The Modern Mobility Podcast

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Kirsten Mote, and Matt Reeves with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to develop better planning-level transportation cost estimates. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 34: Links: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/majorprojects/cost_estimating/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/otps/nhcci/https://www.transportation.gov/mission/office-secretary/office-policy/transportation-policy/benefit-cost-analysis-guidancehttps://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/cost-estimation-fta-funded-transit-projectshttps://www.gao.gov/assets/710/706933.pdf Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about the best practices planners need to know about USDOT grant applications. Listeners will learn 10 strategies to apply to the following components of grant writing in Episode 033: Links: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/dashboardhttps://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/https://www.modernmobilitypartners.com/iija-funding-cheat-sheets Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to approach transportation decision-making with an equity mindset. Listeners will learn the answers to the following questions in Episode 32: Links: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/ https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0920984aa80a4362b8778d779b090723/page/ETC-Explorer---Homepage/ https://www.transportation.gov/priorities/equity Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing transit services using a Transit Development Plan (TDP). Listeners will learn the following in Episode 31: Links: https://regionaltdp-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/ Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about how the Corridor ID program is progressing the future of high-speed rail in the US. Listeners will learn the answers to the following questions in Episode 30: Links: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/https://railroads.dot.gov/corridor-ID-programhttps://www.hsrail.org/blog/corridor-id/ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/20/2022-27559/notice-of-solicitation-of-corridor-proposals-and-funding-opportunity-for-the-corridor-identification https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy22-CID-program-selections Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Kirsten Mote, and Matt Reeves with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to utilize Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Planning. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 29: The show ends with a high-level discussion highlighting some of the limitations and caution for planners using Artificial Intelligence. Links: https://chat.openai.com/https://www.urbanistai.com/https://www.esri.com/en-us/artificial-intelligence/overviewhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90655986/ibms-new-ai-tool-figures-out-exactly-how-much-carbon-each-tree-can-capturehttps://www.streetlightdata.com/transportation-modelinghttps://futureroads.gm.com/site/us/en/gm-future-roads/home.htmlhttps://delivers.ai/https://waymo.com/https://ridewithvia.com/https://www.itf-oecd.org/preparing-infrastructure-automated-vehicles Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 028: Links: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-do-fuel-cell-electric-cars-work https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/fcto_fcev_infographic_0.pdf https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/hydrogen-benefits https://www.caranddriver.com/toyota/mirai https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/laws/HY Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to support the ongoing NEVI plan through siting electric charging stations, planning the sites, and designing infrastructure around the stations. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 027: Links: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/28/2023-03500/national-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-standards-and-requirementshttps://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdfhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/formula_prog_guid/90d_nevi_formula_program_guidance.pdfhttps://driveelectric.gov/https://driveelectric.gov/embed-stations-maphttps://hepgis-usdot.hub.arcgis.com/apps/5c4d9e173301473688468fc7cf6dbe19/explorehttps://driveelectric.gov/stations-growthhttps://driveelectric.gov/evcharthttps://www.transportation.gov/rural/ev/toolkit/ev-basics/charging-speedshttps://driveelectric.gov/files/nevi-annual-report-2022-2023.pdfhttps://nevi-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/ Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners should know about estimating transit ridership. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 26: Links: https://nhts.ornl.gov/od/http://nap.nationalacademies.org/14001https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.066 Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners interview guest speakers Melissa Taylor and Julia Billings about the innovative strategies used in the Chattanooga MPO’s 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. Listeners will learn about the following topics in this Season 4 Bonus Episode: Links: https://www.chcrpa.org/project/2050-rtp/https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Map%20stories Co-Hosts: Guest Speakers: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners interview guest speakers Melissa Taylor and Julia Billings about the innovative strategies used in the Chattanooga MPO’s 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. Listeners will learn about the following topics in this Season 4 Bonus Episode: Links: https://www.chcrpa.org/project/2050-rtp/https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/https://2050rtp-chcrpa.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Map%20stories Co-Hosts: Guest Speakers: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners should know about electrified roadways. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 25: Links: https://theray.org/technology/down-the-road/https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-national-strategy-accelerate-deploymenthttps://www.governing.com/infrastructure/new-central-florida-highway-will-charge-evs-as-they-drive Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes. Download free cheat sheet here: https://www.modernmobilitypartners.com/modern-mobility-podcast

