Inside the Transportation Data Tug of War Supported by The Overhead Wire and written by Nate Berg The relationship between cities and new mobility companies was tense from the start.   Uber, which launched in San Francisco in 2010, had spread across the country by the end of 2011, opening... View Article

Preparing Public Transportation for the Future: Three Guiding Principles Travel behavior is undergoing a period of significant change in many urban areas. In recent years, public transit ridership, and bus ridership in particular, has fallen in many major U.S. metropolitan regions. While many travelers are still dependent on the personal... View Article

Late-Night Transportation:  How Two Public Agencies Are Filling Service Gaps  Through Mobility on Demand By Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen   Late-night transportation options are critical to meeting the travel needs of late-night/early-morning commuters, particularly those without an automobile who need employment access and other services. In some cases, riders may... View Article

Convergence of Sharing and Automation:  Need for Proactive Public Policy and Research Understanding By Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen In recent years, on-demand passenger and courier services – known as Mobility on Demand (MOD) – have grown rapidly due to technology advancements; changing consumer patterns (both mobility and retail consumption); and... View Article

Seven Goods Delivery Innovations: Transforming Transportation & Consumer Behavior By Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen Mobility on Demand (MOD) is an innovative concept based on the principle that transportation is a commodity where modes have economic values that are distinguishable in terms of cost, journey time, wait time, number of connections,... View Article