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Emerging Issues 

The Emerging Issues page is dedicated to new and/or disruptive trends that do not yet have enough research to support a research synthesis to make conclusive statements about their effects on climate change, public health, and equity. However, Streetsmart includes preliminary research and practitioner guidance here. Streetsmart's current focus is on infectious disease and new mobility. 

COVID-19 and Infectious Disease

Typically, the relationship between public health and transportation has been focused on chronic disease related to physical activity, access to health-supportive destinations, and exposures to pollution. However, COVID-19 has underscored that transportation professionals must consider infectious disease in transportation planning, design, and operations. 

Follow these websites for the latest developments relating to COVID-19 and transportation:
  • Eno Center for Transportation COVID-19 News & Resources​
  • ITE COVID-19 Resources
  • NACTO COVID-19: Transportation Response Center ​

New Mobility

Prior to COVID-19, the biggest disruptions to travel behavior were forms of new mobility, such as ridehailing and micromobility (e.g., e-scooters). ​Of course, the relationship between infectious disease and new mobility interact: for example, will the fear of contagion reduce the demand for shared mobility? The purported climate benefits of autonomous vehicles depends on a shared electric fleet--will this be realized post-COVID? At this time, how epidemics and pandemics will affect new mobility, or travel behavior generally, is unknown much less the associated impacts on greenhouse gas emissions, public health, and equity. 

Some key research centers to follow regarding autonomous vehicles, shared mobility, micromobility, ridehailing (aka transportation network companies), and more:
  • 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program
  • Shared Use Mobility Center
  • Transportation Sustainability Research Center
  • Urbanism Next Center
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Infectious Disease

Resources on Disability and COVID-19
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Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, 2020
Public Transit and COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Research and Best Practices



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Sam Schwartz Engineering, 2020
Rethinking Streets during COVID-19: An Evidence-Based Guide to 25 Quick Redesigns for Physical Distancing, Public Use, and Spatial Equity

Sustainable Cities Initiative, 2020
Public Transport after COVID-19: Re-Building Safe and Connected Cities


C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, 2020
Examination of the Traffic Safety Environment during the Second Quarter of 2020: Special Report

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​National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2020
Future of Public Transit: Scenario Planning for COVID-19 Recovery


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Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, 2021
Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery




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NACTO, 2020
"Shifting Streets" COVID-19 Mobility Dataset



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Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, 2020
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
​[Website]





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Federal Transit Administration, 2020
A Transit Agenda for the COVID-19 Emergency


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TransitCenter, 2020
The Future of Public Transport: Investing in a Frontline Service for Frontline Workers


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C40 Cities, n.d.
Community Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond



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The Urban Institute, 2020

New Mobility

Guides & Reports
Autonomous Vehicle Heaven or Hell? Creating a Transportation Revolution that Benefits All

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Greenlining Institute, 2019
Universal Mobility as a Service: A Bold Vision for Harnessing the Opportunity of Disruption



AARP, 2018
Volunteer Driver Insurance in the Age of Ridehailing



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AARP, 2020
Shared Mobility Policy Playbook


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Transportation Sustainability Research Center, 2019
Curbside Management Practitioner's Guide



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ITE, n.d.
A Framework for Equity in the New Mobility



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TransForm, 2017
Guidelines for Regulating Shared Micromobility, Version 2

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NACTO, 2019
Travel Behavior: Shared Mobility and Transportation Equity



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FHWA, 2017
The Transformation of the American Commuter




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American Public Transportation Association,  n.d.
Electric Carsharing in Underserved Communities: Considerations for Program Success

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The Greenlining Institute, 2015
Research Reports & Briefs
Multilevel Impacts of Emerging Technologies on City Form and Development

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Urbanism Next Center, 2020
Considerations for Deploying Automated Driving Systems around Schools
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, 2020
Connecting Low-Income People to Opportunity with Shared Mobility

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Institute for Transportation and Development Policy & Living Cities, 2014
The Micro-Mobility Revolution: The Introduction and Adoption of Electric Scooters in the United States
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Populus, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles and Public Health



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Rojas-Rueda et al., 2020
National Scan of Bike Share Equity Programs: Approaches and Best Practices for Promoting Equity in Bike Share​
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Portland State University & Toole Design, 2019
New Mobility Playbook


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Seattle Department of Transportation, 2017
​The Future of Equity in Cities





National League of Cities, 2017
​E-Scooter Management in Mid-Sized Cities in the United States


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Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, 2019
Disruptive Transportation: The Adoption, Utilization, and Impacts of Ride-Hailing in the United States
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University of California Davis, Institute of Transportation  Studies, 2017
Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019





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NACTO, 2020
Autonomous Vehicles: Considerations for People with Disabilities and Older Adults
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National Center for Mobility Management, 2018
TCRP Research Report 221: Redesigning Transit Networks for the New Mobility Future

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Transportation Research Board, 2021
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