough is enough. The goal is #VisionZero yet infrastructure, reducing #speedlimits, more #trafficcalming and other proven #trafficsafety strategies will not get us there if we don't get serious about our #driving behaviour. --Who is willing to have this conversation?-- Are we serious about eliminating #trafficfatalities and #seriousinjuries? Are we ready to look in the mirror and be the adult in the room who says and commits to NOT touching their mobile device while driving? ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) National Safety Council Shabnem Afzal Luana Ozelim Broshears Priyanka Alluri, PhD, PE, RSP-2IB Shane Turner, PhD #DistractedDriving | #NotAcceptable | #AdultsInTheRoom Kind regards, Dale Principal, Mobility Foresight