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Shared Mobility
New research shows that ride sharing contributes to increased congestion and decreased transit ridership.
MIT News
With some strategic planning on the part of transit agencies and operators, shared e-scooters can be an important ally in the fight against car dependence.
Greater Greater Washington
With pooled services suspended through the pandemic and research showing most users prefer private rides, will shared rides continue to play a role in urban transportation?
Bloomberg CityLab
After years of outright banning them, New York City is finally giving e-scooters a chance to operate on its streets.
Curbed
An exposé of the dramatic rise and fall of JUMP bikes under the ownership of Uber, in partnership with cities all over the United States.
Motherboard
Planning conferences are among the events experiencing the effects of Coronavirus mitigation measures.
Chicago Tribune
Parking garages and lots could help shape the new mobility landscape in important ways that go far beyond storing cars.
Smart Cities Dive
Publically-owned bikeshare company B-Cycle will be scrapped and eventually be replaced, and the city is also planning to overhaul it's pilot dockless bike and scooter rental program.
The Denver Post
A summer program incorporated adaptive bikes into the region’s bikeshare network as a first step in making the system accessible to more riders.
Next City
A new book traces the path of the influential mobility company from its earliest days and through its many organizational and leadership ups and downs.
CityLab
The collective of micromobility and shared mobility operators is tasked with developing an integrated system that would better serve the diverse needs of travelers.
CityLab
As the company plans to cease operations in a number of markets, carsharing’s future in the rapidly shifting world of mobility is unclear.
Smart Cities Dive
The app is expanding to include information about public transit and micromobility options as part of Lyft’s goal to make travel easier.
CityLab
The latest arrival on the shared mobility scene are Revel mopeds, part of the next generation of devices offering an alternative to car travel.
Slate
Since its founding a decade ago, Uber has reshaped the world through a trajectory of highs and lows.
The New York Times
Companies are looking to generate profits, but customers have come to expect low-cost, subsidized travel and raising prices will prove challenging.
Time
The company hopes that a broader service area and discounted rides will help people better access transit services.
Chicago Tribune
Transit ridership is dropping, but a closer look at causes points to the role bike share could play in making transit a better option.
Curbed
A new service in St. Paul and Minneapolis will assist riders at both ends of their rides.
Pioneer Press
Mobility companies are sitting on troves of valuable data. Sharing data with cities remains an issue, but both sides are becoming more aware of the mutual benefits.
Move Forward
