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1 Private transit services -- including airport shuttles, shared taxis, private commuter buses, dollar vans, and jitneys -- have operated for decades in many American cities. Recently, business innovations and technological advances that allow real-time ride-hailing, routing, tracking, and payment have ushered in a new generation of private transit options.
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2 Private Transit: Existing services and Emerging Directions in places where public transportation is entirely absent. The nature of the relationship varies, but the fact that the private services rarely exist without a nearby public system suggests that private transit depends on the same fundamental conditions that make for productive public transit.
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summary 3 • Anticipate that conflict may be heightened by reconfiguration of public space. • Explore the use of consortium-based services for locations that need group transport but would be unable to support a productive public transit route.
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