Transportation Network Companies
Surface Parking Lots Making Way for Higher Uses
Are the urban revival and the future of mobility already rendering parking lots obsolete? Chicago provides a case study of a new generation of skyscrapers rising were cars once parked.
Mapping the Law of the Land: Curbside Access
More uses and modes than ever are fighting for curb space in growing cities. Here's an app to make sense of what you can do, and when, along this valued real estate.
Discussing the State of Transit, and its Future, at the Shared Mobility Summit
Elephants in wine glasses and mobility-as-a-metal-band.
Multiple Studies Find Ride-Hailing Contributes to Congestion and Transit Losses
Surveys on ride-hailing conducted by regional planning agencies, academic institutions, and public transit agencies throughout the U.S. reviewed by the Associated Press largely led to the same conclusion: more traffic and reduced use of transit.
Guess Who's Disrupting the Parking and Valet Business
Ride hailing reduces the need for parking services, as well as parking spaces, and parking companies are feeling the effects. New data comes from a major U.S. parking management company based in San Diego, thanks to the Union-Tribune.
AI-Based Ride Hailing Spreads in Japan
A series of partnerships announced is pushing integrating taxi service and artificial intelligence in Japan.
Uber's CEO Wants to Take Over for Buses
Bus advocates aren't going to like the sound of this.
A Closer Look at the Ideas for the 'Smart City' of Toronto's Future
Sidewalk Labs' proposals for the Toronto neighborhood of Quayside reveals a preference for ride hailing over public transit.
How Lyft and Uber Can Fix—Not Cause—Congestion
While evidence mounts that Uber and Lyft are stealing rides from public transit, there's still a chance for ride-hailing apps to do more to help than hurt congestion. The key: using ride-hailing apps to carpool.
Partnership With Uber to Support Transportation Planning in Cincinnati
A partnership between the ride-hailing company Uber, the city of Cincinnati, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is sign that maybe transit and Uber aren't mutually exclusive.
Do Rideshare and Goods Delivery Need Their Own Curb Space?
On some busy blocks, Uber and Lyft drivers have nowhere safe to park. Neither do parcel delivery personnel. Shared use mobility zones could address the problem.
Hope for Public Transit
No, technology and private industry is not ending the need for public transit, according to Jarrett Walker.
The Risk of Trusting Mobility Services to the Ubers of the World
The potential risks of privatizing mobility are scrutinized in a Canadian city that subsidizes Uber rides.
New Study Provides a Counter-Narrative for Ride-Hailing Companies
A new study finds evidence that ride-hailing trips are at least as efficient, and often more efficient, than private, personal automobile trips.
Congestion Pricing—Only for Ride-Hailing Services
Uber and other ride hailing services have put a lot of cars on the road. Could a congestion fee on users of these services help curb the impact of those cars?
Uber Valuation Down Sharply Since 2015
Scandals and growing competition have contributed to the declining value of the transportation network company.
Women-Only Ride-Hailing: A Safety Solution?
In Mexico, one popular app illustrates the feasibility and efficacy of women-only transportation models.
Study: Uber Replacing Ambulances Nationwide
An ambulance ride can cost thousands of dollars—even surge pricing won't top that (most of the time.)
Chicago's Innovative Ride-Hailing Tax Approved
The Chicago City Council has approved a new budget that includes a new transit funding mechanism that could level the playing field for transit.
More Cities Replacing Parking With Drop-Off Zones for Ride-Hailing Companies
More than one city has ditched parking in response to the congestion and conflicts created by ride-hailing pick-ups and drop-offs .
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
