Shared Mobility

Shared Micromobility: Policy, Practices, and Emerging Futures

Shaheen, Susan A.
Cohen, Adam
Broader, Jacquelyn
2022

Shared micromobility – or short-term access to shared bikes and scooters – provides a flexible alternative for households living in urban areas, households seeking first and last-mile connections to public transportation, and those without access to a private vehicle trying to access jobs and essential services. Up until the global pandemic, shared micromobility grew worldwide on a relatively steep growth curve, beginning in the early 2010s. Shared micro-mobility is a transportation strategy that enables users’ short-term access to a transportation mode on an as-needed basis (Shaheen et al...

Carsharing Continues to Gain Momentum

Shaheen, Susan A.
2006

With auto ownership and fuel costs rising, people everywhere are seeking alternatives to private vehicle ownership. Car-sharing (or short-term vehicle rentals) provides such an alternative through hourly rates and subscription-access plans, especially for individuals and businesses in major cities with good access to other transportation modes, such as transit and carpooling.The principle of car-sharing is simple: individuals gain the benefits of private vehicle use without the costs and responsibilities of owner- ship. People involved in this typically join an organization that...

CarLink—A Smart Carsharing System

Shaheen, Susan A.
1999

CarLink is the use of short-term rental vehicles and intelligent communication and reservation technologies to facilitate shared vehicle access at transit stations or other activity centers for making local trips. CarLink vehicles, owned and operated by a transit district or third-party service provider, can be used by different drivers at many locations throughout a day. Using advanced communication and reservation system technologies, they can be reserved in advance or rented automatically upon arrival at a CarLink...

Mobility on Demand in the United States

Shaheen, Susan A.
Cohen, Adam
2020

The growth of shared mobility services and enabling technologies, such as smartphone apps, is contributing to the commodification and aggregation of transportation services. This chapter reviews terms and definitions related to Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS), the mobility marketplace, stakeholders, and enablers. This chapter also reviews the U.S. Department of Transportation’s MOD Sandbox Program, including common opportunities and challenges, partnerships, and case studies for employing on-demand mobility pilots and programs. The chapter concludes with a...