Urban Mobility Solutions

Dubai Loop: The Sustainable Urban Mobility Revolution 🌿🚴♂️ Dubai is setting a new benchmark in urban design with The Loop, an ambitious project aimed at redefining sustainable transportation and green living in the city. What is The Loop? The Loop is a 93-kilometer climate-controlled walking and cycling pathway designed to connect key neighborhoods across Dubai. It’s part of the city’s goal to make 80% of urban trips sustainable by 2040. Key Features: • Climate-Controlled Comfort: Providing a year-round, air-conditioned environment for walking and cycling, even during Dubai’s scorching summers. • Green Spaces: Integrated vegetation and landscaping create a seamless blend of urban functionality and natural beauty. • Smart Technology: The Loop incorporates IoT systems for safety, efficiency, and user convenience. • Sustainable Infrastructure: Powered by renewable energy, The Loop supports Dubai’s drive for carbon neutrality. Why It Matters: 1️⃣ Health and Well-Being: Encourages an active lifestyle by promoting walking and cycling. 2️⃣ Connectivity: Seamlessly links communities and key locations within the city. 3️⃣ Environmental Impact: Reduces reliance on cars, cutting emissions and fostering a greener urban environment. This project is a testament to Dubai’s commitment to sustainable urban mobility and serves as a model for cities worldwide. What do you think about this visionary project? Could it inspire similar initiatives in your city? Let’s discuss! 🚶♀️🚴♂️

🚗💡 What if your next parking space... was waiting in the sky? In the heart of Shenzhen, something incredible is happening. While most cities struggle with tight roads and crowded lots, this city is parking cars vertically — like stacking books on a shelf. 🏙️🔄 Meet the Skylot Vertical Parking Tower A futuristic system that holds 1,164 cars in a rotating, space-saving structure. Here’s how it works: ➡️ Drive up to the entry bay ➡️ Step out ➡️ The system does the rest Your car is lifted, rotated, and parked in a high-rise grid — no ramps, no humans needed. In under 2 minutes, it’s parked. Need it back? It descends like magic. 🌍 Why does this matter? ✅ Cities are running out of space ✅ Traffic congestion is growing ✅ Land is expensive ✅ Time is priceless Vertical parking isn’t just cool tech — it’s a smarter urban solution. It saves land, reduces emissions from idling cars, and gives cities room to breathe. 🆚 Unlike traditional multistory parking garages, vertical towers use less land, eliminate driver error, and retrieve your car in under 2 minutes — no circling, no ramps, no walking. They’re more compact, more secure, and designed for the speed and density of modern urban life. Imagine this in every major city: 🚫 No more circling for parking 🌳 More space for parks and people 🌬️ Cleaner air 🚦 Better traffic flow 💭 The future of mobility isn’t just electric cars or flying taxis. It’s also about where we keep those vehicles — and how we design space for people, not just machines. So next time you’re stuck looking for parking, ask yourself: What if your car could park itself — 20 stories up? 💬 What innovation — personal or global — has inspired you most this year? 👇 Share below. Let’s spark ideas together. 👉 Follow me for more discoveries in science, tech, and smarter living. Reposts welcome. 🚀 #UrbanInnovation #SmartCities #ParkingSolutions #VerticalParking #FutureOfMobility #CityPlanning #UrbanDesign #SustainableCities #

This vertical platform parking innovation in Shenzhen, China, presents a smart solution to urban parking challenges. By stacking cars vertically, these mechanical systems efficiently utilize limited space, catering to high-density areas such as hospitals, urban villages, and commercial hubs. Shenzhen's shared parking platform interconnects 628 commercial lots, enhancing accessibility. Moreover, a local hospital embraced a mechanical system, creating an additional 245 parking spaces to alleviate congestion and enhance convenience for visitors. The emergence of intelligent, scalable, and sustainable parking solutions signifies the future of urban parking. Embracing such innovations can revolutionize urban landscapes, making them more efficient and accommodating.

🏁 San Francisco Just Crossed a Game-Changing EV Milestone We now have more EV charging stations than gas pumps—1,152 and counting. ⚡🔌 > ⛽ This isn’t just a feel-good climate stat. It’s a major shift in how cities prioritize infrastructure, health, and equity. Here’s what it means: Each Level 2 charger powers ~10,000 electric miles per year, cutting up to 4 metric tons of CO₂ DC Fast Chargers can eliminate up to 15 tons of CO₂ annually Curbside EV charging programs (coming to Dogpatch and Duboce Triangle) will expand access in neighborhoods that need it most Battery electric vehicles require 40% fewer repairs than gas-powered cars Why it matters: Clean transportation is no longer a luxury. San Francisco is proving it can be public, equitable, and scalable. And this is just the beginning. It complements our world-class transit and expanding bike network—creating an urban mobility ecosystem that’s cleaner, healthier, and more inclusive. To other cities: This isn’t aspirational. It’s achievable. The roadmap exists. The tech is ready. The return on investment? Immediate and multigenerational. What’s holding your city back from its own EV tipping point? Drop your thoughts below—let’s learn from each other. #EV #UrbanMobility #ClimateLeadership #SustainableCities #climateaction #TransportationInnovation #CleanEnergyTransition San Francisco Environment Department

