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title: Exploring the Integration of NREL’s Mobility Energy Productivity Metric with StreetLight
description: Addressing key shortcomings in existing accessibility calculations, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed the Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) metric,
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# Exploring the Integration of NREL’s Mobility Energy Productivity Metric with StreetLight

##### Addressing key shortcomings in existing accessibility calculations, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed the Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) metric, which captures the quality of mobility available in a given location while taking into account the time, cost, and energy efficiency of modes that provide access in that location. 

##### Partnering with StreetLight — the leading provider of on-demand mobility analytics — NREL researchers explored the potential for wider adoption of the MEP metric, especially among key stakeholders in the urban planning space. 

##### The work involved computing the MEP metric using StreetLight’s data alongside open-source network and land use data (OpenStreetMap). Specifically, MEP metrics by mode and activity type were calculated for Tulsa, OK, and Orlando, FL. A web dashboard was also developed to visualize the resulting MEP maps.

##### Outreach was then conducted to demonstrate the StreetLight-powered MEP metric with various stakeholders in a series of focus groups. Information about participants’ interests, planning goals, and recurring challenges were gathered to help assess the viability of the metric to aid in transportation planning processes.  

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##### "Partnering with StreetLight, NREL researchers explored the potential for wider adoption of the MEP metric, especially among key stakeholders in the urban planning space."

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