Future of Highways

Excerpt from report:
“What will highways look like in the future? How will they cope in a world experiencing a rising demand for mobility and freight capacity? In an age of rapid economic, political, social, environmental and technological change, the future is far from certain. But we can explore possible futures based on current trends and trajectories as well as emerging ideas and solutions.”

ARUP uses slightly different terminology so the scenarios presented in the report are considered user or case studies.

• Qualitative methods used
• Exploratory in nature
• Environmental scanning used

Drivers mentioned include:

• An urban world
• technology and connectivity
• A growing and aging population
• Changing behavior and the sharing economy
• changing weather patterns

Categories: 2014_publication_year | 2040s_time_horizon | 2046_time_horizon | 2050_time_horizon | 2050s_time_horizon | english_publication_language | evs | global_geographic_scope | highways | innovation | transportation