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Towards the Promise of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the U.S.
July 2020by: Erin Evenhouse, Peter LauerThis briefing paper provides information on the current scenario of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the United States and how the concept can advance to increase mobility for transportation users. -
RideSheet: Rural Transportation Benefits from New Coordination Technology
March 2021by: Kevin Chambers, Lara BjorkThis briefing paper examines how innovative mobility technology was the main factor in improving the demand-responsive transportation system in an isolated, rural area. -
Objective-Driven Data Sharing for Transit Agencies in Mobility Partnerships
July 2019by: Prashanth Gururaja, Rudy Faust, Sharon FeigonThis briefing paper supports public agencies when making considerations about implementing Mobility on Demand (MOD) or similar integrated services in partnership with private sector service providers. -
A Framework for Equity in New Mobility
June 2017by: Stuart Cohen, Clarrissa CabansaganThis briefing paper offers an initial framework and recommendations on achieving equity outcomes when implementing new mobility services. -
Transportation Sustainability Follows From More People in Fewer Vehicles, Not Necessarily Automation
Journal of the American Planning Association, 85(4): 501-510, 2019by: Louis Merlin, AICPThis article discusses the potential of ride-pooling to provide a more sustainable transportation option than vehicle automation and other shared mobility services. -
Smartphone App Evolution and Early Understanding from a Multimodal App User Survey
University of California, Berkeley, 2017by: Susan Shaheen, Adam Cohen, Elliot MartinThis article explores the history and trends of the growth of application-based transportation services made possible by innovations in communications technologies and how this growth influences mobility consumers' travel behavior. -
Redefining Car Access: Ride-Hail Travel and Use in Los Angeles
Journal of the American Planning Association, 85(2): 83-95, 2019by: Anne BrownThis article examines the opportunities and limitations of how ride-hailing can benefit a broader group of transportation users. -
Crowdsourcing Bike Share Station Locations
Journal of the American Planning Association, 85(1): 35-48, 2019by: Greg Griffin, AICP, Junfeng JiaoThis article evaluates the impact that community input, using public participation geographic information system (PPGIS), has on the decision-making process of bike-share station locations. -
Subsidized Uber in the Suburbs
Land Lines, July 2016by: Rob WalkerThis article discusses how subsidizing ridesharing trips has the potential to benefit municipalities' transportation goals. -
Addressing New Mobility Services’ Accessibility Barriers
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, August 6, 2019by: Steve YaffeThis blog post discusses possible solutions to existing barriers in access to newer mobility services by older adults and transportation users with disabilities. -
How to Save Bike-Sharing: An Evidence-Based Survival Toolkit for Policy-Makers and Mobility Providers
Sustainability, 11(11): 1-17, 2019by: Alexandros NikitasThis article presents bike-sharing as one of the solutions for growing mobility problems in cities and shares recommendations for cities looking to implement and operate successful bike-share programs. -
Shared mobility and urban form impacts: a case study of peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing in the US
Journal of Urban Design, 26(2): 141-158, 2019by: Susan Shaheen, Elliot Martin, Mikaela Hoffman-StapletonThis article explores peer-to-peer carsharing in the United States and its potential to change travel behaviors by encouraging transportation networks consisting of privately owned vehicles. -
Shared Scooters and Bikes Everywhere… Except in Rural Communities?
