Solving first mile – last mile through micromobility connections
The integration of active and public transport is a well-known synergy for sustainable transportation, yet in the US the two are often planned in isolation. The increasing use of shared micromobility services offers an opportunity for the research team to test the role of integrated payment and pricing to improve first mile – last mile transit access, especially in fixed-asset rail corridors decimated by post-COVID ridership. This project will use partnerships with local transit agencies and shared mobility providers to implement such strategies in a controlled experiment.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $264,630.00
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Contract Numbers:
DOT A24-3016
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Sponsor Organizations:
Center for Emissions Reduction, Resiliency, and Climate Equity in Transportation
Davis, CA United StatesDepartment of Transportation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Emissions Reduction, Resiliency, and Climate Equity in Transportation
Davis, CA United StatesUniversity of California, Davis
1 Shields Ave
Davis, California United States 95616 -
Project Managers:
Cliff, Sydney
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Performing Organizations:
Center for Emissions Reduction, Resiliency, and Climate Equity in Transportation
Davis, CA United StatesUniversity of California, Davis
1 Shields Ave
Davis, California United States 95616 -
Principal Investigators:
Watkins, Kari
Pike, Susan
Fitch-Polse, Dillon
- Start Date: 20250101
- Expected Completion Date: 20251231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: First mile and last mile; Micromobility; Payment; Pricing; Public transit; Shared mobility; Sustainable transportation
- Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01944718
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Emissions Reduction, Resiliency, and Climate Equity in Transportation
- Contract Numbers: DOT A24-3016
- Files: RIP
- Created Date: Jan 31 2025 4:36PM