The Resource Library is a listing of every resource on the Mobility Learning Center in reverse chronological order. To look for a specific resource or to organize resources by topic or mode, try the Search page.
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 ...
Credit: Washington, DC DFHV
Incentive Program for For-Hire Drivers and Companies that Complete Trips in Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles, Washington, DC, 2017
Washington, DC initiated a two-month long, $31,000 pilot program to "improve the availability and usage for wheelchair available taxis [or, WAVs]." The program offers per-trip subsidies and additional ...
Amtrak and Lyft Announce Partnership
Credit: Lyft Blog Amtrak and Lyft have announced a partnership to allow passengers to book last-mile trips via the latter service when they purchase their train tickets. The program also integrates Lyft ...
US Regulations Regarding Contracting ADA-compliant Vehicles for Transit, 2007
Excerpted from code: Sec. 37.77 Purchase or lease of new non-rail vehicles by public entities operating a demand responsive system for the general public. (a) Except as provided in this section, a public ...
USDOT Dear Colleague Letter re: ADA and Shared Mobility, 2016
In a "dear colleague letter" dated December 5, 2016, then Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx acknowledged the innovation of TNC public-private partnerships. He reminded them, however, of Title VI ...
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. ...
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 ...
Bicycle Plan, 2017-2035, Berkeley, California, 2017
Berkeley's Department of Public Works created a new bicycle plan that spans 2017-2035. The plan would cost an estimated $62.5 million dollars and create a vast bikenetwork throughout the city. As of June ...
Evaluation of the Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project, King County, Washington, 2006, 2010
This report on the Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project explores the feasibility of the integrating the fare systems of King County Metro Transit (the largest agency), Community Transit, ...
Growth Transportation Efficiency Centers (GTEC) program, Washington State, 2008
A WSDOT-funded grant program that seeks to expand the mandatory CTR program for large employers to other work destinations: "Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is collaborating ...
Written Statement of Program Accessibility–Direct Connect Program, Pinellas County Florida, 2017
Per federal statute (cited above), a public entity's services, programs, or activities, when viewed in their entirety, must be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. This standard ...
Transportation Network Companies (TNC) Regulation, Florida, 2017
Transportation Network Companies; Providing that a transportation network company (TNC) driver is not required to register certain vehicles as commercial motor vehicles or for-hire vehicles; requiring ...
Special Transportation and Communications Services, Florida, 2017
The state has a standing Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged that seeks to address gaps in transit service. Current policy has been amended with the following: 30) For the 2017-2018 fiscal ...
Shuttle Bug (P3), Lake and Cook Counties, Illinois, 1996
The Shuttle Bug service in the Chicago metropolitan area a public-private partnership (P3) that we call a "consortium-sponsored shuttle," (see forthcoming TCRP report, Task 24, by SUMC). The PACE transit ...
MBTA Waiver Allowing Innovative P3s, Massachusetts, 2016
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (aka the "T") is exempted from certain state procurement restrictions so they can pursue some of their P3 strategies. Maintenance and operations account for 85% ...