National Center for Mobility Management, December 18, 2020by: Sandra PhillipsThis blog post discusses the challenges and benefits of implementing micromobility in rural communities in the United States. -
The Original Rideshare: Public Transit in the Era of Uber
AARP, February 12, 2019by: Robin O’HaraThis blog post discusses how public transit fits within the landscape of emerging mobility services and the concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). -
When Uber Replaces the Bus: Learning from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's "Direct Connect" Pilot
June 2019by: Colin Murphy, Kevin Karner, Zak AccuardiThis case study details the Direct Connect pilot program, a partnership between the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and a transportation network company (TNC) to provide first and last-mile services. -
Electric and Equitable: Learning from the BlueLA Carsharing Pilot
April 2019by: Mary Ferguson, Brian Holland, Leslie GrayThis case study details the BlueLA Carsharing Pilot that focused on supporting the mobility needs of low-income communities and reducing GHG emissions with the use of electric vehicles (EV). -
The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City
May 2020by: Chungsang Lam, Meng Liu, Xiang HuiThis case study explores the market for rideshare across neighborhoods in New York City to understand how the service varies across areas. -
Demand-Driven Transportation: How Public and Private Competition Benefits Everyone
AARP, February 19, 2019by: Roger TealThis blog post discusses how technology fuels the growth of local transportation services, departing from old operating practices to a service tailored to respond the needs of mobility consumers. -
Micromobility
January 2020This fact sheet gives a quick overview of the landscape of micromobility, including the number of trips, the demographic of users, and the main challenges related to the service. -
OakMob 101: A Case Study in Expanding Access to Shared Mobility
July 2017by: Brytanee Brown, Clarrissa Cabansagan, Edie IronsThis case study explores OakMob 101, a series of community engagement workshops in Oakland, CA, to inform and collect community input about the expansion of mobility services to the areas of the city where residents needed it the most. -
The Story of Green Raiteros: A Shared & Electric Lifeline for California Farmworkers
February 2020This case study focuses on the implementation, operation, and challenges of the Green Raiteros, a program leveraging an existing informal ride-share service to deliver a more efficient and reliable transportation service for a rural community. -
Autonomous Vehicles for Equity: Linden LEAP Shuttle
September 2020This case study explores a pilot program in Linden, Columbus, that leverages autonomous vehicle technology to address the mobility needs of residents and visitors. -
Seattle Bikeshare Program & Permit Process
January 2019This case study explores Seattle's permitting program for private, dockless bike-share companies, developed to enable and regulate the rapid expansion of bike-sharing in the city. -
Gainesville Autonomous Transit Shuttle Pilot Program
June 2020This case study details a pilot program in Gainsville, FL, that uses autonomous vehicles to connect different parts of the city. -
Planning for Bike Share Connectivity to Rail Transit
Journal of Public Transportation, 19(2): 1-22, 2016by: Greg Griffin, AICP, Ipek SenerThis article evaluates the relationship between bike share and existing rail systems and how planning can help strengthen this relationship to achieve broader mobility goals. -
Ready for Car Sharing? Keys to Successful Programs
Planning Commissioners Journal, Spring 2008by: Hannah TwaddellThis article explores the early stages of carsharing in the United States as a solution to help mitigate congestion and generate savings for transportation users. -
The Uncertain Transportation Landscape
Public Management, March 2018by: Shane FarthingThis article focuses on emerging mobility modes such as ride-hailing and bike-sharing and outlines ten solutions local governments can use while making transportation and land-use decisions. -
The Rise of Mobility as a Service
Deloitte Insights, January 2017by: Warwick Goodall, Tiffany Fishma, Justine BornsteinThis article presents Mobility as a Service (MaaS) as one of the solutions to mobility issues of growing urban areas worldwide. -
Mobility Niches: Jitneys to Robo-Taxis
Journal of the American Planning Association, 83(4): 404-412, 2017by: Robert CerveroThis article discusses the possible benefits of opening the United States’ mobility market to the free-market system with private carriers providing an array of mobility services in response to emerging travel demands. -
Mobility and the Sharing Economy: Potential to Overcome First- and Last-Mile Public Transit Connections
University of California, Berkeley, 2016by: Susan Shaheen, Nelson ChanThis article explores the history and impact of shared mobility and the potential of the service to address first and last-mile connections to public transit. -
City of Aurora Pioneers First Dockless Bike Sharing Program in Colorado
The Western Planner, January 2018by: Brenden ParadiesThis article discusses the background, goals, and operations of a dockless bike-share program in Aurora, Colorado, and explores the benefits of the service to the community. -
Shared Automated Mobility: Early Exploration and Potential Impacts
University of California, Berkeley, June 2016by: Adam Stocker, Susan ShaheenThis article discusses possible business models for shared automated vehicles (SAVs), a service that can significantly impact the future of transportation systems. -
Can Uber Help Save Public Transit?
