Newsroom

The Newsroom is designed as a place for journalists to get Mobility Lab’s take on current events in the news. Please feel welcome to contact Paul Mackie, director of communications, at Paul.Mackie@MobilityLab.org if you would like further information or would like help setting up media interviews with any of our experts and collaborators.

Mobility Lab Express newsletter

Mobility Lab Express #14

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:34 PM

Mobility Lab Express #14 – May 15, 2013 (PDF) Mobility Lab’s brand new Transportation Cost-Savings Calculator is featured. Our research teams are developing a calculation method to estimate, monetize, and communicate the return on investment from “transportation demand management” programs.

by Paul Mackie
Mobility Lab Express newsletter

Mobility Lab Express #13

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:02 PM

Mobility Lab Express #13 – May 1, 2013 (PDF) With communities around the world realizing that shifting from a car culture to healthier alternatives, walking is increasingly becoming a real commuter choice. In the U.S., there was a 6 percent increase over the past 5 years in adults who walk for transportation, fun, or exercise, according to [...]

by Paul Mackie
Health
Walk at Lunch video featured

Are You Ready for Walk at Lunch Day?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:36 PM

Have you formed your teams and mapped where you want to walk? Have you broken in new walking shoes? Are you ready to walk? We are, and this video should get you even more in the mood! Arlington Transportation Partners has been working hard to make our three pit stops for the 2013 National Walk [...]

by Elizabeth A. Floyd
Events

The Cutting Edge on Aging-in-Place

Monday, April 22, 2013 5:05 PM

Join us at Mobility Lab for a discussion with Dr. Allan Teel, who has created a completely new aging paradigm based on the objective of empowering older adults, and using a methodology that he calls virtual assisted living. Since 90 percent of us hope to age-in-place, we must start giving a lot more creative thought to [...]

by Stephanie K. Firestone
Health
Everybody Walk! featured

Let’s Count the Reasons to Walk

Monday, April 22, 2013 1:26 PM

With National Walk at Lunch Day this week, now is the perfect time to take a few seconds out of your busy day to watch this video by Everybody Walk! The Campaign to Get America Walking. And we all know that walking for 30 minutes each day is one of the simplest ways to stay [...]

by Paul Mackie
Activity Centers
Jeff Speck featured

Mobility Lab Presents Author Jeff Speck, as Part of the Association for Commuter Transportation Chesapeake Chapter’s TDM Symposium

Thursday, April 18, 2013 1:53 AM

Mobility Lab is proud to present Jeff Speck as the keynote speaker at the Association of Commuter Transportation’s symposium on Achieving Sustainability Through Transportation Demand Management. Speck is coauthor of the landmark bestseller Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream,and his new book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step [...]

by Paul Mackie
Mobility Lab Express newsletter

Mobility Lab Express #12

Monday, April 15, 2013 2:22 PM

Mobility Lab Express #12 – April 15, 2013 (PDF) Last week’s Mobility Lab symposium, Transportation Solutions for Aging in Auto-centric America, offered successes and challenges. Finding mobility solutions for our older adult population is not easy, given that our country is built largely for the automobile.

by Paul Mackie
Community Design
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Arlington Support of Regional Transit Projects Key to Job Growth

Friday, April 12, 2013 1:00 PM

Arlington County sits at the center of a regional transportation network that spans three states, multiple counties, independent cities, and extensive federal land holdings. As we all face the challenge of improving aging and congested infrastructure, Arlington especially needs to reach across borders and promote transit projects elsewhere in order to serve its growing population [...]

by Stephen Crim
Education
Aging flyer featured

NEWS RELEASE: Transportation Solutions Presented to Guide Seniors through Driving Retirement

Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:18 PM

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – The population of seniors 65 years and older in the U.S. is set to double over the next 25 years. And society – particularly our transportation systems meant to keep people mobile and active – is not prepared for this “silver tsunami.” Finding the keys to what needs to happen to prepare [...]

by Paul Mackie
Mobility Lab Express newsletter

Mobility Lab Express #11

Monday, April 1, 2013 4:14 PM

Mobility Lab Express #11 – April 1, 2013 (PDF) “Mobility management strategies” work. For example, Airlines Reporting Corporation was recently recognized as a “bike-friendly company.” But beyond the accolades, these strategies, which are frequently very inexpensive and can usually be easy to implement, offer a lot of bang for their buck in building happy and healthy work [...]

by Paul Mackie

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