SOMERVILLE
FUTURE MOBILITY
CHENGHUAI ZOU RAHUL PUDALE SHERINE ZEIN
SOMERVILLE CHARACTERISTICS
CITY OF CONSTANT INNOVATION
TEST LAB FOR THE SURROUNDING UNIVERSITIES
SHARING CO-WORKER OFFICE- THE WORKBAR
URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS
PLACE OF EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
RATED THE SIXTH BEST PLACE TO VISIT IN THE STATES IN 2016
RICH IN HISTORICAL SITES
INVENTORS OF THE MARSHMELLOW CREAM
MARCH MELLOW PROJECT
MILK ROW CEMETRY
PROSPECT HILL MONUMENT WORKBAR
POST OFFICE
DUCK VILLAGE AREA Workbar
COMMUNITY GARDEN
FLUFF FESTIVAL
RAILWAY TAZA CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Cultural- Civic centers Commercial Open spaces Mixed Use
Retail Historical attractions Highway
USERS
University Student (MIT led-agriculture lab) Transportation Method: Bicycle Live in the Neighbourhood Want to sell own product, business start-up
Commuter Transportation Method: Car Long distance Driving Quickly passing by
Worker in Sommerville Transportation Method: Bicycle Live outside the neighborhood Quickly buy goods on the way home
Tourist Transportation Method: Walking + T-Line Get a taste in New England Heritage neighborhood
Housewife Transportation Method: Walking + Car Walk Child to School Enjoyable Shopping in neighborhood
Crossroads of MIT,Harvard & Tufts 67.6% Rent Houses 48,705 people in share housing
UNIVERSITY STUDENT Transportation Method: Bicycle Live in the Neighbourhood Want to sell own product, business start-up
6,076 companies most companies have less than 10 workers 29 mins mean travel time to work 40,000+ workers
WORKER Transportation Method: Bicycle Live outside the neighborhood Quickly buy goods on the way home
27,223 Consumer Force 6,705 school-age children
HOUSEWIVES Transportation Method: Walking + Car Walk Child to School Enjoyable Shopping in neighborhood
42 % Through Traffic 77 % Through traffic is Long RangeRoutes 2% Internal Traffic
COMMUTER Transportation Method: Car Long distance Driving Quickly passing by
#6 Lonely Planet's Best in the United States 83 National Register of Historic Places 16,250,000 potencial annually visitors
TOURIST Transportation Method: Walking + T-Line Get a taste in New England Heritage neighborhood
PROPOSAL
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS MAIN STREET PICK-UP PODS PUBLIC SPACE T-LINE AND PARKING PARKING
TIMELINE
2016 COMMERCIAL PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE
T-LINE
SHARING ECONOMY
SHORT TERM
2020 pick-up pods
LONG TERM
2030
weekend theme markets concept stores
construction of parking building removing on street parking
commercial district pilot parking
development and configuration of roads stations/bays traffic management technology
transition into hybrid building
pilot vehicle lanes
construction of T-Line multi-mode transport traffic control center / data center promoting shared housing encouraging shared mobility setting up shared working spaces
urban experience
transportation hub
knowledge center
innovation district
USE OF ON STREET PARKING
ON STREET PARKING
30
CURRENT SITUATION
Reduce Speed limit to 30 miles/ hour reduce the traffic flow on the avenue
REMOVAL OF ON STREET PARKING
ON STREET PARKING
4 ACTIVE LANES LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW
PEAK TRAFFIC TIMES
2 ACTIVE LANES MOSTLY PEDESTRIAN ON STREET PARKING USED BY CAFES OR POP UP STANDS
WEEKDAYS LOW TRAFFIC TIMES
ON STREET PARKING
2 ACTIVE LANES MOSTLY PEDESTRIAN
WEEKENDS DAY TIME
ON STREET PARKING USED BY CAFES OR POP UP STANDS
0 ACTIVE LANES ALL PEDESTRIAN WITH POP UP STORES AND STANDS RESTAURANTS OPEN UP TO THE STREETS
WEEKENDS NIGHT TIME
THE COMMERCIAL STREET WEEKENDS DAY TIME
APP AND PICK UP PODS DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC
PICK UP ORDER FROM APP ACCESS TO STORES’ DATABASE
ELIMINATION OF UNECESSARY TRAFFIC BY IMPLEMENTING PICK UP PODS DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC INCREASE PEDESTRIAN FLOW WITH NEW COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES NEW IDENTITY OF SOMERVILLE MAKING IT A DESTINATION STRATEGIC LOCATIONS OF PICK UP PODS
T- LINE FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
FUTURE GROWTH Traffic control center
Data center
last mile
parking
event plaza Multi mode transportation
Integrated fare management
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2.
3.
PARKING
PARKING
PARKING
T
PARKING
Data Center SHOPPING
SHOPPING T
SHOPPING
PARKING
T
SHOPPING
TECHNOLOGY USE FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
COMMUTERS WILL BE FAR MORE PRODUCTIVE EN ROUTE SINCE THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ACTIVELY DRIVING VEHICLES
AUTOMATED “CAR PLATOONING” TECHNOLOGY CAN OPTIMIZE SAFETY MARGINS WHILE ALSO MAXIMIZING ROAD USE
MOVING THE NEXT GENERATION AUTOMOBILITY FLEET TO CLEANER SOURCES OF ENERGY MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ANY TRENDS OF GLOBAL WARMING OVER TIME.
ALL DATA ABOUT PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACTIVITY ACCESSIBLE 7/24 IN A REAL TIME DASHBOARD
PILOT PARKING
DELIVERY VEHICLES WILL TRAVEL INTELLIGENT ROUTES WHEN THE ROADS ARE LEAST BUSY
ROUTE OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY CAR-TO-CAR COMMUNICATION FOR “PLATOONING” FUNCTIONALITY
CONNECTED MODULES FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
ACCESSIBILITY
USERS
PRESENT
TAXI
ELDERLY
WORKERS
MAINTAINANCE
TAXI
WORK
CARGO
ENTERTAINMENT
USERS SCENARIO AFTER CONNECTED MODULES
Multiple modules joined as train
COMMUTERS
TOURISTS
HEALTH
Module with accessibility On motion service module service of all kinds Privacy modules with work and business modules
FOOD
CONNECTED MODULES FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
1
Call your (autonomous driving) car to pick you up
4
Connect to everything you need while you travel in a car personalized for you
5 2
Enter your destination and are dynamically routed to work based on traffic flows through the system
3
Car travels down an automated roadway
Drop off at destination
CONNECTED MODULES FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
CITY WIN!
URBAN SOLUTION PARTNER
City of Somerville
TARGET GROUP GOALS
BENEFITS
STAKEHOLDERS
USER
Audi (New mobility technology provider)
Residents
Business
Developers
Residents/Taxpayers Investors
Premium mobility users Technologically-driven consumers
Residents: all income groups Commercial investors
Employees Customers
Tenants Owners
Fiscal stability, progressive management, quality of life
Market leader in urban mobility technologies and services
Quality of life, inclusiveness
Convenience, progressive image, growth potential
Convenience, progressive image Return on investment
New Commercial Cluster New growth point of commercial
Potencial Increase Value in all Land Parcels High ROI(Return in Investment)
New increase point of tax on commercial, attract more investments
Apply new urban mobility solution New commercial street and get the market share Increase in commercial inverstors More connecting comunity
MARCH MELLOW PROJECT