Rethinking transportation for a more connected, efficient, and healthy future.
Unlike the traditional approach to future planning, which
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Prioritized mobility over accessibility.
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Prioritized overprovision of car infrastructure.
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Perceived public transportation as a service primarily for lower-income individuals.
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Treated public transit as a secondary option rather than a vital mobility solution
Our approach
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Strikes a balance between mobility and accessibility.
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Envisions an integrated, multimodal system that optimizes welfare through synergy.
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Promotes public transportation as an inclusive mobility solution, demonstrating it can be a viable mode for all travelers.
We believe that a truly "smart" technology or policy must be capable of
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Retrofitting existing infrastructure
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Ensuring synergistic excellence across all key performance metrics, including economic prosperity.
We combine the state of the art in
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Data science (econometrics and Artificial Intelligence)
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Behavioral theories
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Market design
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Large-scale simulation
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We work to make future cities better places to live and work!
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Latest News
August
2023
The Urban Ecosystems Lab was established on this date.
December
2023
On this date, the Urban Ecosystems Lab kicked off its first research project in collaboration with the Smart Transportation Lab (STL), which was sponsored by the Pima Association of Governments.
June
2024
On this date, the Urban Ecosystems Lab concluded its first research project, sponsored by Pima County.