The topic of interest of the 2023 workshop was policy related to electric vehicles, traffic congestion, and e-mobility. It was held on Jan. 20, 2023 at the Resources and Conservation Center in Washington, D.C.
This month marks the release of the US Transportation Decarbonization Blueprint, a joint effort across multiple federal agencies to chart a path toward a low-carbon transportation sector that can help achieve economic, health, safety, environmental, and equitable access objectives. Over the coming years, policymakers at all levels will make key decisions that affect innovation and adoption of new transportation technologies—and both policymakers and other experts have signaled a need for research that integrates engineering, economics, and policy perspectives to inform these decisions.
This one-day event will highlight interdisciplinary research on the impacts of emerging transportation technologies on economics, environment, equity, health, safety, and social welfare. The event will feature discussions with policy experts on the future of US transportation policies.
This event is organized by the University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon University and RFF, with generous funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time | Check-in and Light Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time | Opening Remarks
Kate Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University
9:10 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Eastern Time | Fellow Research Presentation Session 1
The Potential Effect of Process-Based Learning on EV Battery Manufacturing Costs
Presenter: Sarah Case, Carnegie Mellon
Discussant: Gloria Helfand, Environmental Economist
Welfare Effects of Regulation in Shared Micromobility Markets
Presenter: Ferda Erturk, University of Maryland
Discussant: Joshua Linn, University of Maryland
10:40 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Eastern Time | Break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time | Fellow Research Presentation Session 2
Network Effect of Road Construction on Traffic Speed: Evidence from Manhattan Island
Presenter: Yikuan Ji, University of Maryland
Discussant: Bingxin Yu, US Department of Labor
Assessing Air Pollution Exposure from Transportation and Electric Generation Under US Climate Policy
Presenter: Katie Jordan, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: John Voorheis, US Census Bureau
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Eastern Time | Lunch
1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Eastern Time
Panel Discussion: Transportation Research Opportunities to Inform Upcoming Policy Challenges
Moderator: Kate Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
William Chernicoff, Toyota
Gina Coplon-Newfield, Department of Energy
Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council
Ann Wolverton, US EPA
2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time | Closing Remarks
Joshua Linn, University of Maryland
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time | Afternoon Social
Network Effect of Road Construction on Traffic Speed: Evidence from Manhattan Island
Yikuan Ji, University of Maryland
Assessing Air Pollution Exposure from Transportation and Electric Generation Under US Climate Policy
Katie Jordan, Carnegie Mellon University