Future Mobility Infrastructure
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Ilkim Er Mayra L贸pez Seda Tugutlu
Master in City & Technology
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CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND
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CONTEXT
CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND
* 2011: World Resources Institute
* 2013: Center for Energy and Climate Solutions
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CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND
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CONTEXT
CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON
first subway system (1897) 8.1 million people 6th largest statistical area 24th largest city in U.S.A
15 min to Boston 5 min to Harvard 6 min to MIT
* Wikipedia: Boston
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CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON
* Housing and Transportation Affordability Index / Center for Neighborhood Technology
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CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON
* Greenhouse Emissions / Center for Neighborhood Technology
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CONTEXT
CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE
11 km2 Population 79,000
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CONTEXT
CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE
MOBILITY
TRANSIT ACCESS: 9/10 Transit connetivity: 24/100 1.16 vehicles/household 382 annual transit trips
HOUSING
DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMY
COMPACITY: 8.8/10 31,524 households 5.42 tonnes GHG/household
DENSITY: 16.86 h/acre 76,945 inhabitants 50% millenials
JOB ACCESS: 9.6/10 Employment mix: 73/100 36 co-working spaces (Boston - SO - CAM)
* Neighborhood Datasheet / Center for Neighborhood Technology
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CONTEXT
CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN
SomerVision: Comprenhensive Plan 2010-2030 “The plan sets out a vision to make Somerville an even more exceptional place to live, work, play, and raise a family. It is an easy to use guide for future growth and development in the City.” * somervillema.gov
* Somerville by Design
Where do we stand?
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HYPOTHESIS: DEMANDS AND BEHAVIORS
Showcase the implementation of new technologies to question mobility patterns and citizen behaviour for the generation of an adaptable urban ecosystem that is responsive to future demands.
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METHODOLOGY
scalability
adaptability
potential of a system to be enlarged in order to accomodate growth.
flexible capacity of fitting and/or moulding a conceptual, abstract, strategy to specific, concrete or conditions. Manuel Gausa, Metapolis
03-A SCALABILITY
Human
S
Buildings
M
Neighborhood
L
City
XL
(Union Square)
(Somerville)
Region
(Boston Met Area)
Actions and agents and their impacts in different scales
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MOBILITY
METHODOLOGY: SCALABILITY
INTERVENTIONS
IMPACTS
Sharing over owning
Preference of shared/clean transportation systems.
S
Parking management: from private to public
Private parking space becomes productive or shared space.
M
Conformation of superblocks for hierarchy of streets and functions
Walkable neighborhood: hotspots within reach
L
Design and development of Green Line Station as shared intermodal transportation hub
Availability of transportation modes to commute to surrounding cities. Increase of shared transportation use.
XL
Management of metropolitan and intercity traffic and connectivity
Regional transportation coherence
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ECONOMY
METHODOLOGY: SCALABILITY
INTERVENTIONS
IMPACTS
Work where you live
High value to urban commons
S
Transformation of housing garages into productive spaces.
Extra Income for owners and activation of urban life.
M
Make regulations more flexible to allow mixed use and denser neighborhoods
Walkable and diverse, car independent neighborhoods.
L
Renewal of old structures and empty lots for start-ups and innovation hubs
Strenghten local economy by increasing opportunities for local entrepreneurs
Decentralize economy by incentivating and supporting local companies
Self-sufficient and renewal economy
XL
03-B ADAPTABILITY
PHASE 1
Mobility +
PHASE 2
Data is the new oil
PHASE 3
Autonomous Cars
now - 2020
2020 - 2030
2030 . . .