Bloomberg, January 2021by: David ZipperThis article discusses whether ride-hailing services are allies or competition to existing public transit agencies. -
Examples of Mobility on Demand Policies and Public-Private Partnerships to Increase Accessibility
January 2020This case study examines policies and pilot programs - within the landscape of Mobility on Demand - that address the mobility needs of persons with disabilities. -
Wheels2U Microtransit Service: Providing Mobility in Options in a Growing Downtown
October 2019This case study examines the Wheels2U Microtransit Service, which started as a pilot on-demand ridesharing program, was adopted as a permanent transit program in Norwalk, CT, and became the first microtransit service in the state. -
Move Nona AV Shuttle Pilot in Lake Nona
October 2020This case study explores an autonomous vehicle pilot program that provides a shared transportation option in the community of Lake Nona in Orlando, FL. -
Integrated Mobility Services with Connect2Transit
July 2020This case study explores Connect2Transit, an integrated mobility-on-demand platform designed to supplement the mobility needs of transportation users of Marin County, California. -
Little Roady Autonomous Shuttle Pilot
December 2019This case study explores the Little Roady autonomous shuttle pilot program, which uses electric vehicles that operate on a 5.3-mile loop to provide mobility services. -
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) First and Last Mile Solution Evaluation
FTA Report No. 0195, June 2021by: Elliot Martin, Adam Stocker, Adam CohenThis case study presents an evaluation of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) First and Last Mile Solutions project, part of the Federal Transit Administration's Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox project. -
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections
FTA Report No. 0178, November 2020by: Penny GrellierThis case study evaluates the Limited Access Connections (LAC) project in Pierce County/Tacoma, Washington, to determine if public transit agencies and transportation network companies can collaborate to provide improved transportation solutions to residents. -
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: BART Integrated Carpool to Transit Access Program Evaluation Report
FTA Report No. 0156, February 2020by: Elliot Martin, Adam Cohen, Ziad YassineThis case study details Bay Area Rapid Transit District's (BART) Integrated Carpool project that sought to improve carpool access to public transit by matching passengers with similar station destinations. -
Planning and Equity: A Commitment to Change
September 2021This web page provides information about and a link to a pledge that planning directors have made to correct past harms and work to create equitable, inclusive communities. -
First and Last Mile Connections: Salt Lake Region, UT
CS: 16-01-B, January 2016by: Logan Sand, Catherine Blair, SAMANTHA BECKERMANThis case study examines best practices for addressing first and last-mile connections in the region of Salt Lake City, UT, advanced through the relationship between various government agencies. -
Creating & Implementing Public-Private Shared Mobility Partnerships
February 2017This recorded webinar brings together experts from the public and private sectors, exploring how public-private partnerships advance shared mobility services across the country. -
New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies
June 2021This recorded webinar discusses the rapid growth of emerging mobility options and how policymakers can evaluate these innovative technologies to make informed decisions on how to regulate, invest, encourage, and even forbid services. -
The Importance of Shared, Electric Mobility
2020This training module shares information to help build a better understanding of innovative shared electric mobility projects across the United States. -
Shared Micromobility RFPs: Regulating for the Public Good
December 2020This recorded session explores how policymakers and other decision-makers can shape and regulate micromobility programs that maximize the benefits to communities. -
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Ventra–Divvy Integration Case Study
FTA Report No. 0196, June 2021by: Adam Cohen, Susan Shaheen, Jacquelyn BroaderThis case study presents the Ventra-Divvy Integration project, part of the Federal Transit Administration's Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program that supports local transportation agencies' efforts in innovations on on-demand transportation services. -
Arlington County Shared Mobility Devices Pilot Evaluation Report
September 2019by: Lois DeMeester, Lama Mjahed, Tasha ArrezaThis case study evaluates a shared mobility pilot program in Arlington County, VA, implemented to understand the potential impacts of electric bikes and electric scooters. -
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) OpenTripPlanner (OTP) Shared-Use Mobility
FTA Report No. 0197, June 2021by: Bibiana McHugh, Madeline Steele, Jonathan CampbellThis case study presents the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) OpenTripPlanner (OTP) project, supported by the Federal Transit Administration's Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program.