Mobility-on-Demand Transit for Smart and Sustainable Cities

This project studies how Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) transit systems can contribute to building smart, sustainable, and equitable cities in the U.S. The first thrust is a collaborative effort between STRIDE researchers and industry partners Ford and Spin. This thrust aims to: (1) understand the spatio-temporal patterns of micromobility usage (focusing on e-scooters and e-bikes) in Washington, DC and the factors that drive the demand for micromobility use; (2) investigate how micromobility services can be integrated into the existing transit system to improve mobility and to reduce traffic congestion. The aim of the second thrust is to assess the service characteristics of ridehailing and traditional demand-response transit for hospital trips in rural and urban settings in the Southeastern U.S. This research builds on previous STRIDE-funded research that assessed how changes in technology and policy are encouraging health providers and insurers to provide transportation to medical services through ridehailing services. For both thrusts of research proposed above, a focus is on how new mobility options, including micromobility and ridehailing, helped MOD transit riders get to essential destinations in the COVID-19 and post-COVID era. As virus-wary travelers stay away from crowds and public transit, these more personalized new mobility options may become more attractive for people to use.

• Record URL:
  • https://stride.ce.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/153/2023/12/STRIDE-Project-D4-Zhao-Formatted.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72843
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611-6580

  University of Alabama, Birmingham

  School of Engineering, 371A Hoehn Engineering Building
  1075 13th Street South
  Birmingham, AL  United States 

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27514

  Florida International University

  Civil and Environmental Engineering
  10555 W. Flagler Street, EC 3680
  Miami, FL  United States  33174

  Auburn University

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Auburn, AL  United States 

  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)

  University of Florida
  365 Weil Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zhao, Xilei
  • 0000-0002-7903-4806
  • Yan, Xiang "Jacob"
  • 0000-0002-8619-0065
  • Sisiopiku, Virginia P
  • 0000-0003-4262-8990
  • Kaza, Nikhil
  • Jin, Xia
  • LaMondia, Jeffrey
  • Broaddus, Andrea
  • Xu, Yiming
  • Yang, Wencui
  • Jafarzadehfadaki, Mostafa
  • Shroyer, Nathaniel
  • Zhang, Xiaojian
  • Frolich, Daniel
  • Brinkerhoff, Ruby
  • Kitner, Noah
  • McDonald, Noreen
• Publication Date: 2023-6-25

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 139p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Electric bicycles; Hospitals; Micromobility; Ridesourcing; Scooters; Surveys
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01903406
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project D4
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747104
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 27 2023 10:29AM