I’m honored to be included on USDOT’s new Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee, which will be examining how emerging technologies can best uphold the public good. https://lnkd.in/gSCSiMy9 San Francisco has been a center for new mobility technology since 1873, when Andrew Hallidie adapted ore cart ropeways to create the cable cars that still haul passengers up the city’s steep hills. More recently, Uber and Lyft were founded here. Cruise is based here, and Waymo, Zoox, Applied Innovation, and Nuro are based nearby. Scoot, RideCell, Skip, and Spin scooter-share companies were founded or headquartered here. Many other mobility tech companies have tested here or were born or died here over the decades. For every new mobility technology we’re pitched in San Francisco, we ask companies how their tech: - Helps us move more people on our existing streets? Our streets are not getting any wider, yet the city will continue to add jobs and residents. How will this tech help us make more efficient use of existing street space? What will its secondary impacts be on our most space-efficient modes, including Muni buses and trains, walking and biking? - Advances safety of the entire transport system, especially for first responders and vulnerable users outside the new device? Safety is our highest priority. For us, system safety goes beyond the safety of users or preventing the device from running into other devices. It also means making sure the device doesn’t create tripping hazards on the sidewalk, brick in traffic, or cause disruptions that result in unsafe behavior by other roadway users.   - Improves mobility for our low-income residents and people with disabilities? Tech that simply creates more exquisite convenience for the privileged does not meet the needs of cities, especially if it comes at the expense of those with fewer mobility choices. Accessibility for people with an array of disabilities must be a primary design consideration, not an afterthought.   - Decarbonizes the transport system? In San Francisco and California, transport is the biggest single source of Greenhouse Gas emissions. Any new mobility tech must go beyond simply running on electricity. It must help us to reduce the overall energy consumption of the transport sector, electricity production and distribution being primary constraints on our current decarbonization efforts. For all these questions, we also ask to co-develop performance metrics with industry. Most importantly, we ask for data transparency around critical KPIs. We do not expect perfection, but we do expect industry to collaborate with cities to track unintended consequences and make improvements before scaling too quickly. For cities, collaboration and data transparency can lead to trust and more successful product rollout.

In urban intersections, pollution can be a whopping 29X higher than on open roads. What if we could significantly cut this - not by building new roads - but by smarter traffic lights? 🚦🤖 I'm always exploring how technology can solve complex environmental challenges, and Google's Project Green Light is a prime example of not just this, but also solving such a common headache - getting stuck over and over at red lights! Launched in 2023, Project Green Light is rapidly expanding its reach. Announced last week, this promising initiative is now live in 18 cities across four continents, from Haifa, Israel, to Bangalore, India, and most recently, expanding to over 100 intersections in Boston. This expansion demonstrates the versatility and broad applicability of AI-driven solutions in diverse urban environments. This initiative is a powerful demonstration of how strategic sustainability can be embedded into existing urban frameworks, leveraging AI and Google Maps data to optimize traffic flow. The results are truly compelling: 🟢 Up to 30% reduction in traffic stops. Imagine the collective time and fuel saved. 🟢 Up to 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions at intersections. A direct win for air quality and climate action. 🟢 Impacting up to 30 million car rides monthly. A testament to its significant real-world effect. What's awesome about project Green Light is it IS NOT about replacing physical infrastructure; it's about making our CURRENT systems work smarter, faster, and greener. It underscores the profound impact that well-applied technology can have on everyday urban life and our planet's health. For cities, this offers a clear path to measurable sustainability goals without the need for expensive new hardware. Read more here - https://lnkd.in/gVwzvh5D #Sustainability #AIForGood #SmartCities #TrafficManagement #CircularEconomy

We love solving World-Class Destination’s Parking Puzzles! Miami Worldcenter—a 27-acre, $4 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami (built by CIM Group and FA Retail) —has redefined urban living with its blend of luxury residences, retail, hospitality, and entertainment. Yet, despite its modern design, parking was a persistent pain point—until Metropolis Technologies stepped in. Previously, two garages operated on separate systems, leading to long exit queues, especially after events at the nearby Kaseya Center. Metropolis implemented a unified, AI-powered, ticketless parking system using computer vision technology. Now, drivers simply drive in and out—no tickets, no kiosks, no delays. 📊 The Results: Block H: 157% revenue increase YoY 403% NOI growth 89.1% customer satisfaction. Block D: 27% revenue increase YoY 33% NOI growth 86.5% customer satisfaction. The success extended to valet services, with 83% of users requesting vehicles ahead of time and a median wait of just 7 minutes. This transformation isn't just about parking—it's about reclaiming time and enhancing the urban experience. Metropolis has turned a logistical challenge into a seamless journey for residents, workers, and visitors alike. Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/gqh-z-Eg Great work by our team leading the effort Ed Krafcik, Alex Kyzer, MBA, Travis Theobald and more! #UrbanMobility #SmartCities #MiamiWorldcenter #MetropolisTech #ParkingInnovation #PropTech #AI #UrbanDevelopment

