Resource Library

May 29, 2018

Guaranteed Ride Home, Alameda County, California, 2015

In its current incarnation, pre-registered users can use an array of options--including TNCs and car share--for up to 6 emergency trips, per annum.  Updated September 2017

May 29, 2018

First Mile/Last Mile Transportation Strategic Plan, Richmond, California, 2017

Richmond is a commuter suburb in the East Bay area of the San Francisco metropolitan area. This memo outlines with brief entries each of the modes that can be used for a first/last mile connection to transit; ...

May 29, 2018

Off-street Parking Reduction for Downtown Off-street Parking, Oakland, California, 2016

The city of Oakland allows for up to a fifty percent (50%) reduction in required off-street parking through demand management measures. Per the current code (sec. 116.110), the provision of on-site car-share spaces ...

May 29, 2018

Emergency Ride Home, San Francisco, California, 2006

San Franscisco County's Emergency Ride Home (ERH) offers reimbursements for taxi or TNC trips for emergency rides to individuals and employers who usually use non-SOV transportation. Updated September 2017

May 29, 2018

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Qualified Car Sharing Organization Terms and Conditions, Oakland, California, 2016

The City of Oakland, California included in its carshare program a provision to allow flexibility in its on-street parking. It also sets the requirements, establishes the framework for the Free-Floating ...

May 29, 2018

Adaptive Biketown, Portland, Oregon, 2017

On July 21, the City of Portland, in partnership with Different Spokes (a local bike shop), launched a new adaptive bike rental pilot program, Adaptive Biketown. Adaptive Biketown builds on Portland's ...

May 29, 2018

Care On-Demand, Richmond, Virginia, 2017

The Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), Richmond's public transit provider, and UZURV, a reservation app through which users can book on-demand transportation services (such as Uber and Lyft), have ...

May 29, 2018

Off-street Carshare Parking Requirement Code, San Francisco, California, 2017

This ordinance seems to consolidate the off-street parking codes to allow for off-street parking reductions, including for car-share spaces, which may reduce minimums based on the discretion of the Planning ...

May 29, 2018

Abilities-Ride program, Maryland, 2017

In partnership with Silver Cab and Regency Taxi, Metro is offering a transportation alternative to MetroAccess for customers in Maryland: the Abilities-Ride program. Through this program, eligible users ...

May 29, 2018

USDOT Announces Proposed Rule to Streamline Private Sector Involvement in Transit Projects, 2017

The Federal Transit Agency (FTA) announced on July 31, 2017 revised Private Investment Project Procedures (PIPP) for public transportation capital projects that would also expand to funding and finance ...

May 29, 2018

Measuring the Impact of an Unanticipated Suspension of Ride-Sourcing in Austin, Texas, 2017

From the abstract: On May 7, 2016 residents of Austin, TX voted against Proposition 1, which would have allowed transportation networking companies (TNCs) to continue using their own background check systems. ...

May 29, 2018

Policy Implications of Transportation Network Companies, Texas A&M University, 2017

The Policy Implications of Transportation Network report published by Texas A&M Transportation Institute offers an introduction to Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) along with an overview of ...

May 29, 2018

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 ...

May 29, 2018

RTD GO! Partnership between Uber and Regional Transit District, San Joaquin County, California, 2017

In partnership with Uber, the San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) has launched pilot program “RTD GO!” Beginning July 3, passengers taking a trip from outside the normal RTD service area to ...

May 29, 2018

Zipcar Partnership, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2017

As of June 28, the City of Worcester and Zipcar have partnered to bring carsharing to residents, visitors, and businesses. Through this partnership, six cars are available downtown for reservation by the ...