The Modern Mobility Podcast

By Modern Mobility Partners

This podcast is for transportation planners and enthusiasts who want to learn PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS to modern day transportation challenges. Learn step-by-step how to plan for new and emerging technolo... more

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December 19, 2025Ep. 38: Behind the Scenes: Creating the MPO Institute’s MTP Deep Dive Course
Episode Summary: Listen to Modern Mobility Partners’ national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Julia Billings, Matt Reeves, and Alicia Chen, as well as special guest Caitlin Cook of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, talk about Metropolitan Transportation Plans and highlights from the MPO Institute’s MTP Deep Dive Course. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 38:
What is an MTP?
Where can I find the federal requirements for MTPs?
What are the steps involved in developing an MTP?
What data and tools are needed for developing an MTP?
What are some specific examples of different ways MPOs create MTPs?
Links:
The MPO Institute: https://mpoinstitute.talentlms.com/plus/
Host:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Guest Speakers:
Caitlin Cook is Senior Director of Planning and Research at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. She has MPO planning experience and earned a Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Kansas.
Julia Billings, AICP is Director of Transportation Planning with Modern Mobility Partners, where she works on a variety of MPO, state, local, and national planning projects. She holds a Master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan.
Matt Reeves, AICP is a Senior Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. He has experience in consulting and local government and earned a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Texas.
Alicia Chen is a Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. She earned a Master's in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech.
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.
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December 17, 2025Ep. 37: A Deep Dive Understanding of Traffic and Revenue (T&R) Studies
Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners with Modern Mobility Partners discuss Traffic and Revenue (T&R) studies. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 37:
Why T&R studies are essential for addressing growing congestion with limited transportation funding
What T&R studies are and how they analyze toll facility performance, financial feasibility, and risk assessment
Key components of T&R studies including traffic data collection, demographic analysis, behavior modeling, and traffic modeling
Real-world case studies from Atlanta, Florida, and the Midwest
Future trends in T&R studies including big data, machine learning, and connected vehicles applications
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP, has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP, has over 21 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Keli Kemp. Jen holds a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson and in Human Geography/GIS from Nanjing University, China.
Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm with offices in Atlanta and Orlando. 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.
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December 16, 2025Ep. 36: 5 Game-Changing Trends in Travel Demand Modeling That Are Reshaping Transportation Planning
Episode Summary: In this episode, hosts Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote discuss emerging trends in travel demand modeling with senior travel demand modelers Victoria Guan Hendrix (Vicky) and Abigail Donkor from Modern Mobility Partners. Listeners will learn about:
The evolving landscape of travel demand modeling and its increasingly important role in transportation planning
Five key trends revolutionizing how transportation planners understand and predict travel behavior
Integration of Big Data and Machine Learning
Activity-Based Modeling
Dynamic Assignment and Real-Time Updates
Multimodal Integration and Micromobility
Scenario Planning for Uncertainty
Real-world applications and challenges of implementing advanced modeling techniques
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Victoria Guan Hendrix (Vicki): Senior Travel Demand Modeler with experience since 2013, with a background in computer science
Abigail Donkor: Senior Travel Demand Modeler with 12 years of experience in travel demand forecasting and modeling
Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm with offices in Atlanta and Orlando. 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.
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December 01, 2025Ep. 35: 8 Ways to Apply AI in Transportation Planning to Prevent Bias
Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about how artificial intelligence can be used in transportation planning to prevent bias. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 35:
Eight practical ways to apply AI in transportation planning to prevent bias
How AI can improve data collection, analysis, and monitoring for mitigating transportation bias
Considerations for data inclusivity when implementing AI solutions
Techniques to use AI in community engagement
Real-world examples of AI applications in public transit and mobility services
Considerations to make for transparent and responsible AI decision-making
Links:
USDOT guidance - Ensuring Reliance Upon Sound Economic Analysis in Department of Transportation Policies, Programs, and Activities https://www.transportation.gov/mission/ensuring-reliance-upon-sound-economic-analysis-department-transportation-policies-programs
USDOT guidance - Implementation of Executive Orders Addressing Energy, Climate Change, Diversity, and Gender https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/signed-secretarial-memo-re-implementation-executive-orders-addressing-energy-climate
TRB Webinar: Equity in Artificial Intelligence Applications https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-22-2023/trb-webinar-equity-in-artificial-intelligence-applications
Geospatial data and data collection required by transportation AI analysis https://www.ecopiatech.com/resources/blog/transforming-transportation-equity-with-ai-powered-mapping-data
AI predictive applications – Transit Desert Interactive Dashboard https://sites.utexas.edu/uil/2024/07/27/developing-a-transit-desert-interactive-dashboard-supervised-modeling-for-forecasting-transit-deserts/
Federal Transit Administration Accelerating Innovative Mobility https://www.transit.dot.gov/AIM
AI applications in public transit services - Transit Service with Smart Dispatch Using Artificial Intelligence https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2024-09/FTA-Report-No-0269.pdf
Article about AI transportation decision-making https://www.kittelson.com/ideas/how-ai-thinks-about-transportation-planning/
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP, has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Sean Zhang, PhD, has one year of experience in transportation planning consulting. Sean is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Sean holds a Ph.D. degree in Geography and a Master of GIS degree from the University of Minnesota.
