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2026 National Mobility Summit: Advancing the Movement of People and Goods

Organized by the National Center for Understanding the Future of Travel Behavior and Demand (TBD) in collaboration with the National Center for Sustainable Transportation and eight other UTCs, the Summit will bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, industry leaders, and students to explore the forces shaping the future of mobility.

Sep 14, 2026 @ 8:30am - 4:00pm
University of Southern California Capital Campus
1771 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Event Details

AAM-Enabled Intermodal Freight Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience and Efficiency

Principal Investigator Mehdi Azimi, Ph.D.
Texas Southern University

The project will examine how air-based freight services can be integrated into intermodal freight networks to support more resilient, efficient supply chains, particularly during disruptions.

Project Status

In Progress

Empirical assessment of land use and other policy impacts on freight facility location choices in California

Principal Investigator Maria Catalina Valencia-Cardenas
University of California, Davis

This project develops an integrated framework to evaluate how land-use, transportation, and economic development policies influence the location of freight facilities in California, and how these patterns relate to economic and social outcomes.

Project Status

In Progress

What do frontline communities want to know about lithium extraction? Identifying research areas to support environmental justice in Lithium Valley, California

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

To align with the principles of environmental justice, the burdens and benefits of clean energy supply chains should be distributed equitably, with decision-making processes that empower local communities to participate. As a case study, this article analyzes public meetings about a developing lithium industry in Imperial, California, and reviews relevant literature to build a research agenda that is guided by the priorities of local stakeholders.