Ep 13: 5 Steps the Public Sector can Take to Facilitate Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about how the public sector can plan for Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

• Definition of Mobility as a Service (MaaS)


• How MaaS differs from Mobility on Demand (MoD)


• How to begin to plan for MaaS in your organization


• The importance of open data for MaaS

Links:

• Download free cheat sheet of 5 Steps to the Public Sector can Take to Facilitate Mobility as a Service (MaaS) at: modernmobilitypartners.com


• MaaS Alliance: https://maas-alliance.eu/


• Mobility on Demand and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) How are they Similar and Different: https://medium.com/move-forward-blog/mobility-on-demand-mod-and-mobility-as-a-service-maas-how-are-they-similar-and-different-a853c853b0b8


• Move PGH: https://move-pgh.com/


• Mobility on Demand Sandbox Program: https://www.transit.dot.gov/research-innovation/mobility-demand-mod-sandbox-program


• General Transit Feed Specification: https://gtfs.org/


• What are Complete Streets?: https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/publications/what-are-complete-streets/

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has almost 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.


• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 13 years of experience in transportation planning and most recently got certified by MIT’s Media Lab in their Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Guest Speaker:

• Candace Foster is a transportation planner with Modern Mobility Partners. Candace holds a M.S. in City Planning from Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include transportation planning, travel demand modeling, traffic and revenue forecasting, traffic engineering, project prioritization and performance measures, funding strategies and grant applications, all looking through a lens of new and emerging technologies.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.  If you are interested in becoming a guest on our podcast, please email [email protected].