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Revision as of 00:51, 14 April 2018

Shared Use Mobility Project Page

Introduction

In the last decade, shared use mobility has created new travel modes like carsharing, bikesharing, services like Uber and Lyft (sometimes called Transportation Network Companies), and private shuttles (like Bay-Area tech shuttles). Transit agencies struggle with these new transportation options, since they represent competition for riders. Some transit agencies are identifying ways to co-exist with TNCs.[1] Ridesourcing/Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) use smartphone apps to connect community drivers with passengers.[2] Examples of these services include: Lyft, Uber (specifically, uberX, uberXL, and UberPool), as well as specialized services, such as Lift Hero (older adults and those with disabilities) and HopSkipDrive (rides for children either to/from school or afterschool). These services can provide many different vehicle types including: sedans, sports utility vehicles, vehicles with car seats, wheelchair accessible vehicles, and vehicles where the driver can assist older or disabled passengers. While taxis are often regulated to charge static fares, TNCs typically uses market-rate pricing, popularly known as “surge pricing” when prices usually go up during periods of high demand to incentivize more drivers to take ride requests.

Selected Shared Use Mobility Article

The Emery Go-Round provides local transit connections to fill in the gap from the nearest BART station.
The "Last mile" or "first and last-mile" connection describes the beginning or end of an individual trip made primarily by public transportation. In many cases, people will walk to transit if it is close enough. However, on either end of a public transit trip, the origin or destination may be difficult or impossible to access by a short walk. This gap from public transit to destination is termed a last mile connection.

Intercity rail is a common example: a traveler reaches their local train station, but after getting off the train has no way to access the final destination. The traveler might have driven to the train station at the start, or perhaps they took a local bus or walked. The train carries them a long distance to another city where the final destination is too far to walk to from the station. Without some form of connection in the destination city, travelers become effectively stranded near the end. This example can be applied to any mode of transit.

Ridesharing

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The advent of Ride-hailing services that allow smart-phone users to request taxi-style services via apps has substantially changed the mobility landscape. Uber alone has provided over two billion rides, with just six months elapsing between the first billion and the second.[3] Ridesharing companies have also brought conversations about shared use mobility into the mainstream since they capture a diverse array of travelers. Discourse on the sharing economy, the gig economy, and the growing influence of the tech sector all touch on ridesharing. Ridesharing's impacts demonstrate that shared use mobility goes beyond transportation to include debates about the economy, ownership, and how new technology will shape the future.

Bikeshare

Dockless Bikeshare (Bikeshare-news.com)

Bikeshare systems have gained prominence as transportation tools in cities around the United States.

New Mobility

A Bird Scooter in Santa Monica, CA.

New first/last mile solutions, like Scooter share are being deployed in cities.

Other

All Shared Use Mobility Articles


Notes

  1. "MBTA to subsidize Uber, Lyft rides for customers with disabilities." "https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/16/first-its-kind-partnership-mbta-subsidize-uber-and-lyft-rides-for-customers-with-disabilities/QDdHJgzg87JpwbOazyW14H/story.html"
  2. Shaheen, Susan; Cohen, Adam (April 2016). "Smartphone Applications to Influence Travel Choices: Practices and Policies". https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop16023/fhwahop16023.pdf
  3. "Uber has completed 2 billion rides.""https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/18/uber-has-completed-2-billion-rides/"