Field Guides & Tools

Page from a SustainMobility Active Transportation Guide showing a street design plan with features like sidewalks, bike lanes, transit lanes, and travel lanes, along with real-life street photos displaying pedestrians, cyclists, and shops.
A city street with bike lanes, traffic lights, and people riding bikes.

Our Active Transportation Guide for Municipalities breaks down how cities and towns can plan safer, more practical walking, biking, and rolling networks, going beyond infrastructure and data to ask why residents do or don't use active modes on a given street. Our 7-step planning framework (Define, Data, Discuss, Diagnose, Develop, Deliver, Demonstrate) helps municipalities turn stakeholder input and existing conditions analysis into a fundable, trackable active transportation plan.

Map of Boston area showing locations of various transit modes including subway/Light rail, commuter rail, bus, ferry, bluebikes, and parcels, with different colored dots indicating each mode.

RightSize Housing & Parking is an interactive tool for developers, investors, planners, municipal staff, and advocates in Greater Boston, to show how building less parking unlocks more housing in 177 MBTA Communities. Enter a real parcel and instantly see how much capital and land is saved by right-sizing parking, based on transit access and TDM strategies. Sources include MAPC Perfect Fit Parking, municipal permitting and zoning data.

A page from a publication titled "Safe Storage and Charging Guidelines for E-Bikes & E-Scooters" with a photograph of a man in a suit and tie, smiling, and the logo "SustainMobility" with the tagline "Zero Emission Transportation Consulting" at the bottom right. The bottom part of the page has a teal band with the website "sustainmobility.co" on the left and email "info@sustainmobility.co" on the right.
A document page with safety and charging guidelines for e-bikes and e-scooters. The page includes a section titled 'Outdoor Bike Parking Facilities' and a photograph of a bike parking area with multiple bikes parked, yellow walls, and indoor lighting. The page also features the SustainMobility logo and contact information at the bottom.

This guide was created after extensive research and experience guiding developers, property managers, and universities on best practices for safe, secure e-micromobility charging. It is a practical field reference to mitigate lithium-ion battery fire risk in micromobility storage and charging areas. It includes guidance on policy, infrastructure, signage, and safety protocols.