Alison Felix, MAPC Senior Transportation Planner and Emerging Technologies Specialist

1. Innovative Mobility Panel
MAPC Fall Council Meeting
October 25, 2017
Alison Felix, Senior Transportation Planner and
Emerging Technologies Specialist, MAPC
Steve Russell, Alternative Transportation Program
Coordinator/Clean Cities Coalition Director - DOER
Ryan Chin, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Optimus Rides
Kristopher Carter, Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office
of New Urban Mechanics at the City of Boston
Kirk Brown, Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Reach Strategies

2. Electric
Vehicles
Autonomous
Vehicles
Source: California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative, Plugging in at Work
Source: US DOT

3. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Transportation Residential Commercial Industrial Other
39%
The Transportation Sector Produces the Most
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) in Massachusetts
PercentageofGHGEmitted%
Sector
Source: MA GHG Emission Trends, 2014 MA Emissions by Sector, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
26%
19%
13%
2%

4. Rising Vehicle Miles Traveled
Makes Clean and Shared Vehicles Important
40
45
50
55
60
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
VMT In Massachusetts
BillionsofVMT
Source: US DOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics Series, Table VM-2

5. Critical Areas for State and Local
Government Planning
Regulatory
Framework
Data
Land Use
Impacts
Infrastructure
Parking
Collaboration

6. Legislative and Policy Considerations
for Autonomous Vehicles
Adopted by the Executive Committee in May 2017
Regional Memorandum of Understanding for
Testing Autonomous Vehicles
Metro Mayors Coalition and Massachusetts DOT
Statewide Contract for
Alternative Transportation Technologies and
Green Mobility Group Purchasing Program
Operational Services Division and Department of Energy Resources
City of Cambridge Community-wide
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
City of Cambridge and DNV GL
Fast Forward: The Technology Revolution in
Transportation & What it Means for
Massachusetts
MAPC Collaborative Initiatives

7. Innovative Mobility Panel
MAPC Fall Council Meeting
October 25, 2017
Alison Felix, Senior Transportation Planner and
Emerging Technologies Specialist, MAPC
Steve Russell, Alternative Transportation Program
Coordinator/Clean Cities Coalition Director - DOER
Ryan Chin, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Optimus Rides
Kristopher Carter, Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office
of New Urban Mechanics at the City of Boston
Kirk Brown, Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Reach Strategies

8. Test Drive Electric Vehicles!
Chevy Bolt Chevy Volt
Ford C-Max Energi Ford Fusion Energi FiField eBikes
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