Transportation should work for everyone. Yet, too often, it doesn’t reflect the needs of women and caregivers. If you’ve ever wondered how mobility hubs can serve these groups better, we’ve created resources to help you ask the right questions.
Mobility Hubs Design Framework for Women and Caregivers: An easy-to-use, open-source guide that helps you ask the right questions.
Final Report: A deep dive into the project.
Register for our upcoming webinar to hear more about the process behind the design framework and its application.
Who Are These Resources For?
Community Leaders: Spark change by framing your advocacy, connecting with your community, and partnering with government agencies.
Planners and Designers: Discover fresh perspectives and ensure your projects meet overlooked needs.
Educators and Students: Explore how thoughtful design can transform transportation systems for women and caregivers.
Why Mobility Hubs?
Mobility hubs—physical spaces where people switch seamlessly between transportation options—are a cornerstone of today’s evolving transportation systems. However, most mobility hubs are built for the “traditional commuter”: someone (often a man) traveling to work on a set schedule during peak hours.
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The illustration shows elements to consider as inspiration for Mobility Hubs, which is centered on the needs of women and caregivers.
Why Women and Caregivers?
Women and caregivers move differently. They often make shorter, more frequent trips at off-peak times, balancing errands, caregiving, and work. By designing mobility hubs that reflect these patterns, we can create better transportation systems for everyone.
The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) teamed up with Living Cities and Communities (LCC) to develop a Mobility Hubs Design Framework for Women and Caregivers to bridge this gap. This framework is grounded in research and real conversations with women and caregivers. It introduces seven practical design principles to guide cities and transit operators in building hubs that support women and caregivers’ everyday journeys.
What We Developed
Mobility Hubs Design Framework for Women and Caregivers: An easy-to-use, open-source guide that helps you ask the right questions. It distills key findings, research and ideas into a customizable deck; pull in or out the slides and sections that best support your conversations and meetings.
It summarizes the experience of dozens of women and caregivers—real people with real needs and life stories into personas that walk us through shared perceptions.
Project Final Report: A deep dive into our methodology, community dialogue findings, and recommendations for action.
Additional Resources:
Changing Focus: Mobility Hub Design Centered on Women and Caregivers
The Case for E-Mobility Hubs and Microgrids for Women & Caregivers – coming soon
At its core, this project is about understanding and addressing real needs. It’s about making transportation systems more inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the people who rely on them daily.
Whether you’re a community leader, a designer, or an educator, we invite you to use these tools to drive change. Together, we can create transportation systems that truly work for everyone.