סמינר של ד"ר בת-חן נחמיאס-בירן - Moility of the Future: New Tools and Capabilities

Cities are now, more than ever, contending with the challenges of increased car usage, traffic congestion, air pollution and energy shortage. In order to mitigate existing and future negative impacts of urban mobility while improving performance, equity, environmental outcomes and levels of service, cities worldwide require tested solutions and verifiable insights. New analytical methods and frameworks for modeling and predicting the impacts of future mobility scenarios are required. Easy and fast synthesis techniques of virtual cities; an advanced simulation tools capable of capturing the highly heterogeneous, individual-level activity choices and supply-demand interactions of a large-scale, real-world networks; high resolution energy consumption and emissions model; and other advanced capabilities are presented. With these capabilities, we can simulate the effects of a portfolio of technology, policy and investment options under alternative future scenarios at both the individual and system-wide levels. Simulation case studies demonstrate their potential benefits.