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Medium Report on E-Scooter Safety, 2020
A report by civil engineer Annie Chang was released by Medium's OneZero in January 2020, and it explores traffic data to assess the question: are e-scooters dangerous? The report draws heavily from Chang's PhD dissertation at McGill University, and well ...
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Memorandum of Interpretation issued for dockless scooters, Detroit, MI, 2018
In July 2018, Detroit's Department of Public Works issued a "Memorandum of Interpretation (MOI)" regarding dockless scooters. The MOI outlined the City definition of a scooter, and it clarified the sections of the city code that applied to them. For ...
Methodology for Electric Vehicle Charging Systems, 2018
Developed by the Climate Neutral Business Network (of Strategic Environmental Associates, Inc) with funding from EV Charging Carbon Coalition (EVCCC), the Methodology for Electric Vehicle Charging Systems offers guidelines for measuring greenhouse gas ...
Metro Bike and Ride: Access and Implementation, Houston, 2014
H-GAC has partnered with METRO on the development of a Subregional Planning Initiative study that will facilitate METRO’s evolution as a multimodal transit agency to increase accessibility for bicyclists and pedestrians. The METRO Bike and Ride ...
Metro Bike Share e-bike pilot, Los Angeles, California, 2018
Metro Bike Share (a partnership involving the City of Los Angeles, LA Metro, the Port of LA, bikeshare provider, BCycle, and bikeshare operator, Bicycle Transit Systems) has launched a three-month electric bikeshare pilot. As of November 8th, a limited ...
Metro Bike Share Launches in Pasadena and Port of Los Angeles, California, 2017
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the City of Pasadena have partnered to bring Metro Bike Share to Pasadena. As of July 14, 2017; 375 bikes provided by bikesharing company, BCycle, are available at over 30 stations ...
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Metro Customers Receive Free Bikeshare Rides After Creating a Mobile Fare Card, Washington, DC 2021
Metro, the primary public transit system for the DC metropolitan area, is incentivizing customers to create a mobile SmarTrip®. SmarTrip is a fare card that customers can use across 10 transit systems in the region. Until recently, SmarTrips have been ...
Credit: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
METRO Expands curb2curb Microtransit Service, Houston, TX, 2022
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is expanding its microtransit service, curb2curb, to the Hiram Clarke area in southwest Houston. With this service, customers can request point-to-point rides up to seven days in advance to anywhere ...
Credit: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metro Micro Expands Service to New Zones, Los Angeles, CA 2021
Metro Micro, LA Metro’s on-demand microtransit service, is expanding to two new zones: Highland Park/Eagle Rock/Glendale and Altadena/Pasadena/Sierra Madre. Through Metro Micro, customers can request point-to-point shared van rides anywhere within certain ...
Hours of operation and map of the Watts/Willowbrook and LAX/Inglewood Zones. Credit: https://www.metrolacampaigns.net/
Metro Micro Pilot Project, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
New L.A. microtransit project called Metro Micro is a metro-operated on-demand shared ride service for short trips within designated service zones in Los Angeles County. The service hopes to be used as a vital first/last mile tool for those who struggle ...