Alykhan Mohamed describes the future of transportation as one that could go either way—a hell of autonomous vehicles (AVs) mindlessly roaming the streets, causing ever more congestion, or a heavenly mobility network that is efficient and intermodal and contributes to sustainability, social justice and safety.
“The takeaway,” says Mohamed, an associate planner with Sasaki, “is that it’s in our hands. As engineers or urban planners or architects, we try to identify decision points. Either we do not act and increase pollution and congestion, or we work hand in hand with other partners to figure out how to reach our goals.”