Transit-Ridehail Partnerships - Revision history

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Approach to Transit-Ridehail Partnerships

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== Introduction ==

== Route Replacements ==

== First-/Last-Mile Partnerships ==

== Payment Partnerships ==

== References ==

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 === Paratransit Partnerships ===
-Boston Paratransit contract
+Boston Paratransit contract: In an effort to test cost-effective ways to provide for demand responsive paratransit the MBTA partnered up with Uber, Lyft and Curb to offer subsidized ride hailing for its paratransit (The Ride) customers.<ref>On Demand Pilot, The MBTA, https://www.mbta.com/accessibility/the-ride/on-demand-pilot</ref>
 A smaller paratransit partnership is Greater Richmond Transit Company's (GRTC) agreement with two "hybrid TNCs" for same-day service for ADA paratransit riders.  GRTC issued an RFP with a deliberate focus on ADA and Titile VI services.  The partnership requires a 2-hour advance notice and can be reserved up to 30-days in advance.  Drivers receive ADA and sensitivity training and provide door-to-door service when needed.  The agency and companies also have agreed to extensive data sharing.<ref name=":0" />

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 == Introduction ==
-Several public sector transit agencies have begun to partner with TNCs to either augment, assist, or even replace their existing service.
+Several public sector transit agencies have begun to partner with TNCs to either augment, assist, or even replace portions of their existing service.
 Pinellas County in Florida developed the first US partnership with a TNC, doing so in response to drastic service cuts the agency made due to low ridership. Instead of cutting service to some areas entirely, Pinellas Suncoast Transit began discounting Uber rides $5. Similar partnerships have begun to take shape across the country. While these have been mostly in smaller cities, Boston has begun using Lyft and Uber to provide conventional paratransit service, citing significant cost savings over handling the operation in-agency.<ref>Joseph Schweiterman and Mallory Livingston.  "A Review of Partnerships between Transportation Network Companies and Public Agencies in the United States."  TRB, 2019.  https://trid.trb.org/view/1572575</ref>
 === Target Markets<ref name=":0">TRB Webinar.  "Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network Companies."  17 July 2019.</ref> ===
 * Late night or special events
 * Suburban mobility
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 === What makes a good pilot? ===
 * '''Function:'''  What is the problem we are trying to solve?
 * '''Market:'''  What areas are hurting for attention?

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 # '''Operate'''
 # '''Terminate:'''  Transit agencies should experiment and terminate the engagement if goals can't be met.
 == Policy Context ==
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 === Route Replacements ===
-As substitutes, a shift from a city providing fixed-route, fixed-schedule bus service to on-demand subsidized TNCs can drastically reduce overall ridership. Bruce Schaller cites the situation in San Clemente, where the city contracted with Lyft to provide service on two recently-eliminated bus routes (2018). At last measure, daily bus ridership in those two corridors was 650 passengers. Lyft as a replacement, however, is averaging 70 daily riders, an 89-percent decrease. While this may ultimately be a net savings for the transit agency, it does represent a shift in mode or reduction in mobility for previous bus riders. Schaller aptly argues that TNCs should be used as extensions to transit service, not as replacements.<ref>Bruce Schaller.  "The New Mobility: Lyft, Uber, and the Future of American Cities."  http://www.schallerconsult.com/rideservices/automobility.pdf</ref>
+As substitutes, a shift from a city providing fixed-route, fixed-schedule bus service to on-demand subsidized TNCs can drastically reduce overall ridership. Bruce Schaller cites the situation in San Clemente, where the city contracted with Lyft to provide service on two recently-eliminated bus routes (2018). At last measure, daily bus ridership in those two corridors was 650 passengers. Lyft as a replacement, however, is averaging 70 daily riders, an 89-percent decrease. While this may ultimately be a net savings for the transit agency, it does represent a shift in mode or reduction in mobility for previous bus riders. Schaller argues that TNCs should be used as extensions to transit service, not as replacements.<ref>Bruce Schaller.  "The New Mobility: Lyft, Uber, and the Future of American Cities."  http://www.schallerconsult.com/rideservices/automobility.pdf</ref>
 Another form of route replacement is suburban mobility.  One example is Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority's (LAVTA) partnerships with Lyft, Uber, and DeSoto Cab Company (for ADA and Title VI).  This partnership applied to shared rides only.  This partnership included incentives for WAV trip availability and responsiveness.  Unlike in San Clemente, fixed route ridership actually increased, which can be possibly explained by the partnership's ability to connect customers to existing rail services like BART.<ref name=":1" />
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 === Paratransit Partnerships ===
 Boston Paratransit contract
 === Programs that Indirectly Promote Transit ===
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 == References ==

