Improving Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Connectivity and Access with the Segway Human Transporter and Other Low Speed Mobility Devices

This report presents the results of the first phase of a two-part project: 1) research and feasibility analysis and 2) the field operational test and research of a shared-use Segway HT, electric bicycle, and bicycle rental model linked to a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District station and surrounding employment centers. The feasibility analysis identified the Pleasant Hill BART station and surrounding community, in the East San Francisco Bay Area, as a viable field test location for the introduction of low-speed modes. The location met all criteria established for the project, including: 1) favorable location physical attributes, such as employment density and distribution, available pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure, and the absence of significant transit feeder service); 2) community support, in particular, the ability of the field test design to address the safety concerns of the elderly, disabled, and pedestrian advocates; 3) evidence of a large pool of employers who could benefit from the service; 4) a transit station vendor to distribute the devices; and, 5) a multijurisdictional location to enhance the transferability of the results.

• Record URL:
  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7486s65s
• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5k64k8v/2/producer%2FPRR-2004-27.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1720

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Rodier, Caroline J
  • Shaheen, Susan A
  • Novick, Linda
• Publication Date: 2004-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71p
• Serial:
  • PATH Research Report
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 1055-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Bicycles; Bicycling; Public transit; Scooters
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Segway Human Transporter
• Uncontrolled Terms: Last mile
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01044822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2004-27
• Contract Numbers: 65A0142
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 5 2007 5:42PM