Episode Summary: Listen to Modern Mobility Partners' co-hosts Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote as they explore practical strategies for implementing 15-minute community concepts within existing transportation networks and built environments. This episode addresses challenges, opportunities, and step-by-step approaches for different community contexts. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 39:

• What a 15-minute community is and how it differs from complete neighborhoods
• How to conduct a comprehensive audit of existing conditions
• Transportation network modifications that support walkability and connectivity
• Land use and zoning strategies that complement transportation planning
• How to adapt 15-minute principles to urban cores, suburbs, small towns, and rural areas
• Implementation strategies, phasing approaches, and funding sources
• Methods for measuring success and addressing unintended consequences

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 28 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has 18 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm located in Atlanta, GA. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to Modern Mobility Partners’ national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp, Julia Billings, Matt Reeves, and Alicia Chen, as well as special guest Caitlin Cook of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, talk about Metropolitan Transportation Plans and highlights from the MPO Institute’s MTP Deep Dive Course. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 38:

• What is an MTP?
• Where can I find the federal requirements for MTPs?
• What are the steps involved in developing an MTP?
• What data and tools are needed for developing an MTP?
• What are some specific examples of different ways MPOs create MTPs?

Links:

• The MPO Institute: https://mpoinstitute.talentlms.com/plus/

Host:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP, has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.

Guest Speakers:

• Caitlin Cook is Senior Director of Planning and Research at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. She has MPO planning experience and earned a Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Kansas.
• Julia Billings, AICP is Director of Transportation Planning with Modern Mobility Partners, where she works on a variety of MPO, state, local, and national planning projects. She holds a Master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan.
• Matt Reeves, AICP is a Senior Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. He has experience in consulting and local government and earned a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Texas.
• Alicia Chen is a Planner with Modern Mobility Partners. She earned a Master's in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.

Episode Summary: Listen to national experts and certified planners with Modern Mobility Partners discuss Traffic and Revenue (T&R) studies. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 37:

• Why T&R studies are essential for addressing growing congestion with limited transportation funding
• What T&R studies are and how they analyze toll facility performance, financial feasibility, and risk assessment
• Key components of T&R studies including traffic data collection, demographic analysis, behavior modeling, and traffic modeling
• Real-world case studies from Atlanta, Florida, and the Midwest
• Future trends in T&R studies including big data, machine learning, and connected vehicles applications

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.
• Kirsten Mote, AICP, has 15 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is a Vice President and Chief Sales Officer with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Jennifer Zhan, AICP, PTP, has over 21 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Keli Kemp. Jen holds a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson and in Human Geography/GIS from Nanjing University, China.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm with offices in Atlanta and Orlando. Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization. If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com.

To obtain AICP CM credits, search for “Modern Mobility Partners” in the https://planning.org AICP CM portal to find all episodes.