New Mobility

Developing mobility systems for all people

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Innovations in systems, technologies and communications continue to transform how people move around and interact with each other in their daily lives.

Connectivity, automation, shared use and electric propulsion are reshaping transport networks, systems and modes of mobility. Achieving the best outcomes requires business models that support people’s changing expectations and advance the development of sustainable communities.

WSP has been exploring the potential offered by New Mobility and the associated challenges in bringing New Mobility to communities since producing New Mobility Now in 2017. New Mobility Now 2.0 and New Mobility Next, both published in 2023, advance this process by considering key questions of interest to stakeholders who plan and design mobility solutions and the operators who deliver them.

Key questions

What are the mobility challenges facing communities around the world? How can they be addressed in the broader sustainability context?
What are the emerging ideas and developments that will likely impact and advance New Mobility?
How can decision-makers leverage New Mobility aspects for the communities they serve?

New Mobility is developing quickly. To bring lasting benefits for people and their communities, it is essential to apply an evolving view—informed by global practice and learnings—to guide actions that advance economic, social and environmental objectives.

Eric Peissel Global Director, Transport and Infrastructure

Whitepapers

New Mobility 2.0

Assessing progress and incorporating innovations into transportation

Agencies, manufacturers and operators continue to advance New Mobility concepts. New Mobility 2.0 presents case studies that consider innovations to improve the mobility capabilities of communities, exploring safety, reliability, resilience and flexibility; the whitepaper also provides practical steps for agencies to leverage New Mobility.

This whitepaper details developments since the publication of New Mobility Now.

New Mobility Next

Shaping mobility systems by focusing on the needs of people, communities and places

The New Mobility landscape is complex, can be volatile and is evolving quickly. New Mobility Next proposes a design-led approach, rather than the more traditional modal-led approach, to understand local needs and develop solutions that enable viable mobility choices for all people. This reframing of mobility places the customer at the heart of a changing mobility landscape with digitalization and decarbonization guiding decision-making.

Mobility systems are complex, with multiple interfaces, causal links and interdependencies; a change to one element can have far-reaching consequences around and within the system itself.

The drive to achieve net zero has led to a growing shift to electric vehicles around the world and encouragement for more active travel and use of public transport. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices are gaining ground, reflecting progress to embrace equity in policies and actions by governments and organizations. These factors support the need to address change from a whole-system point of view.

More on taking a whole-system point of view

Funding the Gap: Replacing the vehicle Fuel Tax with What?

Rethinking how to finance road transport infrastructure with the continuing shift to electric vehicles in a changing mobility landscape

This whitepaper creates a narrative for potential solutions—appropriate for people and the places where they live, work, play and visit—to address declining vehicle fuel tax revenues.