Inclusive Shared Mobility: Enabling Service for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

This study examines inclusivity in ridehailing, carsharing, and bikesharing. Focus groups, surveys, and interviews with older adults and people with disabilities informed the research. Ten strategies were identified for mobility operators to improve inclusivity and increase access. These recommendations are broken down by category and include: for bikeshares, supplying adaptive bikes and electric-assist bikes; for carshares, providing wheelchair accessible shared vehicles and dedicated drivers for members; for ridehailing, mandatory wheelchair accessible vehicle policies and enhanced driver training; and for all, targeted outreach and education, subsidies for shared mobility users, and locating services around target populations. The appendix includes full survey data and results from the focus groups.

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Supplemental Notes:
- Cover title: Inclusive Shared Mobility: Enabling the Participation of Older Adults and People with Disabilities. Appendix (25p.) is a separate document at the provided URL.
Corporate Authors:
Shared Mobility Incorporated

Buffalo, NY United States

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Washington, DC United States

Federal Transit Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- Bucalo, Stephanie
- LaRosa, Mitch
Publication Date: 2020-3

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Photos; References;
Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Focus groups; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Recommendations; Ridesharing; Ridesourcing; Surveys; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Vehicle sharing
Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01753853
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
Created Date: Sep 30 2020 4:40PM