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 Several public sector transit agencies have begun to partner with TNCs to either augment, assist, or even replace their existing service.
-Pinellas County in Florida developed the first US partnership with a TNC, doing so in response to drastic service cuts the agency made due to low ridership. Instead of cutting service to some areas entirely, Pinellas Suncoast Transit began discounting Uber rides $5. Similar partnerships have begun to take shape across the country. While these have been mostly in smaller cities, Boston has begun using Lyft and Uber to provide conventional paratransit service, citing significant cost savings over handling the operation in-agency (Schwieterman, 2018).
+Pinellas County in Florida developed the first US partnership with a TNC, doing so in response to drastic service cuts the agency made due to low ridership. Instead of cutting service to some areas entirely, Pinellas Suncoast Transit began discounting Uber rides $5. Similar partnerships have begun to take shape across the country. While these have been mostly in smaller cities, Boston has begun using Lyft and Uber to provide conventional paratransit service, citing significant cost savings over handling the operation in-agency.<ref>Joseph Schweiterman and Mallory Livingston.  "A Review of Partnerships between Transportation Network Companies and Public Agencies in the United States."  TRB, 2019.  https://trid.trb.org/view/1572575</ref>
-=== Target Markets ===
+=== Target Markets<ref name=":0">TRB Webinar.  "Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network Companies."  17 July 2019.</ref> ===
 * Late night or special events
 * Suburban mobility
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 * Guaranteed ride home
-=== Approach to Transit-Ridehail Partnerships ===
+=== Approach to Transit-Ridehail Partnerships<ref name=":0" /> ===
-# '''Motivation:'''  Find ways to save money, increase ridership, or demonstrate innovation
+# '''Motivation:'''  Find ways to save money, increase ridership, or demonstrate innovation.  Focus on core transit service and quality improvements.
-# '''Engage:'''  Commence informal talks or issue an RFP
+# '''Engage:'''  Commence informal talks or issue an RFP.  Collaboration enables headway on data sharing, solutions for WAV, cash pay, and non-smartphone customers.
 # '''Negotiate:'''  Focus on data sharing, ADA, and Title VI
 # '''Operate'''
 == Policy Context ==
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 === First-/Last-Mile Partnerships ===
 Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is partnering with Lyft to offer a “Blue at Night” service, which discounts up to 20 shared rides at $3 each to and from Expo Line Stations on Friday and Saturday nights from 8:00 PM to 3:00 AM (Big Blue Bus, 2018).
 === Route Replacements ===
-As substitutes, a shift from a city providing fixed-route, fixed-schedule bus service to on-demand subsidized TNCs can drastically reduce overall ridership. Bruce Schaller cites the situation in San Clemente, where the city contracted with Lyft to provide service on two recently-eliminated bus routes (2018). At last measure, daily bus ridership in those two corridors was 650 passengers. Lyft as a replacement, however, is averaging 70 daily riders, an 89-percent decrease. While this may ultimately be a net savings for the transit agency, it does represent a shift in mode or reduction in mobility for previous bus riders. Schaller aptly argues that TNCs should be used as extensions to transit service, not as replacements.
+As substitutes, a shift from a city providing fixed-route, fixed-schedule bus service to on-demand subsidized TNCs can drastically reduce overall ridership. Bruce Schaller cites the situation in San Clemente, where the city contracted with Lyft to provide service on two recently-eliminated bus routes (2018). At last measure, daily bus ridership in those two corridors was 650 passengers. Lyft as a replacement, however, is averaging 70 daily riders, an 89-percent decrease. While this may ultimately be a net savings for the transit agency, it does represent a shift in mode or reduction in mobility for previous bus riders. Schaller aptly argues that TNCs should be used as extensions to transit service, not as replacements.<ref>Bruce Schaller.  "The New Mobility: Lyft, Uber, and the Future of American Cities."  http://www.schallerconsult.com/rideservices/automobility.pdf</ref>
 === Payment Partnerships ===
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 Informal (no exchange of funds)
 == References ==

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 Pinellas County in Florida developed the first US partnership with a TNC, doing so in response to drastic service cuts the agency made due to low ridership. Instead of cutting service to some areas entirely, Pinellas Suncoast Transit began discounting Uber rides $5. Similar partnerships have begun to take shape across the country. While these have been mostly in smaller cities, Boston has begun using Lyft and Uber to provide conventional paratransit service, citing significant cost savings over handling the operation in-agency (Schwieterman, 2018).
-== First-/Last-Mile Partnerships ==
+=== Target Markets ===
 Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is partnering with Lyft to offer a “Blue at Night” service, which discounts up to 20 shared rides at $3 each to and from Expo Line Stations on Friday and Saturday nights from 8:00 PM to 3:00 AM (Big Blue Bus, 2018).
-== Route Replacements ==
+=== Route Replacements ===
 As substitutes, a shift from a city providing fixed-route, fixed-schedule bus service to on-demand subsidized TNCs can drastically reduce overall ridership. Bruce Schaller cites the situation in San Clemente, where the city contracted with Lyft to provide service on two recently-eliminated bus routes (2018). At last measure, daily bus ridership in those two corridors was 650 passengers. Lyft as a replacement, however, is averaging 70 daily riders, an 89-percent decrease. While this may ultimately be a net savings for the transit agency, it does represent a shift in mode or reduction in mobility for previous bus riders. Schaller aptly argues that TNCs should be used as extensions to transit service, not as replacements.
-== Payment Partnerships ==
+=== Payment Partnerships ===
 Uber in Denver
-== Paratransit Partnerships ==
+=== Paratransit Partnerships ===
 Boston Paratransit contract
-== Programs that Indirectly Promote Transit ==
+=== Programs that Indirectly Promote Transit ===
 Lyft Complete Streets
 == References ==

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