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... 7 REPORT CHAPTER 2: SHARED MOBILITY SHARED MOBILITY SECTION OVERVIEW This section discusses the growth of shared mobility and answers key questions including: • What is shared mobility? • Who are the stakeholders involved in shared mobility?
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... 8 REPORT Mode Description Courier Network Services (also known as CNS, app-based delivery services, and ondemand delivery) These services offer for-hire delivery of food, packages, and other items.
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... 9 REPORT Mode Description (through a phone dispatch, website) , street hail (from raising a hand on the street, taxi stand, or specified loading zone)
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... 10 REPORT can also make it easier for users to connect to public transportation, potentially helping to bridge gaps in existing transportation networks and encouraging multimodality by addressing the first- and last-mile connections to public transit. Shared mobility can present an opportunity to provide additional mobility to populations who traditional transportation options often underserve, or who may be unable to afford the high cost associated with vehicle ownership.
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... 11 REPORT investments in pilot programs and research, and provide guidance for nationwide development of strategies. ­ US Access Board: This board promotes equality for people with disabilities through accessible design.
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... 12 REPORT within the metropolitan planning organization, public transit providers, local elected officials, the public, and other stakeholder groups. ­ Rural transportation planning organizations (RTPOs)
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... 13 REPORT Figure 2. Public-Sector Stakeholders Opportunities and Challenges Federal Agencies Establish a framework to help manage transportation supply and demand, eliminating or reducing the need for expensive capacity-enhancing capital (transportation infrastructure)
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... 14 REPORT Figure 3. Other Stakeholder Opportunities and Challenges WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS CAN SHARED MICROMOBILITY STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE IN?
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... 15 REPORT • Data sharing: Sharing data among service providers, institutions, and public agencies can increase understanding of shared mobility's impacts on travel behavior, equity, and the environment. • First- and last-mile connections: Travelers may have difficulty getting to or from public transportation (commonly referred to as the first- and last-mile challenge)
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... 16 REPORT mobility, it contributes to the increasing commodification of transportation where consumers engage in multimodal decision-making processes based on a variety of factors (i.e., cost, convenience, time)
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... 17 REPORT • Edge city markets: Edge cities tend to have large concentrations of office and retail space with a jobs-housing ratio similar to city center built environments. This results in commute trips toward the edge city in the morning and away from it in the evening (Garreau, 1992)
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... 18 REPORT • Paratransit: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires accessible transportation services to be provided by public agencies for individuals who live within three-quarters of a mile of fixed-route transit but cannot access it or use it (e.g., people with disabilities)

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