Actions and agents with their impacts through time
action plan noun
a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective
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ADAPTABILITY: ACTION PLAN
mobility noun
the ability to move or be moved freely and easily
03-B
VEHICLES
MOBILITY: TRANSPORT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
TOD: Transit Oriented Development Maximizing transit ridership through the creation of mixed-use residential and commercial areas around transit station. * Wikipedia / TOD
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VEHICLES
MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION
traditional car
electric car as a shared car
driverless car as a space
mobile spaces and infrastructure
driverless car as a battery
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VEHICLES
MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION
TRADITIONAL CAR
energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +
Vehicle emissions cause 58,000 premature deaths per year in the U.S. *Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. MIT. 2005
gasoline (fossil fuel) no no no no no no
03-B
VEHICLES
MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION
SMART CAR (BETA VERSION)
energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +
electricity no yes yes no yes no
03-B
VEHICLES
MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION
AUTONOMOUS CAR
energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +
electricity yes yes yes yes yes office, hostel, meeting room
03-B
VEHICLES
MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION
AUTONOMOUS CAR +
+ -
energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +
electricity yes yes yes yes yes battery / office, hostel, meeting room
03-B
TECH
MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
physical - digital
+
physical - physical
real-time management autonomous transportation
05-A
TECH
MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
data gathering traffic counter, traffic light, speed of vechiles
data processing useful data from raw data
sharing it via a digital surface output of data is a digital interface
03-B
TECH
MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
data gathering traffic counter
data processing process data in real-time
autonomous route define the best path according to real-time data
03-B
TECH
MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
data gathering physical borders, movements
data processing process data in real-time
autonomous drive new transportation new cities
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HUMAN SCALE
MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES
NAME: Mitchell RESIDENCY: Medford LIVES WITH: Husband / Child PROFESSION: CEO at Company X MODE OF COMMUTIING: Car
private car
private car
HOME
WORK
WORK
WORK
HOME
SHOP
shared car
shared car
HOME
WORK
private car
HOME
shared bike
SHOP
HOME
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HUMAN SCALE
MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES
NAME: Jamie RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Flatmates PROFESSION: Arch/Urban Planning Student in MIT MODE OF COMMUTING: Car / Bike
bike
bike
HOME
MIT
MIT
SHOP
HOME
shared car
shared bike
HOME
private car
WORK
MIT
HOME
SHOP
HOME
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HUMAN SCALE
MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES
NAME: Claire RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Family (Husband / 3 Children) PROFESSION: Professor at University MODE OF COMMUNTING: Car
private car
HOME
SCHOOL
shared car
HOME
private car
private car
WORK
WORK
t-line
SCHOOL
SCHOOL t-line
WORK
WORK
private car
SHOP
shared bike
SCHOOL
private car
HOME
shared car
SHOP
HOME
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HUMAN SCALE
MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES
NAME: Linda RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Alone PROFESSION: Retired MODE OF COMMUTING: Bus
bus
bus
HOME
SHOP
HOME shared car
HOME
SHOP
HOME
HOME
shared car
FRIEND’S HOUSE
HOME
diversity noun
constant simultaneity of individual events in global structures: condition that links the local with the global (...) evidencing the impact and emergence- of the singular upon the collective, not as “part of a whole,” but rather as specificity “interconected with the whole”. *Manuel Gausa, Metapolis
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PROJECT
potential nodes
potential nodes
green spine
transformed nodes
intelligent network
green line
metabolic network
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PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION
walkable distance 5 minute walk 500 m (aprox. 1/4 mile)
radius of influence 800 m (1/2 mile)
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PROJECT: CONTEXT
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PROJECT: CONTEXT
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PROJECT: NODES
METABOLIC NODES
GAS STATIONS
GREEN LINE STATION
enhancing already existing (planned) structures for future scenarios
CAR PARKING BUILDING
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PROJECT: SPINE AND NODES
TRANSPORTATION HUBS
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS
Green Line Extention Mixed-use opportunities
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS
hybrid spaces monofunctional spaces
new economy and activities
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS
NEW T-LINE STATION STRATEGY
Co-Working Spaces
Half-Open Air Areas
Food/Coffee Courts
Square
T-Line Station
Bike Parking + Shared Bike
GAS STATIONS
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: GAS STATIONS
What happens when gasoline does not power cars anymore? Water Treatment
Clean Energy Production Food Production + Exchange
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: GAS STATIONS
Clean Production Nodes Reusing an existing network
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: GAS STATIONS
energy production
water treatment
local economy local production
urban farming
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PROJECT: GAS STATIONS
1
2
3
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CAR PARKING
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: PARKING
What happens when parking demand decreases?
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: PARKING
Densification of Parking Freeing ground space
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS
human traffic structures
traditional car parking
energy generation
driverless car parking
adaptable/modular buildings as part of energy infrastructure
driverless car parking V.02
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS
21.5 m2 per car
13.7 m2 per car
13.7 m2 per car
human vertical circulation
energy production
energy production internet of things (cars, traffic lights, energy grid)
traditional car parking
driverless car parking
driverless car parking V.02
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METABOLIC NODES
PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS
12:3 0 ready
energy production
101
energy storage 310
kw kwh
charging
22:30 energy transfer energy storage
56
kw
1209 kwh
Alex, 56, Somerville
he works in somerville urban farms. and he sells products in marketsomerville. he uses bike in somerville. he prefers T-line to go Boston.
David, 34, Boston he graduated from MIT. he lives in Boston. he works in technoHub in Somerville. now he is looking for a new flat in Somerville to move.
Maria, 26, Somerville
she works in boston. she uses shared bikes and T-line to go to office.
“The mark of a great city isn’t how it treats its special places - everybody does that right - but how it treats its ordinary ones.” Aaron Renn