Session Moderators

Moderator(s): 
Mollie D’Agostino, University of California, Davis 

Session Organizers

Organizers:
Lead Organizer 1: Mollie D’Agostino, UC Davis
Lead Organizer 2: Arielle Fleisher, Waymo

TRB Sponsoring Committees and Partners

Session Description and Agenda

Description

Explore the pivotal role of the urban curb in the age of automated Pick-Up and Drop-Off (PUDO). Autonomous Driving System (ADS) operators are emerging as communities are simultaneously grappling with chaos at the curb and seeking to digitize their right-of-way. Join the conversation to discuss the role of ADS operators in advancing the broader discussion of advancing the future of curb planning and traffic demand management. This session invites innovative thinking about public space allocation and investigates the role of ADS operators in shaping the future of the physical and digital curb. Join us for an engaging session where exploration, interactive mock debate, and insightful conclusions pave the way for the future of urban curb management.

Agenda

I. Introduction: Exploring opportunities and challenges in curb digitization and ADS data sharing

Moderator: Mollie Cohen D’Agostino, UC Davis
Speakers:
1. Billy Riggs, University of San Francisco
2. Arielle Fleisher, Waymo
3. Andrew Glass Hastings, Open Mobility Foundation
4. Matthew Daus, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

II. Interactive Mock Debate: Unveiling Perspectives on Curb Data Standards

The audience will engage in a dynamic and interactive debate. Participants will receive a set of debate background statements associated with a set of roles (e.g., city planner, transit agency representative, ADS developer, state regulatory representative, privacy advocate). Groups will discuss the background information and be assigned different roles, they will sit in small table groups by roles (e.g. city planner, transit agency representative, ADS developer, state regulatory representative, privacy advocates) and will be asked a series of questions. They will have time to discuss internally and then representatives from select different groups (chosen at random) will speak on a group debate stage on behalf of the group’s positions. Questions might include, but are not limited to:
- What are the most important reasons for collecting data on curb uses?
- What are the privacy, institutional and other challenges to sharing data on curb usage?
- Is an open data standard, such as the Curb Data Specification the best approach for sharing curb data? Or are there preferred alternatives?
- Who should be providing curb data and to whom?

III. Insights and Concluding Remarks: Key Takeaways and Future Considerations

- Small panel of workshop participants/respondents
- Summarize key takeaways from the session
- Discuss potential future directions and considerations for building collaboration in the realm of curb digitization and data sharing.

Session Objectives

This session will:

Examine the potential and limitations of leveraging insights from autonomous PUDOs to advance the curb digitization conversation.
Discuss what data can support dynamic curb pricing and planning
Evaluate the merits and challenges of the Curb Data Specification (CDS)* and other tools for addressing curb digitization challenges.

*The Curb Data Specification is a new open data standard administered by the Open Mobility Foundation to assess multi-modal curb activity and improve uses and access.