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The Regional and Urban Design Committee (RUDC) aims to improve the quality of the regional and urban environment by promoting excellence in design, planning, and public policy in the built environment. This will be achieved through its member and public education, in concert with allied community and professional groups. Join us!

2024 Symposium

The 2024 symposium will be held in Indianapolis, IN in November. Stay tuned for dates and location. Registration will open in July.

2023 RUDC Symposium

The RUDC Symposium, held in Washington, DC October 19-20, covered emerging trends, theories, and technologies that are shaping the future of regional and urban design. Watch the engaging highlight and speaker videos >.

Uber, Transit, The Autonomous Vehicle and Cities

  • 1.  Uber, Transit, The Autonomous Vehicle and Cities

    Posted 01-31-2017 05:16 PM

    Uber, Transit and Cities


    For optimists the matter is clear: Technology and culture are trending towards self driving (autonomous cars) which are dispatched by
    Uber or similar companies and not individually owned. As a result cities will be able to free up to 50% of their footprints devoted to all kinds of car services and parking (most cities devote decidedly less space to parking), car crashes will plummet and cities will become sanctuaries for pedestrians and bicyclists who can enjoy all the freed up space in the form of plazas and parks. Congestion will be a thing of the past because  the existing lanes will have drastically increased capacity when they are used by ....

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    For optimists the matter is clear: Technology and culture are trending towards self driving (autonomous cars) which are dispatched by Uber ...
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    Nikolaus Philipsen FAIA
    Archplan Inc. Philipsen Architects
    Baltimore MD
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