Blueprint for Autonomous UrbanismSecond Edition

Designing Cities 2019

Introducing...

Actions for Cities Today

Transit

PricingData

Urban Freight

Focus technology on enhancing transit

Changing behavior by pricing:

Places Curbs Trips

Right-size & consolidate urban freight.

Long-distance freight Last mile

Final 50 ft

Manage data for the public good.

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Public

Protected

Purposeful

Portable

Data Anonymization ApproachesRaw “Blur”

K-Anonymization SharedStreets

AV technology must focus on efficiency

Image: @jonorcutt

Cities can (and must) act now!

Present ● SOVs prioritized● Inefficient transit● Increasing VMT● Unsafe streets

Interim-Blueprint 2.0

● Streets designed for safety● High-capacity modes prioritized● Data-driven decision-making● Technology serves the public interest

Future ● Frequent, high-capacity transit● People-centered street design● Significant VMT reductions● AV-enabled safety outcomes

Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism:Second Edition

www.nacto.org/publications/bau2

Level 0 Level 1

Today

Level 2 Level 3

Emerging

Level 5Level 4

Probable

Future

PotentialFuture

Understanding Automation

Focus AV technology on enhancing transit

Old network

81 min trip

50 min trip

New network ↑Frequency↑Efficiency

↓Efficiency