TSRC

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: City of Palo Alto and Bay Area Fair Value Commuting Evaluation Report

Martin, Elliot
Yassine, Ziad
Adam Cohen
Wong, Stephen
Soysal, Sena
Susan Shaheen
Brown, Les
2021

This report documents the results of an independent evaluation of the City of Palo Alto and Bay Area Fair Value Commuting (FVC) Demonstration project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program. Commuter transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area is still predominated by single-occupant vehicle (SOV), and the use of alternative commute modes among employees remains low. This is mainly due to the unavailability of alternative modes in certain areas and their low level of convenience in areas where they do exist, which decreases the ability of...

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE), Evaluation Report

Martin, Elliot
Adam Cohen
Wong, Stephen
Soysal, Sena
Susan Shaheen
Brown, Les
2021

This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration implemented in the Tucson metropolitan area. The project is one of 11 MOD Sandbox Demonstrations sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The AMORE project consisted of collaboration between RTA, Metropia, and RubyRide to transform the existing fixed-route transit system, improve overall system reliability and efficiency, and increase ridership while...

Shared Micromobility: Policy and Practices in the United States

Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
2021

Shared Micromobility - the shared use of a bicycle, scooter, or other low-speed mode - is an innovative transportation strategy that enables users short-term access to a transportation mode on an as-needed basis. Shared micromobility includes various service models and transportation modes that can meet diverse traveler needs, such as station-based bikesharing (a bicycle picked-up from and returned to any station or kiosk) and dockless bikesharing and scooter sharing (a bicycle or scooter picked up and returned to any location). Shared micromobility has the potential to offer communities...

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Ventra-Divvy Integration Case Study

Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
Broader, Jacquelyn
Martin, Elliot
Brown, Les
2021

The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Program provides a venue through which integrated MOD concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. This case study documents lessons learned from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) MOD Sandbox Demonstration, called Ventra–Divvy Integration. The case study is a part of an independent evaluation of the MOD Sandbox Demonstrations sponsored by the USDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) and FTA. The case study includes...

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) First and Last Mile Solution Evaluation Report

Martin, Elliot
Stocker, Adam
Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
Brown, Les
2021

The Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration Program provides a venue through which integrated MOD concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. For the 11 MOD Sandbox Demonstration projects, an independent evaluation was conducted that includes an analysis of project impacts from performance measures provided by the project partners and an assessment of the business models used. This document presents the results from the independent evaluation of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) First and Last Mile Solution MOD Sandbox...

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner, Evaluation Report

Martin, Elliot
Nichols, Aqshems
Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
Brown, Les
2021

This report documents the results of an independent evaluation of the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner (OTP), called Go! Vermont, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration program. The project intended to serve as an alternative to other trip planners by including flexible transit options such as route deviation, dial-a-ride, and other demand-responsive alternatives and to analyze web traffic data to determine the level of user activity attracted by Go! Vermont since its launch. The evaluation compared the...

Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the Future of Public Transportation

Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
2021

Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the Future of Public Transportation

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Valley Metro Mobility Platform, Evaluation Report

Martin, Elliot
Yassine, Ziad
Adam Cohen
Susan Shaheen
Brown, Les
2020

This report evaluates the Valley Metro Mobility Platform project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program. Valley Metro currently provides a Valley Metro RidekickTM mobile application for its users that features tripplanning for light rail and buses. The Mobility Platform project aimed to develop new trip planning features and an integrated payment system for public and private transportation in an updated pilot app called Pass2Go, but integration with private transportation was notachieved and the app was discontinued, eventually to be...

Considerations for Social Distancing on Public Transportation During the COVID-19 Recovery

Adam Cohen
2020

COVID-19 has presented public transit agencies with unprecedented operational and fiscal challenges. In the San Francisco Bay Area, for example, public transit ridership remains approximately 90% below pre-pandemic levels as of November 10, 2020, according to Transit App. It is generally agreed that personal protective measures (i.e., masks, face shields, gloves), sanitation, and air ventilation — combined with social distancing — reduces the spread of COVID-19. However, experts do not agree on the minimum...

COVID-19’s Potential Impact on Cities: Five Trends and Indicators to Watch

Adam Cohen
2020

Unlike prior crises where cities recovered out of necessity, the first global pandemic of the digital age changes things. With the advent of a post-modern digital economy enabled by telecommuting, teleconferencing, telelearning, and e-commerce, the pandemic has accelerated a digital transformation where cities no longer need to be physical places to foster innovation and economic activity. This MTI perspective explores the potential risks of a K-shaped where suburban communities recover and urban centers do not. Demographics, home sales, housing affordability, telework, and e-...