Healthy Micromobility: Moving From Crisis to Opportunity
Micromobility, including e-scooters and e-bikes, is an emerging transportation mode with the potential to alleviate congestion and improve urban mobility. However, prior research has primarily focused on safety risks and injury rates, with less attention given to its potential benefits, such as improved accessibility, reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and enhanced health through active transportation. This project aims to provide a more comprehensive assessment of both the risks and benefits of electric micromobility within the U.S. transportation system using a combination of literature review, survey research, and systems dynamic modeling. The study examines how electric micromobility reduces VMT while also evaluating the health trade-offs related to safety risks and active transportation benefits. The project consists of three main aims: (1) a targeted literature review to synthesize existing evidence on electrified micromobility’s health impacts, (2) a nationally representative survey to capture user behavior, trip substitution patterns, and safety concerns, and (3) the development of a system dynamics simulation model to quantify the net health effects across diverse urban settings.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $72,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
69A3552348329
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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:
1111 Rellis Parkway
Bryan, Texas United States 77807 -
Project Managers:
Ocon, Monica
- Performing Organizations: Baltimore, MD United States
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Principal Investigators:
Ehsani, Johnathon
- Start Date: 20250301
- Expected Completion Date: 20260901
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
- Source Data: 02-02-JHU
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bicycles; Driving behavior; Electric vehicles; Health; Micromobility; Scooters
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01976245
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3552348329
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 13 2026 4:27PM