Interest in Shared-Use Mobility Services in Tribal Communities

Technology-enabled, emerging, shared-use mobility services have significantly transformed the transportation ecosystem in urban communities and are beginning to enter more and more rural communities. Shared-use mobility services such as rideshare, carshare, bikeshare, microtransit, etc., are being proven useful to rural communities, but there is much less literature on the usefulness and applicability of these emerging mobility services to U.S. tribal communities. This study addresses the need to better understand the scope for shared-use mobility services in tribal areas, and identify opportunities and challenges in those areas using a three-pronged approach – an exploratory literature scan, a case study with tribes in eastern Oklahoma, and interviews with tribal community stakeholders from across the nation. Based on findings and observations from these three approaches, microtransit (also referred to as rideshare services) and carshare services seemed to be more favored and more relevant shared-use mobility services available to meet the unique transportation needs of tribal communities.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=1147
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72962
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
  P.O. Box 6050
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Godavarthy, Ranjit
  • Hough, Jill
• Publication Date: 2023-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Paratransit services; Ridesharing; Rural areas; Shared mobility; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Oklahoma
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01903987
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SURTCOM 23-18
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2024 1:22PM