Course Description
"New Mobility Systems: Transforming Urban Transportation" is an innovative and comprehensive course offered by MITx that explores the cutting-edge world of emerging mobility solutions and their potential to revolutionize urban landscapes. This intermediate-level engineering course, supported by the New Urban Mobility Alliance, delves into the complexities of urban mobility challenges and opportunities, with a focus on creating more equitable, sustainable, and livable cities through the application of new mobility paradigms.
What Students Will Learn
- Comprehensive understanding of new mobility concepts and definitions
- Critical evaluation skills for assessing mobility disruptions
- In-depth knowledge of land use development, urban economics, and transportation pricing
- Differentiation between various business models in new mobility
- Approaches to leveraging technology and data in mobility solutions
- Application of behavioral economics to influence travel behavior
- Evaluation of transportation equity in diverse global contexts
- Strategies for mitigating transportation's impact on climate change
- Actionable insights for transforming urban areas into sustainable and equitable cities
Pre-requisites
- Basic understanding of land use development and economics
- Familiarity with public policy concepts
- Fundamental knowledge of statistics
Course Coverage
- Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities
- Urban mobility challenges and opportunities worldwide
- Land use and urban form in relation to transportation
- New mobility business models and entrepreneurship
- Transportation pricing and policy
- Technology and data in mobility systems
- Designing for equity, health, and environmental sustainability
- COVID-19 pandemic's impact on transportation
- Global perspectives on urban mobility from experts across continents
- Behavioral economics and travel behavior change
Who This Course Is For
This course is ideal for professionals in transportation and urban planning, government officials, and individuals interested in learning about emerging mobility systems. It caters to those seeking to understand and contribute to the development of sustainable and equitable urban transportation solutions on a global scale.
Real-World Applications
Graduates of this course will be equipped to:
- Develop innovative mobility solutions for their cities or organizations
- Implement equity-focused transportation policies
- Create sustainable urban planning strategies
- Launch mobility-related startups or improve existing business models
- Advise on transportation technology and data usage
- Design climate-friendly mobility initiatives
- Collaborate on international urban mobility projects
- Contribute to post-pandemic transportation recovery efforts
Syllabus
The course is structured over 8 sessions, covering:
- Introduction to new mobility systems and global challenges
- Land use, urban form, and transportation relationships
- New mobility business models and entrepreneurship
- Pricing and policy in transportation
- Technology and data in mobility solutions
- Equity considerations in transportation design
- Health and environmental impacts of mobility systems
- Future trends and post-pandemic mobility adaptations
This course offers a unique opportunity to gain insights from leading experts in the field, including interviews with entrepreneurs, city planners, community development specialists, and mobility justice advocates. By combining theoretical knowledge with real-world applications, "New Mobility Systems: Transforming Urban Transportation" prepares learners to become key players in shaping the future of urban mobility across the globe.
