Improving Public Transit Accessibility by Leveraging Emerging Mobility Options

The rapid growth of new transportation options in the United States has been met with increasing use of these expanded modes of transportation in conjunction with traditional mass transit. However, current engineering models of mass transit systems do not reflect these trends. Existing models tend to (1) only consider traditional public transit (e.g., fix-route buses), and (2) model choices and accessibility for a representative user, with inadequate attention paid to the choices and trade-offs faced by vulnerable populations. The proposed work will advance fundamental knowledge in transportation network modeling by incorporating emerging mobility options, such as shared mobility services, micro-transit, and micro-mobility. This project will develop models, algorithms, and systems used to identify affordable, reliable, and efficient routes that leverage diverse mobility options coupled with conventional mass transit, and ultimately optimize their provisions to low-income populations to improve their accessibility to necessities and essential services.

• Record URL:
  https://ppms.cit.cmu.edu/projects/detail/394

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $100001
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747111

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Carnegie Mellon University

  Mobility21 National USDOT UTC for Mobility of Goods and People
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213

  Office 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

• Performing Organizations:

  Carnegie Mellon University

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• Principal Investigators:

  Flanigan, Katherine

• Start Date: 20221201
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 20230830
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Low income groups; Micromobility; Mobility; Public transit; Shared mobility
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01868144
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National University Transportation Center for Improving Mobility (Mobility21)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747111
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 21 2022 11:33AM