The Modern Mobility Podcast

The Modern Mobility Podcast

This podcast is for transportation planners and enthusiasts who want to learn PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS to modern day transportation challenges. Learn step-by-step how to plan for new and emerging technologies, increasing e-commerce, resiliency, micromobility, and equity, just to name a few. Co-hosts, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, are certified transportation planners, national experts, and thought leaders at Modern Mobility Partners, a female and minority-owned transportation planning and engineering consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

Episodes

May 31, 2023 48 mins

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners need to know about current EV trends and topics. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 19:

  • Understand the safety tradeoffs of EVs for EV drivers and passengers, as well as for other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
  • Explore issues related to electric grid capac...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to apply for Safe Streets for All grants and create their action plans. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 18:

  • What is the Safe Streets for All program?
  • What makes a competitive Safe Streets application?
  • What are some safety prioritization measures?
  • What ...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, along with guest speaker Jing Xu, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what five other ways to evaluate user and non-user benefits of investing in transportation. This episode builds off Episode 10 on how to conduct a benefit-cost analysis for transportation project. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 16:

  • An expl...
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March 30, 2023 52 mins

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to incorporate the eight (8) federal planning emphasis areas into state, regional, and local plans. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 16:

  • An explanation of the federal planning emphasis areas
  • An overview of each emphasis area including an overview and pl...

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for parking in a changing transportation ecosystem. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 15:

  • Effects of advent of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on parking needs.
  • Components that affect parking demand.
  • Potential implications of digitizati...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to design the curb of the future. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 14:

  • What is a curb space and what alternative uses does it have?
  • What factors can affect or have affected the curb space in the past?
  • How has curb space been managed in various cities (...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about how the public sector can plan for Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • Definition of Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
  • How MaaS differs from Mobility on Demand (MoD)
  • How to begin to plan for MaaS in your organization
  • The importance of open data f...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Kirsten Mote, and Sherri Dawson with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for transit systems of the future. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 12:

  • Planning the Transit System of the Future
    • Understand the existing transit network
    • Take a whole-network approach to transit planning
    • Redesign street space to in...

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Ryan Sager, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for increased teleworking.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • Implications of increased teleworking on transportation infrastructure
  • Steps transportation planners can take to plan for increased teleworking, including:
    • Develop trend analys...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, along with guest speaker Jennifer Zhan, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to demonstrate the economic benefits of investing in a specific transportation project.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • Selecting a project or program
  • Researching similar projects and programs for proven be...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for resilient transportation systems. Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • Definitions of transportation resilience
  • How to incorporate resilience into the transportation planning process
  • How to identify hazards to transportation resilience
  • Dat...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Kirsten Mote and Ryan Sager, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to compete for a USDOT Grant.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • Lessons learned and 10 steps to completing a USDOT grant application
    • Review a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
    • Select a project
    • Register on grants.gov
    • Create a proj...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, and guest Jennifer Zhan, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to develop a proactive grant strategy.  Listeners will learn the following in Episode 7:

  • Background on Federal discretionary transportation grants – what they are, how they are advertised, and their recent history
  • How grants play an important...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Kirsten Mote, and guest Amber Berg, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what transportation planners need to know about the new programs and program requirements from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.  Listeners will learn the following in Episode 6:

  • Changes to existing formula and discretionary Federal transportation funding pro...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, and guest Malaika Faciane, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners and engineers can do to plan for equitable safety in transportation.  Listeners will learn the following in Episode 5:

  • The value of inclusivity and engaging the community
  • How to identify key performance indicators for equity in safety
  • How to estab...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, and guest Candace Foster, all with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for anti-displacement and more equitable transportation systems.  Listeners will learn the following in Episode 1:

  • What we mean by transportation equity
  • The direction of equity in transportation when it comes to federal initiatives a...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for rapidly increasing e-commerce.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • What we mean by e-commerce
  • 14 steps to planning for increasing e-commerce
  • Data sources for freight planning
  • Truck parking solutions
  • Potential freight projects
  • Potential f...
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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for electric vehicles.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode:

  • The direction of electric vehicles
  • Potential impacts of electric vehicles
  • Role of transportation planners when it comes to electric vehicles
  • 8 steps to planning for electric vehicles
  • ...

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Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to plan for connected and autonomous vehicles.  Listeners will learn the following in this episode: • Difference between connected and autonomous vehicles • What is V2V v. V2I • Different levels of autonomous vehicles • Potential impacts of autonomous vehicles • Role of...

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March 23, 2021 13 mins

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about practical solutions for modern day transportation challenges.  Listeners of this episode will learn what the new podcast is about and what episodes are planned for Season 1, including the following: • Steps to Planning for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles • Steps to Planning for Electric V...

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