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.
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August 27, 2024Ep. 34: 6 Steps to Developing Better Planning-Level Transportation Project Cost Estimates
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:
How better planning level cost estimates help in the transportation planning process, including:
Reduce time needed to develop cost estimates through a reliable and standardized methodology
Instill confidence in long-term programming of transportation plans
General overview of steps to developing a planning-level cost estimate process, including:
Review national best practices and current internal procedures
Analyze historical costs and beta test the process
Apply cost estimates and incorporate USDOT Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance
Links:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers a wealth of knowledge on best practices for processes, guidance, and additional resources for cost estimation of major projects. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/majorprojects/cost_estimating/
National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) includes an interactive dashboard and pricing index that can be used to analyze historical cost trends associated with highway construction projects. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/otps/nhcci/
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance for Discretionary Grant Programs provides an overview of how to calculate benefit-cost ratios of major transportation projects, particularly when applying for federal grant opportunities. https://www.transportation.gov/mission/office-secretary/office-policy/transportation-policy/benefit-cost-analysis-guidance
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) also offers guidance for establishing reliable baseline cost estimates for major capital transit project delivery. https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/cost-estimation-fta-funded-transit-projects
United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides general guidance on key considerations for developing cost estimation processes and a 12-step methodology for implementation. https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/706933.pdf
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Hunter Abel, AICP has seven years of experience in transportation planning with previous experience in developing cost estimation tools for state DOTs and transit service planning. Hunter is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners and holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
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.
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August 20, 2024Ep. 33: USDOT Discretionary Grant Applications…This…Not That (10 Strategies for a Successful Grant Application)
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:
How to identify a grant program for which a project is best suited.
How to ensure that a project has enough preliminary documentation to be ready to apply for federal funding.
How to write strong project narratives.
How to maximize information within a grant application’s page limit.
Links:
USDOT’s Discretionary Grants Dashboard. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/dashboard
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool for Justice40 data. https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/
MMP’s IIJA Funding Cheat Sheets. https://www.modernmobilitypartners.com/iija-funding-cheat-sheets
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Amber Berg, AICP, RSP1 has five years of experience as a transportation planner, specializing in active transportation, visual communication, and roadway safety. She has a master’s degree in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University.
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.
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August 13, 2024Ep. 32: Has the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Moved the Needle on Equity?
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:
How does the Biden Administration define equity?
What is Justice40, and why should transportation planners care about it?
How are these equity initiatives included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law?
Has the BIL moved the needle on equity?
What else can be done to advance equity in transportation?
Links:
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (colloquially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) allocated $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with $550 billion for new investments and programs. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
The Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative is a commitment that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/
The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) is a useful tool for decision makers to use to identify projects in disadvantaged communities. https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en
USDOT’s Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer tool allows decisionmakers to identify projects in disadvantaged communities, with an emphasis on transportation burdened communities. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0920984aa80a4362b8778d779b090723/page/ETC-Explorer---Homepage/
Check out USDOT’s Equity webpage to see how the Federal government is prioritizing equity across policies and programs, with the aim of reducing transportation-related inequities nationwide. https://www.transportation.gov/priorities/equity
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Yasamin Khorashahi has over two years of experience in planning and local government decision making, and over five years of experience researching equity issues in STEM. She has a B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of City and Regional Planning, both from Georgia Tech. Yasamin joined Modern Mobility Partners as a Transportation Planner in January of 2024.
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.
