Promoting Sustainable Travel within Communities through Behavioral Interventions and Emerging Mobility Solutions: Stage 2

This proposal outlines Stage 2 of a project aimed at advancing communities towards societal travel goals of mobility, accessibility, environmental sustainability, and equity. Complementing the foundational work in Stage 1, this phase focuses on practical implementation and validation of a systematic framework by leveraging the community of Peachtree Corners (PTC), Georgia, as a living lab. The framework integrates behavioral interventions and emerging mobility solutions to address challenges related to low adoption of sustainable travel modes and limited access to societal services for disadvantaged groups. Through active engagement with community residents, governance, and mobility service providers, field tests will be conducted in PTC to refine the framework and assess its efficacy in real-world settings. Key outputs include behavioral models for promoting sustainable travel, emerging mobility solutions considering traditional and emerging modes to enhance societal goals, and a prototype smartphone app for delivering personalized interventions to travelers in real-time. These outputs will inform guidelines for implementing the framework in diverse community contexts and contribute to evidence-based decision-making for policymakers and urban planners. Anticipated outcomes include the implementation of customized solutions to address disparities in mobility and accessibility, leading to enhanced quality of life. The project aims to promote sustainable travel behaviors, reduce carbon emissions, and foster social inclusion. Further, the dissemination of project findings is expected to advance interdisciplinary knowledge in transportation, urban planning, behavioral economics, and multimodal operations, thereby contributing to broader scientific understanding and cross-sector collaborations.

• Record URL:
  • https://tbd.ctr.utexas.edu/research-product/promoting-sustainable-travel-within-communities-through-behavioral-interventions-and-emerging-mobility-solutions-stage-2/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $200,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552344815

  69A3552348320

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Understanding Future of Travel Behavior and Demand

  University of Texas
  Austin, TX  United States 
• Project Managers:

  Bhat, Chandra

• Performing Organizations:

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Principal Investigators:

  Peeta, Srinivas

• Start Date: 20240601
• Expected Completion Date: 20250531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equity; Mobile applications; Mobility; Mode choice; Sustainable transportation; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Travel behavior; Traveler information and communication systems
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01955081
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Understanding Future of Travel Behavior and Demand
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552344815, 69A3552348320
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 15 2025 2:33PM