Webinar | Urban Design and the Technological Shift in Transportation (18 Nov 2020)
Channel: (FCL) Future Cities Laboratory
Date: 2020-11-20

How can urban design steer the impact of technological disruptions in the transport sector, such as AVs, ride-hailing and ride-sharing?

In recent times, the transportation sector has experienced technological disruptions from the rapid developments in vehicle automation to the meteoric rise of ridesharing and ridehailing apps around the world. There is enormous uncertainty surrounding how these technological disruptions will play out in the long term.
This uncertainty has been compounded by one of the most disruptive event in recent times, the COVID-​19 pandemic, which has impacted all areas of urban life, including the transportation sector, at an unprecedented scale. Although we cannot predict the impacts of these disruptions (technological and otherwise) in the long term on cities, urban design and planning can play a strong role in steering their impacts.
In this webinar, Tanvi Maheshwari, Prof. Stephen Marshall and Prof. Kay W. Axhausen discuss what these technological developments in transportation sector mean for urban design and planning in future cities. The topic Urban Design and the Technological Shift in Transportation arose from the PhD thesis of Tanvi Maheshwari, who recently completed her PhD in the Engaging Mobility project at the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL). The panel discussion will be chaired by Prof. Stephen Cairns, director of the FCL.

FCL Webinar Future Cities Laboratory
Singapore-ETH Centre

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