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Insights on Mobility On-Demand from Drivers’ Perspectives
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Feb 7, 2023
Introduction As mobility on-demand (MOD) services become more widespread, many of the conversations about MOD have focused on the technologies, software and mobile apps. However, the operators behind the wheel of MOD vehicles play a critical role ensuring that public transit service is available...
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End of the Year Roundup 2022
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Jan 4, 2023
Happy New Year! The team at the Shared-Use Mobility Center is excited to look back at 2022 and highlight some of our favorite moments from this past year! Photo by Adi Goldstein on Unsplash Meeting You at Our First In-Person Workshop in Chicago One of the biggest highlights was b...
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Visit Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Garage to Learn About Their Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Dec 13, 2022
On November 10, 2022, the Shared-Use Mobility Center visited the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority's (KCATA) headquarters. KCATA received a Federal Transit Administration’s Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grant to equip buses with an advanced driver assistance system that uses ...
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Event Recap: NYPTA’s Mobility Innovation Conference in Albany, NY
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Nov 15, 2022
Introduction On October 26th and 27th, 2022, transit agencies from across New York gathered in Albany for the New York Public Transit Association (NYPTA) Mobility Innovation Conference. The event, sponsored by NYPTA, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region II, and the New York State Depa...
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Universal Basic Mobility and Mobility Wallets Pilots
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Nov 14, 2022
Introduction Access to transportation and access to economic opportunities go hand-in-hand, but not everyone has access to affordable, reliable, and frequent transportation options. Universal basic mobility (UBM) means that “all citizens should have a decent range of affordable transport o...
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About LA Metro’s Travel Rewards Research Pilot
By LA Metro
Nov 2, 2022
Introduction On October 20, 2022, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted a meeting for IMI and AIM Grantees about novel data sources. During this meeting, Jacquilyne Brooks de Camarillo who is a Transportation Planning Manager at LA Metro, presented on their Travel Rewards Research Pilot. ...
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Improving Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for Mobility Impaired Riders by Using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
By Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) /RideKC
Oct 5, 2022
Introduction The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a bi-state (Missouri and Kansas) regional transit authority created in 1965. KCATA is responsible for public transportation in the Kansas City urbanized area with a seven-county jurisdiction - Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Plat...
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Meet Chuck Quinn, Director of Special Projects for River Cities Public Transit
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Oct 4, 2022
On May 16, 2022, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted the first Mobility Innovation Collaborative workshop. At this workshop, we had a chance to speak with Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grantees. This was a great opportunity to learn about proj...
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Meet Wood Hudson, Transit Planner with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Sep 23, 2022
On May 16, 2022, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted the first Mobility Innovation Collaborative workshop. At this workshop, we had a chance to speak with Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grantees. This was a great opportunity to learn about proj...
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Meet Dwight Mengel, Chief Transportation Planner at Tompkins County Department of Social Services
By Shared-Use Mobility Center
Sep 23, 2022
On May 16, 2022, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted the first Mobility Innovation Collaborative workshop. At this workshop, we had a chance to speak with Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grantees. This was a great opportunity to learn about proj...
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