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The Cooperative Mobility Program (CMP) brings
transportation scholars from MIT and other
universities together with private sector
specialists and corporate sponsors to explore
current and future issues of worldwide
mobility.
Mobility is fundamental to economic and social
vitality. Economic development and increased
mobility have historically progressed in unison,
while transportation and investment in its
associated infrastructure have become leading
indicators of a nation's prosperity. In recent
years, however, numerous signs point toward
difficulties in our ability to maintain, let alone
improve, mobility. Congestion--exacerbated by an
aging, poorly maintained infrastructure--plagues
many metropolitan areas. And increased mobility has
caused serious social concerns: the allocation of
scarce land resources for transportation use, the
depletion of finite energy resources, and
detrimental environmental and safety impacts. In
response, governments are imposing limitations on
new roadway construction and the automobile
itself.
CMP proposes a new vision: a sustainable
multimodal transportation system that will provide
the mobility necessary to foster global economic
development compatible with social needs and
environmental concerns.
CMP is grounded in empirical research on travel
behavior, technological approaches, and public
policies that affect mobility in both developed and
developing countries. The program compiles an
annual Mobility Observatory that tracks innovative
developments in transportation policy, management,
and technology.
The Cooperative Mobility Program is coordinated
by MIT and engages some of the foremost researchers
from institutions in Europe, Asia, and other areas
of the world, thus providing objectivity and
credibility to its results. The Program is under
the supervision of Professor
Daniel Roos, who also serves as Associate Dean
of Engineering for Engineering Systems. Professor
Roos is the initiator of the International
Motor Vehicle Program and a co-author of
The
Machine That Changed The World.
For further information contact:
Professor Daniel Roos
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Bldg. E40-343
E-mail: mobility@mit.edu
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