The rise and the proliferation of the on-demand economy are creating a new mobility marketplace. This research explored how these new options could be synergistic with public transit models and detailed the experiences of two transit operators that entered into service delivery partnerships with a transportation network company and a micro-transit operator. Based on a series of interviews and the experiences of these two public agencies, this research provides a set of key takeaways and recommendations for transit operators exploring the potential of partnering with new mobility services such as transportation network companies (e.g., Uber or Lyft) and microtransit (e.g., Bridj or Via).
Special Report 219: Between Public and Private Mobility: Examining the Rise of Technology-Enabled Transportation Services. TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2016. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr319.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2016.
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RayleL., ShaeenS., and ChanN.. App-Based, On-Demand Ride Services: Comparing Taxi and Ridesourcing Trips and User Characteristics in San Francisco. University of California Transportation Center, Berkeley, Aug. 2014. http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2016.
FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2013. https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey. Accessed July 29, 2016.
Introducing Direct Connect Taking You to the Bus Stop. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, Fla. http://psta.net/directconnect/index.php. Accessed July 29, 2016.
