Shared-Use Mobility Summit Highlights

Workshop 137, 93rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Susan A. Shaheen, Ph.D.Adjunct Professor & Co-Director,

Transportation Sustainability Research CenterUniversity of California, Berkeley

January 12, 2014

• Definitions• Summit highlights• Key takeaways• Next steps

Overview

What is shared-use mobility?Definitions

Shared-use mobility is defined as mobility services that are shared among users including:

Traditional public transportation services, such as buses and trains;

Vanpools, carpools, shuttles, TNCs;

Carsharing, bikesharing, scooter sharing in all its forms; and

Flexible goods movement

Access trumps ownershipParadigm Shift?

The trend is clear:Access trumps possession.Access is better than- Kevin Kelly

ownership

Evolving system of services and operatorsRidesharing

Carpooling: Grouping of travelers into a privately owned vehicle, typically for commuting

Vanpooling: Commuters traveling to/from a job center sharing a ride in a van

Real-time ridesharing services: Match drivers and passengers, based on destination, through app before the trip starts

Roundtrip Carsharing: Round trip, pay by the hour/mile, non-profit and for profit fleet models

Peer-to-Peer Carsharing: Shared use of private vehicle typically managed by third party

One-Way Carsharing: Pay by the minute, point to point, fleet operated, street parking agreements

Fractional Ownership Carsharing: Individuals sublease or subscribe to a vehicle owned by a third party

There are many flavors of carsharingCarsharing

Scooter Sharing: Round trip or one way, pay by the hourSmartphone access, operator fleet

Fills the niche between cars and bicyclesScooter Sharing

Public Bikesharing: Point to point, pay by the ½ hr, fleet operated, docking stations

Closed Community Bikesharing: Campuses and closed membership, mainly roundtrip, linking to carsharing

Peer-to-Peer Bikesharing: Rent or borrow hourly or daily from individuals or bike rental shops

Growing exponentially in urban centersBikesharing

A new category of transportation services; need for study

Transportation Network Companies

Transportation Network Company: Prearranged trips, App to pay and connect passengers with drivers who use their personal vehicles

Multiple modes, little or no integrationTransportation Today

Taxi, Limousine & Transportation Network Companies

Public Transit, Rail, Bus, Ferry

Shared Mobility Services

Employer Shuttles, Jitneys, Commercial Deliveries

Regional & Intercity Services: Rail, High-Speed Rail, Air

Privately-Owned Vehicles

“The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts.”

-Aristotle

Customer Experience

Routing

Booking

Payments

Credits/Offsets

Games/Value add

Integration to enhance customer experienceMobility Mgmt.

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Rapid Network Boarding Island

Integrated for customer accessShared Mobility Vision

Shared-Use Mobility Summit Highlights• October 10-11, 2013• Hilton San Francisco Financial District Hotel• ~300 attendees

– 105 companies, 62 governmental agencies, 17 universities

– 26 affiliations from carsharing, 16 from bikesharing, 6 from ridesharing/TNCs

• Dialogue among mobility providers, policymakers, public agencies, non-profits, technologists, academics, media, stakeholders, affiliated industries

Key Sessions from the Summit• Setting the Stage: Trends, Definitions, and Policies• Shared-Use Mobility Success Stories• The Sharing Economy: Scaling the Shared-Use Mobility

Marketplace• Bikesharing Mobile Workshop• Governance 2.0 (“Micro” Level): Shared-Use Policy Approaches

for City and County Governance• The Impacts of Shared-Use Mobility Services• The Future of Mobility and Transportation Policy and Planning• Fostering Multi-Modal Integration and Public Transit

Connections• Parallel Industry Breakout Sessions• Industry Policy Considerations• The Future of Shared-Use Mobility

Key Takeaways

• Government needs to act as a facilitator• Social equity demands the “push” of some of these

innovations to lower income areas and populations• Greater public subsidy needed• Integration with public transit should be a goal• Parking and insurance remain obstacles• Industry-wide standards are needed• Privacy efforts are important (individual,

company level)

Special Thanks: This Took A Village!

TSRC/ITS Berkeley/UCB: Madonna Camel, Helen Bassham, Adam Cohen, Josh Steiner, Chris Cosgrove, Phyllis Orrick, Sarah Yang, Laura Melendy

Summit Planning, Support & Advice: Dave Brook, Robert Cervero, Matthew Christensen, Adam Cohen, Melanie Crotty, Benjamin De La Pena, Rod Diridon, Sharon Feigon, Neal Gorenflo, Allen Greenberg, Guy Fraker, Karen Frick, Larry Filler, Lisa Gansky, Neal Gorenflo, Steve Gutmann, Rick Hutchinson. Donna Maurillo, Russell Meddin, Paul Minett, Jason Pavluchuk, Timothy Papandreou, Karen Philbrick, Jason Pavluchuk, Dan Sturges, John Williams, Alan Woodland, Sarah Yang, and Sue Zielinski

Numerous sponsors and partners, as well as all our volunteers!

Mobility Providers: 2013 Summit

Next Steps

Acknowledgements Helen Bassham, Madonna Camel,

Nelson Chan, Matthew Christensen, Adam Cohen, TSRC

Sharon Feigon, Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland

Jason Pavluchuk, Pavluchuk & Associates

Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technologies

Timothy Papandreou, SFMTA Sponsors and supporters of the SF

Summit

www.tsrc.berkeley.edu