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Messages for Getting People to Bike Need to Be Revamped
Veronica O. Davis speaks at the podium as Arlington County Commuter Services bureau chief Chris Hamilton looks on. Veronica O. Davis thinks “bike to work” is the wrong message. “Bike advocates need to...
View ArticleOn-Demand Transit. Now That Sounds Like a Winning Idea!
What if you could get around cities with an option that combined the simplicity of Uber and the affordability of systems like D.C.’s Metrobus or Arlington’s ART buses? It would be an on-demand transit...
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Boston, Vegas Startups Tap Smart-Route Tech
Pop-up transit companies like Bridj and Shift are taking advantage of today’s growing amount of data availability and creating flexible transit systems that come to the customer instead of vice versa....
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Mobility Lab’s Top 10 Stories of 2014
Uber, Sidecar, and Lyft Are Great Options, But They Are Not Ridesharing Companies– Although these companies still mistakenly refer to themselves as “ridesharing” services, they should be commended for...
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D.C., S.F., Austin Among Top-Ranked Cities for Technology-Enabled Transportation
TDM TAKEAWAY Helping cities facilitate transit-tech adoption is a major role for transit and TDM agencies. Washington D.C. grabs the number-3 spot in a new study of 70 cities and the...
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How Uber Envisions Driving Down the Cost of Transportation
TDM TAKEAWAY Cities should be planning and working with UberPool and similar providers as transportation options expand and potentially become more affordable. A few days ago, Bill Gurley — who is an...
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SXSW Hackers Suggest Austin Transportation Improvements
TDM TAKEAWAY An affordable way for cities to make improvements is to convene transportation enthusiasts. Austin, home to great music, festivals and tech, is also facing some great challenges. Thanks...
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Uber, Lyft Have Opportunity to Complement Local Transit Networks
TDM TAKEAWAY Governments need to be exploring how to integrate new ride-hailing services into their transportation networks. We hear a lot about how Uber and Lyft are impacting traditional taxis, but...
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Taking Bridj in D.C. Offers Great New Option, and Maybe Even Some Time Savings
TDM TAKEAWAY Bridj offers places (where available) a potentially great new transportation option. I switched up my usual commute this morning and ditched my bike for the chance to try out Bridj, a...
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Uber, Lyft Get a Carpool Competitor in D.C.
TDM TAKEAWAY Options that combine ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft and tech-enabled ridesharing could serve consumers who desire sustainability and more affordability. Boston-based Bridj...
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Should Uber Get Special Treatment? A Look at Sharing-Economy Rules
Rendering of proposed Uber headquarters in San Francisco TDM TAKEAWAY Confusion on regulations for startups is making it tricky for cities and states to innovate with public transportation....
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Transportation Startups Could Be the “Next Great Small Business”
TDM TAKEAWAY Nurturing local startups is a great way to find better transportation options. The new shared-ride mobility company Split, operating out of Washington D.C., was one of two transportation...
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Uber’s Plan for Self-Driving Cars Bigger Than Its Taxi Disruption
TDM TAKEAWAY Uber’s disruption of the taxi industry is yesterday’s news. How should we approach its many other approaching disruptions? Uber has fundamentally changed the taxi industry. But its...
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In Rush-Hour D.C., Abundance of Transportation Options Look “Amazing”
(Left to right) goDCgo’s Grace Oran, and ATP’s Maggie Awad, Brendan Casey, Keara Mehlert, and Jonathan Bollhoefer TDM TAKEAWAY In the exciting new world of transportation options, it pays to know which...
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Uber’s New Wave of Urban Design. Are Cities Ready?
TDM TAKEAWAY Governments need to support and find ways to integrate sharing-economy systems into the traditional systems. As far as billion-dollar companies go, if Walmart is the poster child of...
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Through Open Data, Taxis Can Be a Platform for Innovation
TDM TAKEAWAY Standardized, open data feeds for taxis can provide more options for riders and foster better competition with ride-hailing companies. There’s no denying transportation network companies...
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Carsharing Growing Around the World with More User-Friendly Options
OPTION OPPORTUNITIES Leaders can reach green initiatives and improve traffic if they find ways to promote how carsharing services are becoming more attractive. Carsharing, which is projected in a new...
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Ride-Hailing Services Present Major Gap in Access for People with...
OPTION OPPORTUNITIES Ride-hailing companies are uniquely positioned to offer key transportation services to people with disabilities. They’re not there yet. Many regions – like the Washington, D.C.,...
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Academia Giving Cities Lots of Ideas to Improve Traffic
OPTION OPPORTUNITIES Exciting academic research is happening and city planners need to use it in practice rather than placing it into 20-year vision plans. It’s a really good thing that some of the...
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How Ridesharing Could Help Solve the Last-Mile Problem
OPTION OPPORTUNITY Ride-hailing services can help provide transit connections for riders and key data for agencies. A few months ago I wrote a post about Uber’s new “Smart Routes” feature and ended by...
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