Journal of Mobility Futures

Turn Signals

Julian Scaff Julian Scaff

Turn Institute 2026 Global Mobility Forecast

By 2026, global transportation and mobility systems will cross a decisive threshold as sustainable mobility shifts from experimentation to institutionalization. Electrification, automation, and multimodal integration are becoming default assumptions embedded in procurement, infrastructure planning, and operations, advancing less through dramatic disruption than through coordinated, incremental decisions that steadily rewire how cities move people and goods. Synthesizing global signals, this forecast identifies structural trend lines pointing to largely irreversible momentum tempered by political constraints and uneven capacity, yet increasingly locked in at the infrastructural level.

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Editorial Board

Julian Scaff, Editor

Richard Pelletier, Project Showcase Editor

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Call for Submissions

We welcome submissions of short essays, longer feature articles, projects, and case studies to Turn Signals. We are looking for visionary articles, and projects about sustainable and human-centered mobility futures.

Turn Signals is intended for a professional and policy-making audience. We encourage contributors to write essays and articles in an accessible, non-academic style.

Our Project Showcase is a visual gallery of inspiring work, with short introductory text and image captions.

Use the form below to submit. Please provide a link to a cloud drive (i.e. Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) with your text document and any other media such as photos or videos.

Note that you must have the legal right to share and publish all media you submit.

  • Short opinion pieces and research findings.

    750-1,500 words.

    1-3 images, JPG or PNG, at least 1,000×1,000 pixels.

  • In-depth articles on design practices, research, and public policy.

    1,500 - 5,000 words.

    1-5+ images, JPG or PNG, at least 1,000×1,000 pixels.

  • Projects or case studies featuring design concepts and solutions.

    250+ word project description.

    10-20 images, JPG or PNG, at least 1,000×1,000 pixels.

    Optional: 1-3 videos, .mp4 or .mov file format, 720p or 1080p resolution.

  • Citations of sources (if any) should follow the simplified Chicago Style or Harvard Referencing format:

    AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Title of Book or Article. Name of Publisher, Date of Publication.

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