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July 11, 2019

White Paper: Objective-Driven Data Sharing for Transit Agencies in Mobility Partnerships

The Shared-Use Mobility Center has published a white paper, Objective-Driven Data Sharing for Transit Agencies in Mobility Partnerships (read the Executive Summary, here) Advanced technologies are fueling ...

July 9, 2019

Webinar: Objective-Driven Data Sharing for Transit Agencies in Mobility Partnerships, 2019

Advanced technologies are fueling the growth of app-enabled mobility service providers. Transit agencies and cities have looked to partnerships with these new providers—Mobility on Demand (MOD) solutions—to ...

July 3, 2019

MetroLINK & TransLoc partner for microtransit pilot, Village of Milan, IL, 2019

The Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) has partnered with Ford Smart Mobility company, TransLoc, to launch an on-demand microtransit pilot program. Through this pilot, riders ...

July 3, 2019

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MTS & Lyft partner for "Transit Tuesday" initiative, San Diego, CA, 2019

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has partnered with Lyft to offer discounted, on-demand rides to/from select transit stations on Tuesdays, through their Transit Tuesday initiative. Through ...

July 3, 2019

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City of Rancho Cordova & Lyft partner for “Free $5 to Ride", Rancho Cordova, CA, 2019

The City of Rancho Cordova has partnered with Lyft to launch “Free $5 to Ride,” a pilot program subsidizing trips to/from Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) light rail stations in Rancho ...

July 3, 2019

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RTA & Ford partner for GoRide paratransit service, Dayton, OH, 2019

In May 2019, the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) launched its partnership with Ford Motor Company to offer Ford GoRide Health (GoRide) first/last mile and paratransit service in Dayton, ...

June 25, 2019

Electric Scootershare Safety Study, Austin, TX, 2019

The Austin Public Health Department (APH), with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study to look at the rate of injuries involving rentable dockless electric scooters ...

June 21, 2019

TCRP Synthesis 141: Microtransit or General Public DRT Services, 2019

The full title of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 141 is Microtransit or General Public Demand–Response Transit Services: State of the Practice (2019). The descriptive copy ...

June 12, 2019

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When Uber Replaces the Bus: Learning from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's "Direct Connect" Pilot, SUMC Case Study, 2019

The Shared-Use Mobility Center, in collaboration with Transit Center, released a case study to evaluate the Direct Connect first/last mile program with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA). Download ...

June 11, 2019

RTD Free Smartphone Pass Pilot for Teens, Denver, Colorado, 2019

The City of Denver launched a pilot program in which it offers schoolchildren aged 12-18 free transit fare via their mobile app over the summer. Drawing on $350,000 in funds from the Office of Children’s ...

June 11, 2019

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COMET to the Market (Food Desert connection) and COMET @Night Partnerships, Columbia, South Carolina, 2019

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (COMET) has partnered with ridesourcing companies Lyft and Uber for two pilot programs. Both programs cover trips that start and end in The COMET fixed route ...

June 3, 2019

Mobility Hubs: Where People Go to Move, Shared-Use Mobility Center, 2019

Today we have more ways to get around our cities than ever before—from bikesharing to scooters, carshare to ridehailing. But the many benefits of this expanding menu of options can only be realized if ...

June 3, 2019

Ridesourcing for Children, Various Companies, United States, 2019

Wired magazine published an article by Rebecca Heilweil that profiled the specialty ridesourcing companies HopSkipDrive, Zum, GoKart and Kango. These companies allow minors (under 18) legally hail and ...

June 3, 2019

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Ford GoBike Adaptive Bikeshare Pilot, Oakland, California, 2019

Ford GoBike, the incumbent bikeshare program operated by Motivate in the Bay Area partnered with the City of Oakland, California, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the Bay Area Outreach and ...

May 31, 2019

E-Scooter Pilot Program, Portland, Oregon, 2019

Following a four month "Shared E-Scooter Pilot" and the subsequent 2018 E-Scooter Findings Report, both of which are linked to below, the City of Portland launched the "E-Scooter Yearlong Pilot" on April ...