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to analyze the emissions reductions for state and regions. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 24: Links: https://doi.org/10.17226/26764.https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26764/guide-to-effective-methods-for-setting-transportation-performance-targetshttps://www.tpm-portal.com/document/2022-ghg-nprm-schedule/https://www.tpm-portal.com/tool/ghg-performance-calculator-draft/https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-disproportionate-impacts-climate-change-socially-vulnerablehttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfmhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuelhwy_trustfund.cfmhttps://www.epa.gov/moves Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to make intersections safer and more connected for all modes of transportation. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 23: Links: https://highways.dot.gov/safety/zero-deathshttps://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/fhwasa22017.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6qvajdpA0Ahttps://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182635.aspxhttps://nacto.org/references/california-department-of-transportation-caltrans-2/https://nacto.org/publication/dont-give-up-at-the-intersection/https://www.acb.org/content/accessible-pedestrian-signals-apshttps://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/policy-atlas/ Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, along with guest speaker Hunter Abel, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about the Federal Transit Administration’s Title VI Program and steps to completing Title VI analysis for fixed-route transit providers. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 22: Links: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circulars/title-vi-requirements-and-guidelines-federal-transithttps://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Title_VI_FINAL.pdfhttps://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Title_VI_Overview_4702.1B_11.05.12_ER.pdf Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to implementing Justice40 considerations. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 21: Links: Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, and guest host Peyton Moran, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and prioritization process to match capital improvement plans with available funding. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 20: Links: https://nacto.org/publication/green-light-for-great-streets/agency-accelerators/pittsburgh-creating-a-process-to-prioritize-projects/https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Capital-Project-Prioritization-in-Oakland.pdfhttps://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/264f1798-8de6-459c-b1cb-2dd4f80fafa3/FactSheet_FormalSafetyProcess.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-264f1798-8de6-459c-b1cb-2dd4f80fafa3-nZMhuLJhttps://www.hrtpo.org/page/project-prioritization/ Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners need to know about current EV trends and topics. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 19: Links: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/with-more-electric-vehicles-comes-more-proof-of-safetyhttps://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148483758/ntsb-heavy-electric-vehicles-safety-riskshttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/instagram-posts/batteries-dont-make-electric-vehicles-more-likely/https://www.utilitydive.com/news/state-plans-concerns-national-ev-charging-infrastructure-nevi/630312/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/18/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-administration-advances-transmission-buildout-to-deliver-affordable-clean-electricity/https://www.cleanenergyreviews.info/blog/bidirectional-ev-charging-v2g-v2h-v2lhttps://www.georgiapower.com/residential/billing-and-rate-plans/pricing-and-rate-plans/plug-in-ev.htmlhttps://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-first-round-25-billion-program-build-evElectricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)Electric Vehicle Myths | US EPA Co-Hosts: Guest Speakers: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to apply for Safe Streets for All grants and create their action plans. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 18: Links: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A/resourceshttps://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-08/SS4A-NOFO-FY22-Amendment-1.pdfhttps://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/2022-awardshttps://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants/raise-app-hdchttps://www.transportation.gov/NRSShttps://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/ Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, along with guest speaker Jing Xu, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what five other ways to evaluate user and non-user benefits of investing in transportation. This episode builds off Episode 10 on how to conduct a benefit-cost analysis for transportation project. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 16: Links: https://benefits.transportation.org/ https://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/157244.aspx https://beltline.org/2021/11/17/u-s-department-of-transportation-awards-more-than-16-million-for-atlanta-beltline-multi-use-trail-expansion/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102463sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692316300151https://bit.ly/2WlybFL Co-Hosts: Guest Speaker: Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.