Transportation / Intermodality / Complete Streets

90-Minute Education Session

Public Practitioners

MON-A08 - A Design Framework for Livable Streets in the Era of Autonomous Vehicles

1.50 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

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  Michael Johnson, ASLA

  Co-Director of Urban Design
  SmithGroup

Speaker(s)

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  Melissa Ruhl

  Transportation Planner
  ARUP
• BA

  Bruce Appleyard

Autonomous technology will become increasingly prevalent in our communities. Despite optimism about the technology, there is a high degree of uncertainty about how it will manifest in urban environs and streetscapes. This session builds frameworks for best practice based on the concepts of autonomy, livability, and human scale design.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the concept design of streets in an autonomous future.
• Examine design, policy, and technology implications for intersections and districts in urban, suburban, and rural transects.
• Consider opportunities for innovative design, policy, public engagement, and private action.
• Co-create design and policy concepts for implementation.