Ep 14: 9 Steps to Planning the Curb of the Future

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 design the curb of the future. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 14:

• What is a curb space and what alternative uses does it have?
• What factors can affect or have affected the curb space in the past?
• How has curb space been managed in various cities (local and outside the US)?
• Potential implications of adjusting the curb use on general public.
• Role of transportation planners in managing and design efficient curb space.
• Steps to design the curb of the future.

Links:

• Curbs of the Future – Fehr & Peers

https://www.fehrandpeers.com/curbs-of-the-future/

• The Future of the Curb – Boston Region MPO

https://www.ctps.org/data/calendar/pdfs/2019/013020_Future_of_the_Curb_Blog_Flyer_Jan_2020.pdf

• Curb Appeal: Curbside Management Strategies for Improving Transit Reliability - NACTO

https://nacto.org/tsdg/curb-appeal-whitepaper/

• Original Whitepaper – NACTO Transit Leadership, 2017

https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NACTO-Curb-Appeal-Curbside-Management.pdf

• How to improve the final 50 feet – Barbara Ivanov, Director, Urban Freight Lab, 2018

https://policy.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Growth-of-E-Commerce-and-Ride-Hailing-Services-Urban-Freight-Lab.pdf

• Steps to prioritize and implement sidewalks – Dan Gelinne, Program Manager, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Georgia Municipal Association, 2019

https://www.gacities.com/News/Viewpoints/Steps-to-Prioritize-and-Implement-Sidewalks.aspx

• Further Reading:
  • Active Design Shaping the Sidewalk Experience: Tools and Resources – Active Design Guidelines, NYC, 2013

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/active-design-sidewalk/tools_resources.pdf

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in 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 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Chirag Date, AICP Candidate, LEED GA, has over 6 years of experience in working on master plans, corridor revitalization plans, mixed-use and multi-acre developments, land use planning, and urban design projects. Chirag is a licensed architect in India and holds a M.S in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email podcast@modernmobilitypartners.com.