Microtransit
Assessing the Complementarity of Microtransit and Public Transit for Sustainable Mobility: Evidence from Three California Cities
Microtransit services fill gaps within public transportation systems across the United States (U.S.), but there are questions about whether they complement and compete with fixed-route services. The successful integration of microtransit is important for sustainability because it has the...Read more about Assessing the Complementarity of Microtransit and Public Transit for Sustainable Mobility: Evidence from Three California Cities
RideKC: Bridj Pilot Evaluation: Impact, Operational, and Institutional Analysis
Researchers at the Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) at UC Berkeley conducted an evaluation of the RideKC: Bridj pilot program operating in Kansas City, MO. RideKC: Bridj is a public‐private partnership with the goal to enhance existing public transit options in Kansas City...Read more about RideKC: Bridj Pilot Evaluation: Impact, Operational, and Institutional Analysis
What Makes the Route More Traveled? Optimizing U.S. Suburban Microtransit for Sustainable Mobility
Microtransit services that provide pooled on-demand transportation with dynamic routing have been used in low-density areas since the 1970s, but improvements to routing technology have led to a resurgence of interest in the past decade. Questions remain about the effectiveness of...Read more about What Makes the Route More Traveled? Optimizing U.S. Suburban Microtransit for Sustainable Mobility
Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far?
Microtransit is a technology-enabled transit service that typically employs shuttles or vans to provide on-demand transportation with dynamic routing. While many rides are dispatched and paid via a smartphone, many services also provide a...Read more about Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far?
An Evaluation of Via Rideshare Service in West Sacramento: An Exploratory Analysis Through Surveys and Expert Interviews
“Three Ps in a MOD:” Role for mobility on demand (MOD) public-private partnerships in public transit provision
The growing number of public transportation agencies partnering with Mobility on Demand (MOD) or Mobility as a Service (MaaS) companies raises the question of what role MOD companies can, should, and currently play in the provision of public transport. In this article, we develop a...Read more about “Three Ps in a MOD:” Role for mobility on demand (MOD) public-private partnerships in public transit provision