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From page 8... ... 8A variety of services could reasonably be included in the definition of "private transit," including employer and university shuttles, jitneys, turn-key private services provided under contract to public transit agencies, and new on-demand shared services that have been made possible by widespread adoption of mobile computing platforms. This report generally focuses on transportation services that meet the following criteria: • Private and Commercial – The services are owned and operated by private entities (including both for-profit and nonprofit entities) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... Defining Private Transit Services 9 heavily on a structure established by Robert Cervero (1997, 14) , adding or adjusting categories where necessary. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 10 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions Private Market Services Transit services, whether public or private, thrive in dense environments where the costs (in time and money) of owning and using a private automobile are higher. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Defining Private Transit Services 11 originating at airports or at particular venues, for instance) (Chicago City Code § 9-112-560, DC Mun. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... 12 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions Prearranged Route- or Zone-Based Services ("Microtransit") The term microtransit is used to describe prearranged services that, in contrast to the commuter services arranged by employers, involve a direct transaction between the transportation service and the rider. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... Defining Private Transit Services 13 Routes with enough ongoing ridership become permanent "public" routes. The company also provides "private" routes that more closely resemble sponsored commuter services for specific employers, with the option to open the routes to other riders to help underwrite their cost. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions (TransitCenter 2017b) , and fewer than 1,500 rides over its 12-month course (Marshall 2017) Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... Defining Private Transit Services 15 Business relationships between vehicle owners and operators resemble those in the taxicab business, with drivers who are a mix of owner-operators, independent operators who lease vehicles daily or weekly from fleet owners, and employees of fleet companies. In New York City, commuter van drivers are required to possess a chauffeur license appropriate to the class of vehicle they are operating, along with undergoing fingerprinting, background checks, and drug testing. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 16 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions Scope estimates for the full extent of markets with large informal components are generally anecdotal and sporadic. King and Goldwyn (2014) Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... Defining Private Transit Services 17 Currently, the Miami-Dade Municipal Code regulates jitney vehicles as "any motor vehicle having a maximum seating capacity of fifteen (15) or less, transporting passengers for compensation on a semi-fixed route between fixed terminals not on a fixed schedule basis." Drivers must hold a chauffer's license. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions Hialeah 1998) Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... Defining Private Transit Services 19 Regulatory Affairs 2017) Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions estimate how many vehicles operate or how many riders they serve. This is an important area for future research. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... Defining Private Transit Services 21 contracted fixed-route and paratransit services to public agencies and public-private partnerships in many parts of the country. The company also provides turn-key shuttle operations for many consortium-sponsored services (MV Transportation interview 2017) Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions buildings' property management companies jointly contract with bus operator SP Plus and electric bus manufacturer Proterra to lease all-electric feeder shuttle buses traveling to and from three downtown commuter rail stations and Prudential Plaza and the Aon Center at the opposite corner of the Loop. Ten vehicles in total, configured as 44-seat transit buses, serve about 3,000 riders daily from each building -- roughly one-third of each building's occupancy (Prudential interview 2017) Read the entire page →

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... 8A variety of services could reasonably be included in the definition of "private transit," including employer and university shuttles, jitneys, turn-key private services provided under contract to public transit agencies, and new on-demand shared services that have been made possible by widespread adoption of mobile computing platforms. This report generally focuses on transportation services that meet the following criteria: • Private and Commercial – The services are owned and operated by private entities (including both for-profit and nonprofit entities)