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On-street Car Sharing Pilot Program Evaluation Report, San Francisco, California, January 2017
The City of San Francisco has encouraged car sharing as a part of its overall efforts to reduce car ownership and the concomitant vehicle miles travel (VMT). This evaluation looks at the on-street parking pilot (2013-2015), as summarized, here:
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One-way Car Share Policy, Berkeley, California, 2016
This ordinance amends the Municipal Code to allows the City to sell parking permits to qualified car share organizations operating a one-way car share model as part of a two-and-a-half year pilot program.
Applications and resources for interested car ...
One-Way Carsharing Rulemaking, Washington DC, 2011
The District of Columbia was one of the first cities to implement a one-way carshare parking strategy and also include an equity component in terms of serving all neighborhoods.
Enacted in December 2011, was a rulemaking which established a new point-to-point, ...
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Onondaga County Partners with Lyft for Welfare Rides to Work, Syracuse, New York, 2019
Onondaga County has partnered with ride-hailing company, Lyft, to launch a new pilot program designed to help individuals on welfare go to work. Through this program, Onondaga County – together with employment agency, JOBSPlus! – will offer eligible ...
Ontario devotes $4.9 million to expand bike share at transit stations in Toronto, 2015
The province of Ontario pledged $4.9 million to expand the Toronto bike share system, specifically at transit centers to help commuters have an easier time completing the first and last miles of their trip. In addition to the $4.9 million, Ontario is ...
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Open Mobility Foundation Releases Candidate for New Curb Data Specification, 2022
The Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), a transportation data governance organization, has released a candidate for the initial version of the Curb Data Specification (CDS Version 1.0). CDS is OMF's second specification after releasing the Mobility Data Specification ...
Open Taxis WAV Program, Chicago, Illinois, 2014
According to the Zero Project, in 2013 the City of Chicago consolidated the dispatch of its wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) taxis. A non-profit, Open Taxis, was selected as its partner. In 2014, it partnered with Uber to also dispatch UberAccess vehicles. ...
Open Trip Planner Shared-Use Mobility, TriMet, Oregon, 2017
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) plans to partner with several partners including Conveyal, IBI Group and more for the pilot program, OpenTripPlanner (OTP) Shared Use Mobility. The pilot program aims to create a platform ...
An open air bus as a safe commuting option in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: https://www.getasnap.com/london/commute-to-work?fbclid=IwAR3fEpCaxnSd_rBgknIER5GNYJdtC6SYzGGKzY3O2aTpEEQYYfOWHeTVKh0
Open-Air Buses During COVID-19, London, UK, 2020
As a way to more safely use public transit during the current pandemic, Snap, a London-based on-demand bus company, is looking to implement a commuter service with open-topped buses. Snap proposes adapting some of London’s 233 roofless tourist buses ...
Ordinance Amending Code to Allow Bikeshare Travel on Sidewalk, Denver, Colorado, 2009
Bicycle regulations. Denver Bikeshare worked to change Denver Municipal Code to allow riding bicycles on sidewalks when accessing a B-Station or other parking facility on the same block.