2025 Micromobility Hub Sandbox Competition

Sponsored by ITE's Consultants Council

Go to ITE's website for all the details, eligibility requirements, specific challenge parameters, judging criteria, and details.  

Problem Statement: 

The Sandbox competition has provided each professional team with two locations for planning and designing a mobility hub. The teams should evaluate and select one location for the conceptual design and planning process. 

The task for each team will be to develop a concept plan for a mobility hub providing a design that serves the surrounding locations. The design should incorporate suitable transportation solutions/options, and demonstrate how they serve users to benefit mobility, equality and environmental sustainability.  

Types of Transportation modes that may be included: 

• Transit 
• Freight (delivery / first last mile) 
• Bike Share 
• Pick up drop off 
• TNC 
• Walking 
• Parking 
• Micromobility Devices 
• Mobility as a Service  
• Wayfinding 
• Public space / amenities 

Professional teams and student teams will have different locations. 
Compile the above into a technical memorandum with renderings and a concept plan. 

Professional teams and student teams will have different locations. 
Compile the above into a technical memorandum with renderings and a concept plan. 

Challenge Parameters: Professional Teams

1. Prepare a Planning Approach and Conceptual Design which responds to the need for a mobility hub at one (1) of the two (2) designated locations. 
2. Demonstrate the transferability of the proposed strategies to the second location. 

The appended documents on the following pages outline the professional category sites. This includes an overview of the two (2) study locations and elements of existing infrastructure to be considered.  

Challenge Parameters: Student Teams

1. Prepare a Planning Approach and Conceptual Design which responds to the need for a mobility hub on your university campus. 
2. Demonstrate the transferability of the proposed strategies to other universities or campuses.  

Challenge Parameters: Professional and Student Teams

1. Identify and describe the needs of the transportation system. 
   • Develop a vision and goals for the project 
   • Present an understanding of the mobility hub purpose 
   • Identify, Discuss and Solve the challenges of the planning/design. 
2. Prepare a plan, encompassing both design and planning strategies at the network and community level, which address the multimodal needs of the mobility hub. 
   • The plan should outline the approach to planning and designing the mobility hub. 
   • The plan should address the needs of different users 
   • The plan should address multiple transportation modes and mode choices. 
3. Prepare a conceptual design for the mobility hub. 
   • Identify at least one (1) critical element of infrastructure which should be redesigned or improved to meet the needs of the mobility hub 

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