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... At the time of this study's completion, the pandemic and its immediate aftermath threatened to reshape both demand for and supply of transportation services in most locations, including public transit systems in distress from months of lost patronage and revenues. Realizing the full and potentially transformative benefits of shared services and transit will require (1)
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... Other important barriers include • Local, regional, state, and federal laws and policies that underprice road use when accounting for the effects of congestion and emissions and encourage driving alone over all other modes; • A lack of integrated transit fares, routes, and schedules across the multiple transit providers at the regional scale, a reflection of funding often tied to local revenue sources and service intended only for local taxpayers; and • A shared mobility landscape that is rapidly evolving, with services regularly arriving, leaving, and changing as private providers seek profitable markets. Opportunities to overcome these barriers include collaboration among cities, transit agencies, and shared mobility providers based on the following recommendations (chapter findings supporting these recommendations follow as chapter number.finding number)
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... As the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, adoption of these recommendations will help transit agencies, cities, and others offer multi-modal transportation options that reduce carbon and other emissions and improve equity as well. This report provides background on private shared mobility providers, transit, and regional governance, and outlines a mobility management framework that cities and regions can use to implement the recommendations listed above.


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