Smart Mobility How Technological Innovations are Streamlining the Way We Move NASEO Providence, RI, September 13, 2016 AUDI URBAN PARTNERSHIP City of Somerville, MA Janne Corneil Corneil Collaborative, Urban Planning & Design
AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE: EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY IN CITIES The courage to change ways of thinking and to question what exists is a decisive prerequisite for permanent progress and is the core of the Audi corporate culture. This is why we have set up the Audi Urban Future Initiative, in order to draw attention to and press ahead along routes to a sustainable and responsible future. Rupert Stadler, chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE Mexico City Team, 2014 Audi Urban Future Award Höweler and Yoon, 2012 Audi Urban Future Award Bjarke Ingels, 2010 Audi Urban Future Award
AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE 2015: URBAN FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS Somerville Assembly Row Intelligent parking management + parking structure 2.0 Somerville Union Square New mobility strategies via modified traffic management (Car-to-X Technologies) Intelligent Mobility in the Smart City - Glossary Interdisciplinary dialogue on individual intelligent mobility in the Smart City: interfaces car city, term definition, etc. Mexico DF, Santa Fe Inter-company, data-based Premium Fleet-Sharing for Central Business District Mexico DF Origin-Destination Survey 2.0: Intelligent real-time datamanagement in Mexico City 3
1. CHALLENGE
A VISCIOUS OR VIRTUOUS CYCLE? BALANCING INNOVATION & CHANGE unbalanced economy uncontrolled innovation unmanaged system stronger/ more diverse economy accelerated innovation more multi modal options unsustainable community increased vehicle/miles Traveled?? stronger/ more vibrant community reduced vehicle/miles traveled only elite can afford to live in cities? rampant gentrification? more roadways & parking? Increased / diversified population more affordable opportunities less roadways & parking
SOMERVILLE: A LABORATORY FOR DEVELOPING URBAN SOLUTIONS 6
SOMERVILLE: A LABORATORY FOR DEVELOPING URBAN SOLUTIONS 2 km to MIT & Kendall Square: the Biotech Capital of the World AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
LIMITS TO GROWTH: CARS USE UP TO 40% OF URBAN LAND 6,000,000 sf2 of new development up to 12,000 new cars Limit to Development 01 CARS? 02 RESIDENTS Somerville 03 BUSINESSES USQ development area AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
2. SOLUTION
SPACE WARS: WITHOUT A MOBILITY REVOLUTION, GROWTH WILL PARALYZE OUR CITIES REDUCE the FOOTPRINT of the CAR by 60% 01 TRADITIONAL PLANNING CARS 2040 SOMERVILLE GOALS 20% 01 50% 02 40% 02 RESIDENTS 20% 03 03 BUSINESSES USQ 30% 40% City of Somerville Goals AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
AUDI URBAN SOLUTIONS: COORDINATED TO CREATE A SMART CITY SMART CITY ADVANCED ARRIVAL ADAPTIVE FLOW BETTER SHARED STREETS HIGHER VALUE DEVELOPMENT OTHER TRENDS MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY IMPROVED DRIVER EXPERIENCE AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
ADVANCED ARRIVAL: MINIMIZES THE FOOTPRINT OF PARKING AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
ADAPTIVE FLOW: TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CAMERAS ON TRAFFIC SIGNALS TCC TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER TCC AUDI BACK END DATA CENTER SMART PHONE SENSORS AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
ADAPTIVE FLOW: IMPROVING THE OVERALL MOBILITY SYSTEM 1 CONNECTED TRAFFIC SIGNALS MANAGED AS A SYSTEM 2 MORE SPACE FOR PEDESTRIANS & BICYCLES 3 1 4 3 INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIVITY & IMPROVED SAFETY 5 4 DEDICATED SPACE FOR TRANSIT 5 EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW & IMPROVED DRIVER EXPERIENCE 2 + CENTRALIZED DATA CONTROL CENTER AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
MOBILITY REVOLUTION: OTHER TRENDS VEHICLE INNOVATIONS APPS & SERVICES REGULATIONS & PRICING autonomous cars and new vehicle typologies mobility as a service dynamic road and dynamic parking pricing
URBAN SOLUTIONS: MOBILITY INNOVATIONS TO CREATE A SOMERVILLE STRATEGY TRADITIONAL SOMERVILLE PLANNING STRATEGY STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACE 1 METRICS -60% TRAFFIC +30% WORK SPACE MULTIMODAL MOBILITY 2 T T CO 2 e -15% EMISSIONS +30% HOUSING -20% COMMUTE +50% OPEN SPACE DISTRICT PARKING STRATEGY 3 URBAN DEVELOPMENT 4 AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE
P ADVANCED ARRIVAL: TRANSFORMS URBAN DEVELOPMENT P MORE DEVELOPMENT, LOWER COST Efficient consolidated parking reduces cost, allows for more development, and encourages housing and workplace cost diversity P MORE CONVENIENCE, LESS CONGESTION Automated parking outside the core reduces congestion, encourages fleets and sharing, supports pedestrian activity P HUMAN SCALE, VARIETY Removing parking from buildings supports smaller and more varied building footprints, fewer mega blocks, and more varied streetscape P
ADAPTIVE FLOW: INVIGORATES THE MOBILITY CROSSROADS NEW USES FOR ROADWAYS Traffic management with SmartFlow reduces roadway width, makes space for busways, bike lanes, greenspace and improves experience for all - pedestrians as much as cars NEW MODAL MIX BUILDS COMMUNITY As modal choices and interactions increase, Union Square becomes a social, cultural and economic center MOBILITY CROSSROADS BUILDS NEW ECONOMY Connection replaces congestion, building the collaborations that drive the new economy
3. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS: WHAT PHYSICAL & POLICY STRATEGIES NEED TO BE DEVELOPED? RETHINKING PARKING IN OUR CITIES: District strategy, design and development implications TRANSFORMING THE URBAN MOBILITY LANDSCAPE: Street & public realm implications Areas of Investigation: Urban Planning Design Standards Zoning and Policy Mobility Data Platforms Development Agreements Public Process
AUDI URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE AUDI URBAN PARTNERSHIP SOMERVILLE, MA Janne Corneil