Cheonggyecheon: From Freeway to Urban Oasis—A Model for City Transformation Cheonggyecheon in Seoul is a standout example of what’s possible when cities put people and the environment first. For decades, the stream was hidden beneath a congested multi-story freeway, dividing neighborhoods and prioritizing cars over community. Instead of renovating the aging infrastructure, Seoul’s government took a bold step: they removed the freeway, restored the natural stream, and reconnected the city with 22 new bridges—12 for pedestrians, 10 for vehicles. The results are remarkable: Reconnected neighborhoods: The stream now links both sides of the city, making it easier for people to walk, gather, and engage. Healthier public space: Green corridors, water features, and pedestrian bridges have replaced concrete, improving air quality and well-being. Sustainable urban mobility: The city invested in public transport and discouraged car use, reducing congestion and supporting active lifestyles. Cheonggyecheon is proof that visionary, people-centered planning can turn barriers into bridges—literally and figuratively. It’s a global model for urban renewal, sustainability, and social connection. What’s one urban transformation that inspires you? How can we apply these lessons to our own cities? #UrbanDesign #CityTransformation #Cheonggyecheon #SustainableCities #PublicSpace #Placemaking

Which competitors offer the best eVTOL solution for the passenger-carrying opportunity under urban air mobility (UAM)? The answer depends on how you segment the market, as explained below. But before we dive into this please note the aircraft in the illustration are included as identifiable reference points on a continuum of passenger seats, and not as projected winners or losers by use case. For starters I'll suggest 14 CFR Part 135 affords the best regulatory framework for extending intracity passenger service with the eVTOL. This recognizes a significantly lower regulatory burden and cost to initiating and operating a commercial transport business under this framework. Although it's possible to do both on a very limited basis, a Part 135 operator wishing to scale in UAM should focus on either the air taxi or the air shuttle use case. We need to be careful here because the "air taxi" label is generally used by the FAA to describe a smaller commercial operation not in the realm of a large carrier like United, American, Delta and the rest. In this context the air taxi opportunity specifically refers to on-demand or charter service between any origin and destination and at a time specified by one or more passengers. This is analogous to the ground taxi or ride hail navigating the metroplex with an average load factor of 1.3 pax. In the extreme sense the air taxi provides a passenger the ability to simply jump on and fly. The other use case that may hold more immediate promise for UAM is the "air shuttle" which is scheduled commuter service on a predetermined route, like an airport shuttle envisioned between the Downtown Manhattan Skyport and JFK, for example. This service is limited to 9 pax under Part 135 but the best routes are characterized by a fairly continuous and high level of demand in both directions. The importance of the number of passenger seats that size an aircraft is a key consideration in determining pricing as well as the utilization and load factors that can be achieved - and therefore profitability and economic viability for a commercial operator. So seat count can provide guidance for an operator sizing up a fleet to crack the market for UAM. With respect to product-market fit, I'll argue that smaller (2 pax) is better for the urban air taxi in terms of achieving the optimal load factor and utilization, given the inherent passenger pooling and empty leg challenges of this use case. Conversely, bigger is better (up to 9 pax) when considering these same metrics for the air shuttle, allowing the operator to capitalize on latent demand and avoid leaving money on the table. The "tweeners" fly with a seat count that falls between these two extremes and may be at an economic disadvantage when competing against a platform which is right-sized either for on-demand mobility or for scheduled commuter service. But money talks and the tweeners will likely dominate until the "smart money" recognizes how dumb it has been.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about EV adoption slowing down. But from what we’re seeing at XCHARGE North America, the data tells a different story. From our hardware alone—sites we have visibility on across the country—utilization is growing fast. Average public sites jumped from ~2 to 3.3 sessions per day in 2025. That’s a 66% increase. Priority locations—like shopping centers, rideshare hubs, and high-traffic corridors—grew from 4.9 to 15.5 sessions per day. A 219% surge. Fleet sites we support are up ~20% year-over-year. Yes, site performance varies. But the trend is clear: more drivers are charging, more often. The EV ecosystem is scaling—not stalling. And the momentum we’re seeing aligns with insights from folks like Stable and Paren. DCFC demand is real, and it’s rising. #EVcharging #DCFC #XCharge #EVgrowth #cleantech #fleet #infrastructure #energytransition