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August 08, 2024Ep. 31: 8 Steps to Conducting a Regional Transit Development Plan
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:
The importance of establishing the context of where a TDP is developed to make a plan that is customized for the study area
How to approach public and stakeholder involvement to integrate community voices in the TDP
How to shape the vision and goals of the TDP to have clear direction and actionable goals to help ground practical solutions
The importance of establishing existing conditions that review demographics and transit demand to understand gaps in transit service
How to assess needs to identify overlaps with the community goals and gaps in transit service
How to develop alternatives through potential scenarios that could help address community needs
Where to look for funding opportunities for transit service improvement projects that meet specific funding criteria
How to develop recommendations and implement final project ideas
Links:
Georgia’s current vision for regional transit development in the state: https://regionaltdp-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP, has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Malavika Murali has recently begun her career in the transportation planning industry and has been a part of the Modern Mobility Partners team since 2022. Malavika holds dual M.S. degrees in City Planning and Geographic Information Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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.
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August 02, 2024Ep. 30: 3 Things to Know About FRA's Corridor ID Passenger Rail Program
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:
How the Corridor ID program started and why it is important?
What are the different selection criteria for the Corridor ID program
What are the three steps in the Corridor ID program and what is required for each step?
Where does the funding for the different steps come from?
What comes after the Corridor ID program?
Links:
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (colloquially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) allocated $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with $550 billion for new investments and programs. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
The Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program is a comprehensive intercity passenger rail planning and development program that will help guide intercity passenger rail development throughout the country and create a pipeline of intercity passenger rail projects ready for implementation.  https://railroads.dot.gov/corridor-ID-program
The new Corridor Identification Program is managed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). It will be the pathway to federal financial support and technical assistance for new or improved intercity passenger rail routes across the country. https://https://www.hsrail.org/blog/corridor-id/
Notice of Solicitation of Corridor Proposals and Funding Opportunity for the Corridor Identification and Development Program
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/20/2022-27559/notice-of-solicitation-of-corridor-proposals-and-funding-opportunity-for-the-corridor-identification
FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program Selections
https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy22-CID-program-selections
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Yu Lin is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners with over 2 years of professional experience. He graduated from New York University with a M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering/Planning. His interests include Sustainable Transportation, Micro-mobility, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
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.
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July 24, 2024Ep. 29: 6 Ways Planners Need to Consider Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Planning
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:
Non-technical use cases for AI in the planning process including:
Background information and report drafting
Public engagement and education
Technical use cases for AI in transportation planning including:
Existing conditions mapping
Safety
Transportation modeling
Impact of AI on transportation infrastructure
The show ends with a high-level discussion highlighting some of the limitations and caution for planners using Artificial Intelligence.
Links:
PSMJ A.I. Meets AEC provides a detailed review of what A.I. is and how it is currently used and its potential in the AEC industry. The guidebook provides a review intended for business executives to better prepare for A.I.
ChatGPT and other text-based AI tools can be used to quickly learn about new transportation topics, draft narratives, and discover new ideas for consideration in transportation planning. https://chat.openai.com/
UrbanistAI allows for a collaborative designing process using AI to visualize changes to the urban landscape. https://www.urbanistai.com/
ESRI is using Artificial Intelligence to detect land uses, impervious surfaces, and track environmentally sensitive areas from aerial imagery. https://www.esri.com/en-us/artificial-intelligence/overview
IBM’s AI tools can use lidar imaging to map trees and estimate how much carbon is captured. https://www.fastcompany.com/90655986/ibms-new-ai-tool-figures-out-exactly-how-much-carbon-each-tree-can-capture
Streetlight uses AI to process large amounts of traffic data from GPS devices, smartphones, and sensors, analyze travel patterns, and to build predictive and scenario models for transportation. https://www.streetlightdata.com/transportation-modeling
GM’s Safety View utilizes AI processing capabilities to provide a dynamic dashboard and near real-time data to pinpoint dangerous roads, prioritize high-impact solutions, and create actionable plans for accelerated implementation. https://futureroads.gm.com/site/us/en/gm-future-roads/home.html
AI is a small autonomous and contactless delivery robot that uses sidewalks to make short-distance deliveries. https://delivers.ai/
Waymo is considered the leading passenger autonomous vehicle in operation which uses AI processing to predict movement behavior of the surrounding cars, cyclists, pedestrians, and more. https://waymo.com/
Via’s proprietary algorithms for route planning and demand-response transit services are changing the needs for transit infrastructure and how people move through communities. https://ridewithvia.com/
Research on Preparing Infrastructure for Automated Vehicles highlights transportation infrastructure and policy considerations to enable safe and efficient implementation of autonomous vehicles. https://www.itf-oecd.org/preparing-infrastructure-automated-vehicles
Co-Hosts:
Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
Kirsten Mote, AICP has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Guest Speaker:
Matt Reeves, AICP has 4 years of experience in transportation planning with previous experience in software development and database management. Matt is a Transportation Planner with Modern Mobility Partners and holds an M.S. degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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.
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How many episodes does The Modern Mobility Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.