PI
Susan Pike
Contact email
scpike@ucdavis.edu
Team
Sara Kazemian, Kailey Flynn
Acknowledgments
Josh Shaw at CTA for ongoing support of the project
Description
In response to the increasing presence of ridehail services, namely Uber and Lyft, a growing number of transit agencies have formed partnerships with these and other shared-use mobility companies to offer programs that integrate these services with traditional transit. The programs often start as pilots and typically involve subsidizing ridehail travel for passengers connecting to public transit routes or travelling at times that public transit offers limited or no service (such as late at night). While a growing number of transit agencies have pursued and implemented these partnerships it has not become an overwhelming trend, and in this study, we investigate why. What prompts some transit providers to implement these partnerships and makes others less likely to do so; with some even eschewing the idea altogether? Using survey and interview data collected over a three-year period, we explore the factors that influence partnership formation as well as barriers that prevent or slow the formation of partnerships. In recent months, we have also expanded the scope of this project to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the formation of partnerships as well as the adoption of other innovations, such as providing mobile ticketing and/or touchless payments.
Resources
JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Coming soon
PRESENTATIONS and WEBINARS
- Ridehailing and public transit partnerships NCST [webinar]
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3 Revolutions Policy Conference 2021 - Partnerships between Transit and New Mobility [presentation]
REPORTS
- Influential Factors in the Formation of Partnerships Between Ridehail Companies and Public Transportation (2020) [report]
- Partnerships between Ridehailing Companies and Public Transit Agencies: An Exploration of Inter-agency Learning about Pilot Programs (2019) [report]
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
OTHER
- Why Do Some Transit Agencies Form Shared-Use Mobility Partnerships while Others Do Not? [Policy Brief]
- Additional information: UCT ITS website