Resource Library

April 11, 2022

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The Role of Data Specifications in Creating an Interoperable Transportation System

Brief Summary Data specifications are the prescription or outline for how parties should convey data. They provide a common language for how transportation services share information with users. ...

April 10, 2022

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The Importance of Shared, Electric Mobility

This Learning Module on the Importance of Shared, Electric Mobility is part of a collaboration between SUMC and the Hewlett Foundation that aims to explore a broad array of electric and shared mobility ...

April 4, 2022

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Persons with Disabilities

There are an estimated 61 million persons with long-term disabilities in the United States, and shared-use mobility providers continue to explore and adapt their products and services to try to meet this ...

March 23, 2022

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Mobility Learning Center Forum about RAPID AV Project

On January 12, 2022, the Mobility Learning Center hosted a 1-hour forum on an innovative autonomous vehicle project—RAPID in Arlington, TX. The project’s director, Ann Foss, talk about the pioneering ...

March 22, 2022

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Ridesharing

Ridesharing is the grouping of drivers and passengers with common origins and/or destinations into common trips. Carpooling is the oldest form of ridesharing, and can reduce congestion, lower carbon dioxide ...

March 21, 2022

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IndyGo Announces Microtransit Service for Far Eastside Neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN 2022

IndyGo is partnering with the Pathway Resource Center, a social services non-profit, to offer microtransit to residents in the Far Eastside of Indianapolis. Specifically, the service, called Driven 2 Success, ...

March 21, 2022

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C-TRAN Launches Microtransit Service Across Clark County, WA 2022

The Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area (C-TRAN) has launched The Current, a mobility on-demand service. Spare Labs serves as the booking and routing technology partner for this service. With ...

March 21, 2022

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Area Regional Transit Pilots Fare-Free Microtransit in Port St. Lucie, FL 2022

Area Regional Transit (ART) has partnered with Via, a transportation technology company, to pilot a new fare-free microtransit service, ART On-Demand. In this service, customers can request shared curb-to-curb ...

March 21, 2022

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PIDC to Launch Automated Shuttle Service in Philadelphia, PA 2022

PIDC, an economic development corporation, will launch an automated vehicle (AV) shuttle service that serves the SEPTA NRG Station and Navy Yard area of Philadelphia. This pilot, the first-ever AV shuttle ...

March 17, 2022

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CDOT Announces Transportation Demand Management Grants, Colorado 2022

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced $492,000 in grants to assist communities with different transportation demand management (TDM) efforts. Some of these grants specifically ...

March 17, 2022

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Envoy Launches Electric Carshare in Honolulu, HI 2022

Envoy, a carsharing company, has expanded operations to Honolulu. Currently, Envoy Hawaii has only a fleet of one electric Nissan Leaf at the Halekauwila Place Apartments in the Kaka’ako neighborhood. ...

March 17, 2022

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Motional and Via Partner to Provide Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas, NV 2022

Motional, an autonomous vehicle (AV) company, and Via, a booking and routing technology vendor, are partnering to offer a fare-free robotaxi service throughout downtown Las Vegas. Customers can use Via’s ...

March 17, 2022

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MARTA Pilots Microtransit Service, Atlanta, GA 2022

West Atlanta, Belvedere, and the Gillem Logistics Center are connecting customers in transit-sparse locations to MARTAs' fixed-route services. Rides on MARTA Reach cost $2.50, the same as a standard fare ...

March 17, 2022

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WeGo Partners with Bird for First-/Last-Mile Transportation, Nashville, TN 2022

WeGo Public Transit is partnering with Bird to enhance e-scooter parking at a select range of bus stops. Using ridership and traffic, Bird is placing new scooters and docks near stops at the Gallatin Pike, ...

March 17, 2022

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SORTA Seeks Input for New Microtransit Service, Hamilton County, OH 2022

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (aka Metro) plans to introduce a new microtransit service called Mobility On-Demand. Currently, Metro operates fixed-route bus and paratransit service across ...