Shared Mobility and the Transformation of Public Transit

Technology is transforming transportation. The ability to conveniently request, track, and pay for trips via mobile devices is changing the way people get around and interact with cities. This report examines the relationship of public transportation to shared modes, including bikesharing, carsharing, and ridesourcing services provided by companies such as Uber and Lyft. The research included participation by seven cities: Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC. Some have predicted that, by creating a robust network of mobility options, these new modes will help reduce car ownership and increase use of public transit, which will continue to function as the backbone of an integrated, multimodal transportation system. The objective of this research analysis, which is distilled from a larger forthcoming study on the same topic, is to examine these issues and explore opportunities and challenges for public transportation as they relate to technology-enabled mobility services, including suggesting ways that public transit can learn from, build upon, and interface with these new modes. To accomplish this task, the study draws from several sources, including in-depth interviews with transportation officials, a survey of shared mobility users, and analysis of transit and ridesourcing capacity and demand. Together, these elements provide a snapshot of a rapidly widening mobility ecosystem at an early moment in its evolution.

• Record URL:
  http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/APTA-Shared-Mobility.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission from American Public Transportation Association.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shared-Use Mobility Center

  Chicago, IL  United States 

  American Public Transportation Association

  Washington, DC  United States 

  Transportation Research Board

  Transit Cooperative Research Program, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Murphy, Colin
• Publication Date: 2016-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Research Analysis
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 39p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Mobility; Paratransit services; Public transit; Surveys; Technological innovations; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Austin (Texas); Boston (Massachusetts); Chicago (Illinois); Los Angeles (California); San Francisco (California); Seattle (Washington); Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01597298
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TCRP J-11/TASK 21
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 26 2016 8:55AM