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Shared Mobility Current Practices and Guiding Principles Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Quality Assurance Statement The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement. Cover photographs courtesy of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. FHWA-HOP-16-022 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Shared Mobility: Current Practices and Guiding Principles April 2016 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Susan Shaheen (UC Berkeley), Adam Cohen (UC Berkeley), Ismail Zohdy Report No. (Booz Allen Hamilton) 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. 11. Contract or Grant No. 20 M St. SE, Suite 1000 DTFH61-12-D-00047 Washington, DC 20003 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period U.S. Department of Transportation Covered Federal Highway Administration October 2014 – March 2016 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington, DC 20590 HOTM 15. Supplementary Notes The Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) was Wayne Berman and Technical Support was Allen Greenberg. 16. Abstract This primer provides an introduction and background to shared mobility; discusses the government’s role; reviews success stories; examines challenges, lessons learned, and proposed solutions; and concludes with guiding principles for public agencies. The primer provides an overview of current practices in this emerging field, and it also looks toward the future in the evolution and development of shared mobility. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Shared Mobility, Guiding Principles, No restrictions Transportation Policy, Planning, Operations, Carsharing, Bikesharing, Ridesharing, Ridesourcing 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified Pages 120 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized Shared Mobility Primer| i Shared Mobility Primer| ii SI* (MODERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND SYMBOL LENGTH in Inches 25.4 millimeters mm ft Feet 0.305 meters m yd Yards 0.914 meters m mi Miles 1.61 kilometers km AREA in2 square inches 645.2 square millimeters mm2 ft2 square feet 0.093 square meters m2 yd2 square yard 0.836 square meters m2 ac Acres 0.405 hectares ha mi2 square miles 2.59 square kilometers km2 VOLUME fl oz fluid ounces 29.57 milliliters mL gal gallons 3.785 liters L ft3 cubic feet 0.028 cubic meters m3 yd3 cubic yards 0.765 cubic meters m3 NOTE: volumes greater than 1000 L shall be shown in m3 MASS oz ounces 28.35 grams g lb pounds 0.454 kilograms kg T short tons (2000 lb) 0.907 megagrams Mg (or (or "metric ton") "t") TEMPERATURE (exact degrees) oF Fahrenheit 5 (F-32)/9 Celsius oC or (F-32)/1.8 ILLUMINATION fc foot-candles 10.76 lux lx fl foot-Lamberts 3.426 candela/m2 cd/m2 FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS lbf poundforce 4.45 newtons N lbf/in2 poundforce per square inch 6.89 kilopascals kPa Shared Mobility Primer| iii SI* (MODERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS (CONTINUED) APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM SI UNITS SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND SYMBOL LENGTH mm millimeters 0.039 inches in m meters 3.28 feet ft m meters 1.09 yards yd km kilometers 0.621 miles mi AREA mm2 square millimeters 0.0016 square inches in2 m2 square meters 10.764 square feet ft2 m2 square meters 1.195 square yards yd2 ha hectares 2.47 acres ac km2 square kilometers 0.386 square miles mi2 VOLUME mL milliliters 0.034 fluid ounces fl oz L Liters 0.264 gallons gal m3 cubic meters 35.314 cubic feet ft3 m3 cubic meters 1.307 cubic yards yd3 MASS g grams 0.035 ounces oz kg kilograms 2.202 pounds lb Mg (or megagrams (or "metric 1.103 short tons (2000 lb) T "t") ton") TEMPERATURE (exact degrees) oC Celsius 1.8C+32 Fahrenheit oF ILLUMINATION lx Lux 0.0929 foot-candles fc cd/m2 candela/m2 0.2919 foot-Lamberts fl FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS N newtons 0.225 poundforce lbf kPa kilopascals 0.145 poundforce per lbf/in2 square inch Shared Mobility Primer| iv Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ IX CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 How to Use This Document ...................................................................................................... 3 Shared Mobility Primer Overview ............................................................................................. 3 Key Terms Used in the Primer .................................................................................................. 4 References .................................................................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER 2. OVERVIEW OF SHARED MOBILITY SERVICES ....................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 Labor and Consumer Trends ............................................................................................... 7 Technological Trends .......................................................................................................... 8 Shared Mobility Service Options............................................................................................... 9 Membership-Based Self-Service Models .......................................................................... 11 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Service Models ................................................................................... 13 Non-Membership Self-Service Models ............................................................................. 15 For-Hire Service Models ................................................................................................... 18 Mass Transit Services ........................................................................................................ 21 References ................................................................................................................................ 22 CHAPTER 3. SHARED MOBILITY IMPACTS: CURRENT UNDERSTANDING .......... 23 Carsharing ................................................................................................................................ 23 Bikesharing .............................................................................................................................. 25 Ridesharing .............................................................................................................................. 27 Shared Mobility Primer| v Ridesourcing ............................................................................................................................ 27 References ................................................................................................................................ 28 CHAPTER 4. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AGENCIES IN SHARED MOBILITY ................ 31 Health, Safety, and Consumer Protection ................................................................................ 32 Taxation ................................................................................................................................... 35 Insurance .................................................................................................................................. 38 Carsharing .......................................................................................................................... 39 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Carsharing ........................................................................................... 39 Bikesharing ........................................................................................................................ 40 Ridesharing ........................................................................................................................ 40 For-Hire Driver Laws ........................................................................................................ 41 Parking and Rights-of-Way ..................................................................................................... 43 Carsharing
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