The future of mobility is multimodal.

The removal of DC-295 offers an opportunity to push both the Anacostia River Corridor and DC towards a multimodal future. While ARUP forecasts the total urban vehicle count to increase by 3% annually, the proportion of cities’ population growth is moving at a much more rapid pace, bringing a shift in design paradigm from designing cities for cars to fitting vehicles into cities.[16]

Many experts believe now is the time to reimagine roadways that could include power generation to charge electric vehicles on the go, adaptive speed limits and narrower lanes to better control traffic, and connect to technology.[17] Similarly, creating an integrated ecosystem of shared micro-mobility among existing transportation options and hubs will encourage modal shifts from driving to other forms. DC is a leader in the e-scooter and bike-share revolutions and is now discussing ways to create a more equitable and connected future of transportation such as making public Metrobus rides free and subsidizing MetroRail rides for DC residents.[18]

In our Future of Mobility deep dive we explore these possibilities and more practices that discourage owning a private vehicle and the reliance on traditional highways for transportation.