Resources
Overview
Innovative Mobility Research (IMR) offers several valuable resources to public sector agencies testing new transportation technologies and concepts as well as to private-sector companies developing innovative transportation services and products.
Public and private sector organizations can benefit from in-depth and impartial research information by relying on IMR’s expertise in designing and testing innovative mobility services and technologies. Find out how you can use our group’s expertise and skills to assist you with your project.
The links section offers extensive information on all of IMR’s current research areas as well as other innovative mobility organizations.
IMR researchers come from diverse backgrounds, complementing the multi-disciplinary nature of transportation and transportation solutions. See staff bios. Staff strengths include project design and evaluation, innovative and conventional transportation expertise, land-use and state-of-the art modeling, electronic and cellular technologies, alternative fuel vehicles, carsharing, and leading edge mobility services (e.g., Segway Human Transporter). The team specializes in designing demonstrations to test innovative technology in real-world settings, testing new business models, and in creating public-private partnerships that advance transportation research and improve the field of innovative mobility.
RESEARCH AREAS
Bikesharing
Carsharing
Shared Use
Smart Growth/Mobility
Mineta Transportation Institute
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
Smart Parking
Victoria Transport Policy Institute:
Transportation Cost and Benefit Analysis – Parking Costs
(PDF format 75kb download Acroat Reader)
Segway Human Transporter
ORGANIZATIONS
Government
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
Academic
Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC)
Partners for Advanced Transit and Highway (PATH)
The University of California Transportation Center
University of California Riverside
Bourns College of Engineering: Center for Environmental Research and technology
Other
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)