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From page 31... ... 31 While TNCs are still evolving in many markets, public transit agencies may benefit from proactively engaging with these services in ways that align with their goals, including through partnerships, pilots, and other measures to encourage complementary usage and promote multi modal lifestyles. This section presents a series of guidance for transit agencies that draw from the report's find ings as well as from emerging best practices from areas that have the longest experience engaging with TNCs and new forms of shared mobility. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Among Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles • Collaborate with local transportation departments to determine effective allocation of scarce street space. Because siloed management can make this more difficult, transit agencies and local governments can benefit from crossagency working groups and other collaborations to help manage street space around transit stations and in other ways that prioritize the efficient movement of transit vehicles. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Conclusion 33 income levels, and thus a prime transit constituency. As with public transit agencies in larger urban areas, transit agencies in midsized regions should start with their broader goals in mind and ask how TNCs fit into that vision, not the other way around. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Among Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles transit riders through explicit linkages to filling service gaps in time or geography, such as late nights, weekends, and in unserved areas. Pursue partnerships to fill service gaps. Read the entire page →

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... 31 While TNCs are still evolving in many markets, public transit agencies may benefit from proactively engaging with these services in ways that align with their goals, including through partnerships, pilots, and other measures to encourage complementary usage and promote multi modal lifestyles. This section presents a series of guidance for transit agencies that draw from the report's find ings as well as from emerging best practices from areas that have the longest experience engaging with TNCs and new forms of shared mobility.

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... 32 Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Among Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles • Collaborate with local transportation departments to determine effective allocation of scarce street space. Because siloed management can make this more difficult, transit agencies and local governments can benefit from crossagency working groups and other collaborations to help manage street space around transit stations and in other ways that prioritize the efficient movement of transit vehicles.

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... Conclusion 33 income levels, and thus a prime transit constituency. As with public transit agencies in larger urban areas, transit agencies in midsized regions should start with their broader goals in mind and ask how TNCs fit into that vision, not the other way around.

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... 34 Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Among Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles transit riders through explicit linkages to filling service gaps in time or geography, such as late nights, weekends, and in unserved areas. Pursue partnerships to fill service gaps.

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