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Shared-Use Mobility Center and Living Cities and Communities Launch first of its kind Design Framework for Women- and Caregiver-centered Mobility Hubs

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CHICAGO (USA) / SUNDRE (SWEDEN) – In an effort to enhance transportation equity, the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) and Living Cities and Communities (LCC) are proud to announce the launch of a new Design Framework for Mobility Hubs that will help community leaders, planners, designers, and teachers ask the right questions to design for the needs of women and caregivers.

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Public-Private-Nonprofit Collaboration Selected to Develop Model Policies to Accelerate Scaling of Ultralight E-mobility

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CHICAGO, Ill. – JANUARY 16, 2025:  The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), together with partners at Cityfi and the Urban Freight Lab, has been selected to receive over $750,000 from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to lead a public-private-community collaboration to facilitate nationwide regulatory consistency for ultralight e-mobility solutions.

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GLOCON 2026 Press Release

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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Tuktuks, matatus, jeepneys: Informal and shared mobility (ISM) serve as the primary mode of transport for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Despite this, no global forum has ever been dedicated to discussing and leveraging their essential role in global mobility. Leading organizations* have announced a milestone event to change that, bringing together the research, policy, and community voices that have long been missing from the global conversation on how cities move — a historic first for the sector. The 1st Global Convening on Informal & Shared Mobility (GLOCON) will take place October 26–28, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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