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🚦 New Publication by U-Shift!

📖 Creating visualizations using generative AI to guide decision-making in street designs: A viewpoint

📌 Published in Journal of Urban Mobility

Authors: Gabriel Valença, Carlos Lima de Azevedo, Filipe Moura, Ana Morais de Sá

This paper explores how tools like UrbanistAI and PlacemakingAI can transform participatory street design, highlighting their potential, challenges, and impacts on urban planning.

🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100104

Congratulations to Ana Martins and Gabriel Valença for the best PhD awards in Urban Mobility (1st place and honorable mention), from RedeMOV - Universidade de Lisboa

Both U-Shifters obtained a degree in PhD in Transportation Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico, CERIS Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability

✨ U-Shift's Participation in Walk21 Portugal ✨

We had the honor of participating in Walk21 Portugal, an international event focused on walking mobility and the promotion of more accessible and sustainable urban environments. Our research group, U-Shift, was proudly represented by Filipe Moura, Freddy Nogueira, Gabriel Valença, Jéssica Lucena, Margarida Leite, Maria Inês Lopes, and Rosa Félix, who contributed valuable insights and discussions on transforming urban mobility in an inclusive and sustainable way.

Participating in Walk21 allowed us not only to share the work we’ve been developing but also to learn from experts and professionals from around the world who share our passion for a more connected and accessible future.

We extend our gratitude to the Walk21 organizers for providing such an enriching platform for knowledge exchange and for the opportunity to expand our networks of collaboration!

🚶‍♀️ Let’s keep working towards more walkable and sustainable cities!

A few weeks ago, the U-Shift members (Ana Karina Christ, Filipe Moura, Gabriel Valença, Jéssica Lucena, Mauricio Orozco Fontalvo, Miguel Costa e Rosa Félix) had the privilege of attending the 5th Annual Forum of the Doctoral Training Network (DTN) in Ghent, Belgium, expertly organized by EIT Urban Mobility and Universiteit Gent.

A special thanks to Prof. Benjamin Büttner for the invitation and for the opportunity to be part of such a valuable network.

In addition to U-Shift's participation, we also celebrated Miguel Costa and Gabriel Valença's Graduation Ceremony, marking their completion of the Doctoral Training Network (DTN).

We look forward to reconnecting with everyone at next year's Annual Forum at Universidade de Lisboa and Instituto Superior Técnico, where our Lisbon team will do its best to ensure the event is as successful as this one in Ghent!

Authors Sergio Useche, Sebastián Robayo, Mauricio Orozco-Fontalvo published their paper: "The hidden cost of your ‘too fast food’: stress-related factors and fatigue predict food delivery riders’ occupational crashes" in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2024.

Take a look at this publication: https://lnkd.in/dF5teVJK

European Car Free Day is an international date celebrated Sept. 22, in cities of the whole world, which is meant to stimulate a reflection on the car's excessive use, as well as propose to people who run every day revising the dependency they have created regarding the car or motorcycle.

Entrevista com Rosa Félix sobre o artigo publicado com Mauricio Orozco-Fontalvo e Filipe Moura.
Publicado no Nascer do Sol, em sol.sapo.pt/artigo/796530/trotinetes-a-nova-arma-mortal-, a 07.04.2023, por Sara Porto.

World Ozone Day is observed on September 16 every year to spread awareness among people about the depletion of Ozone Layer and find possible solutions to preserve it.

Authors Mauricio Orozco-Fontalvo, André Soares Lopes, David Vale, and Filipe Moura published their paper: "IMPReSS: A comprehensive method to classify MaaS systems" in Transport Policy, 2024.

Take a look at this publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.07.005

Observed annually on June 3, World Bicycle Day aims to promote the importance of cycling as a sustainable and accessible mode of transportation, as well as its positive impact on health and well-being.

European Maritime Day has been celebrated since 2008, the result of an initiative by the European Commission, Council and Parliament.
Its purpose is to highlight the importance of the Oceans and Seas and the challenges they currently face.

Authors Freddy Nogueira, Filipe Moura, and Ana Morais de Sá published their paper: "The phase of experimentation in public spaces: the cases of Milan, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro" in Transportation Research Procedia, 2023.

Take a look at this publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.777