Helping Transit Agencies Assess Opportunities to Improve Access and Equity With Automated Vehicles
Rapid improvements to public transit could occur if agencies elect to integrate shared, automated, electric vehicle technology in the existing public transportation system. This project develops a replicable, open, deployable model which can (1) identify unmet service need based on transit dependence and low income and minority status and (2) conduct a cost analysis on the feasibility of operating shared automated vehicles and shuttles as a part of a public transit system.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $100000
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747111
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Sponsor Organizations:
Carnegie Mellon University
Mobility21 National USDOT UTC for Mobility of Goods and People
Pittsburgh, PA United States 15213Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Center Program
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Managing Organizations:
Carnegie Mellon University
Mobility21 National USDOT UTC for Mobility of Goods and People
Pittsburgh, PA United States 15213 -
Project Managers:
Kline, Robin
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Performing Organizations:
Carnegie Mellon University
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Principal Investigators:
Samaras, Costa
- Start Date: 20200701
- Expected Completion Date: 20211231
- Actual Completion Date: 20220930
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Access; Autonomous vehicles; Costs; Equity (Justice); Evaluation and assessment; Feasibility analysis; Needs assessment; Public transit; Shuttle buses; Transportation disadvantaged persons
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01738996
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: National University Transportation Center for Improving Mobility (Mobility21)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747111
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: May 11 2020 4:13PM