Transportation Transformation: Tomorrow or Today? Connected Vehicles Test Bed Program Driverless Shuttles April 10, 2017 Rod Schebesch, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Transportation Paradigm Shift Horse & Buggy Model T Rotary Phone Smart Phone
Using Technology to Leverage Existing Infrastructure Making Cities Smarter Funding challenges Focus on Technology Get more out of existing infrastructure Making Mobility a Service Seniors / Paratransit / Poverty
Impacts to Transportation Collisions deaths / injuries Vehicle Throughput GHG Emissions Potential Revenue $$ Employment Realignment
CONNECTED & AUTOMATED VEHICLES
Vehicle Technology Redefined Automated Vehicles (AV) Connected Vehicles (CV) Shared Automated Vehicles (SAV)
Autonomous Vehicles Picture Source: Huffington Post
HOW DOES IT WORK? VEHICLE TO VEHICLE
Examples of V2V Left turn assist Vehicle platooning www.its.dot.gov
VEHICLE TO INFRASTRUCTURE HOW DOES IT WORK?
Examples of V2I and V2X Railroad crossing Curve warning Pedestrian crossing www.its.dot.gov
The Evolution of Connected to Automated Vehicles www.its.dot.gov
Engineering Planning: transit/traffic/tod/development transportation/buildings/power data/analytics/cyber security
TESTBEDS
Stantec Engineering Stantec Testbed Program GoMentum, Concord, California Largest Secure Testbed in USA Near Silicon Valley AV focus Active Aurora, Edmonton, Alberta Largest Testbed in Canada Cold Winter CV focus
Stantec Engineering GoMentum Testbed Near Silicon Valley OEM & High Tech testing Secure Former Navy Weapons Station V2V Complete Road Network with Tunnels, Urban Street Grid, Highways, Railways First SAV deployed in USA
GoMentum Station Over 5000 acres with 2100 acres available for testing
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Testbed Collaborative Cold Winter Climate cold, snow, salt Mixed Traffic V2I, V2X, DSRC Rural Fwy, Urban Expwy & Urban Arterial Continental Interoperability
DIFFICULTY IN NAVIGATING SNOW WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Testbed All 3 Levels of Gov t are Partners Federal Government Provincial Government Municipal Government Fast approvals/permits
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Current RSU: Rural Fwy Urban Expwy Urban Arterial Future phases expand network
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Partners: U of A & UBC Wireless Carriers Bell/Telus/Rogers Stantec Infrastructure Engineering (V2I)
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Current CV Application Warnings: Curve / Speed Change / Follow Too Close / Pedestrian / Advanced Signal
Stantec Engineering Active Aurora Next Steps Expand network of RSU and CV Fleet Grow data and build OD network Implement real time applications via traffic management centre two way communications; congestion, safety, transit priority, variable speed limits, EMS, construction zones April 10, 2017
DRIVERLESS SHUTTLES
The Future of Shared Autonomous Vehicles
Transit Historically: Low modal split relatively high cost per passenger 70% of operating cost is the driver Minimal to no travel times savings System unchanged for decades
Transit Technology Legislation Driverless Shuttles First Mile / Last Mile Rideshare Technology Mobility as a Service Health Tracking / Incentivized Shared Economy
Impact of Transit Technology SAV
Impact of Transit Technology Buses
Impact of Transit Technology LRT / Mass Transit
How to Make it a Reality Testbeds / Pilot Projects Societal Acceptance Consumer Choice Paradigm Shift
Shared Autonomous Vehicles Local Motors (Olli)
Shared Autonomous Vehicles Meridian
Shared Autonomous Vehicles EasyMile (EZ10)
Impact to Built Environment Today Infancy Transition Period (today-20 years) Growth via Technology Ultimately Driverless Shuttles may saturate the market and redefine transit
Impact of Transit Technology = IMPROVED RIDERSHIP Stimulates Urbanization Addresses increasing urban populations Reduces Urban Sprawl Sustainable Transportation System
Impact of Transit Technology Long Term
Why take SAVs seriously In 1-5 years SAV s will be positioned to Enhance transit systems through increased ridership and revenue Expand the reach of TOD resulting in increased density with decreased parking Expand the reach of walkability to create social, economic, and environmental value Olli - Local Motors
Questions? Rod Schebesch, M.Eng., P.Eng. Vice President, Transportation Phone: (403) 716-8334 Cell: (403) 542-4510 rod.schebesch@stantec.com
Steps to Mobility Nirvana
#1 Eliminate Minimum Parking and Enforce Maximum Parking
#2 Build Parking Decks to Accommodate Planned Adaptive Reuse
#3 Plan for Truly Comprehensive Mobility (No More Specialist Plans)
#4 Build Advanced Technology into Every Streetscape Project
#5 Create Adaptable Streetscapes
#6 Start Thinking About Safe and Multi- Functional Drop-Off/Pick-Up Zones
#7 Put People First
COMPLETE STREETS
1 Complete Streets
>1 in 3 are obese.
2.1% of federal transportation dollars go to biking and walking infrastructure, but 11% of trips and 14% of fatalities occur within those modes of travel.
People 65 and older account for 13 percent of the U.S. population, yet their pedestrian deaths make up 21 percent of all pedestrian deaths. NHSTA, National Pedestrian Crash Report
What are Complete Streets? Safe. Comfortable. Convenient. 72
Benefits: Safety More than 40% of pedestrian fatalities occur where there is no available crosswalk. Smart Growth America and National Complete Streets Coalition 73
Benefits: Health States with the lowest levels of biking and walking have, on average, the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. 74
Link and Place
Complete Streets Design Elements
Area Context
Walksheds & Bike/Ped Crashes
Lighting
Traffic-Traffic-Traffic!
Corridor Transition
Corridor Cross Section
Intersection Treatments Major Intersections Minor Cross Streets
Neighborhood Gateways
High Priority Transit Corridor
Furnishings, Public Art, Streetscape
Green Streets: Stormwater BMPs
LID & Stormwater BMPs Example: Honore Avenue, Sarasota, FL (2012) Two-Lane vs. Four-Lane Limited ROW Needed better connections to school and parks What to do with the water? Save the Trees! Context-sensitive design saves mature trees and enhances aesthetics.
Honore Avenue Design-Build Improvements The Connecting Thread The idea behind stormwater
Complete Streets Nothing like a great example! Route 9A West Side Manhattan Calgary Cycle Track Edmonton CS Design Guidelines
Complete Retrofit Elevated freeway Transformed into an active Complete Street Boulevard
The Original West Side Highway
Post Highway Collapse At-grade interim solution
The Boulevard Concept circa 1996 Today s Complete Street
West Side Highway Southern Terminus
Calgary Cycle Track 1.5 year pilot project $ 5.5M capital cost 2 years from award of planning study to opening of the network
80 Presentations in one year to plan the network with stakeholders
6.5 kilometers of bike infrastructure designed and constructed to create a network in the downtown core
Three different bicycle treatments to create a network using four downtown streets Two-way cycle track on a Two-way street One-way cycle tracks on a Two-way street Integration of slow moving bicycles on a pedestrian street
Edmonton Complete Streets Guidelines
Complete Street Process
Edmonton Complete Streets Guidelines Evidence-based design tailored to local conditions Element Description Application Context Cross-sections Design Considerations/Detai ls Operational Considerations References
Edmonton Complete Streets Guidelines Pulling it all together: Making it easy to use
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Questions? Rod Schebesch, M.Eng., P.Eng. Vice President, Transportation Phone: (403) 716-8334 Cell: (403) 542-4510 rod.schebesch@stantec.com