The Devil's in the Details: Shared Mobility and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Transportation accounts for about 29% of all greenhouse (GHG) emissions in the United States (2019) and communities across the country are developing plans and programs to reduce these emissions. One way they can do that is to understand how shared emerging technologies – bikeshare, e-scooters, microtransit, carsharing, ride-hailing, and autonomous vehicles – can increase or decrease GHG emissions. The Urbanism Next Center recently completed an extensive review of the literature (both academic and professional) to understand the potential emissions impacts. What are the lifecycle GHG emissions for each mode? How can bikeshare and e-scooter share services help reduce auto dependency? Just how much could ride-hail and AVs increase GHG emissions? Becky Steckler, AICP Urbanism Next Program Director will present the research and discuss the implications with national with national experts and practitioners: Vineet Gupta, Director of Planning, Boston Transportation Department and Adie Tomer, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute.