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Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: City of Palo Alto and Bay Area Fair Value Commuting Evaluation Report
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2021-12-01
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Corporate Contributors:United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
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Abstract:This report documents the results of an independent evaluation of the City of Palo Alto and Bay Area Fair Value Commuting (FVC) Demonstration project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program. Commuter transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area is still predominated by single-occupant vehicle (SOV), and the use of alternative commute modes among employees remains low. This is mainly due to the unavailability of alternative modes in certain areas and their low level of convenience in areas where they do exist, which decreases the ability of commuters to conduct multimodal trips given a lack of integrated trip planning, interoperability between transportation service providers, and a unified payment system. To reduce the use of SOVs in the Bay Area, this project aimed to develop two key concepts—an integrated trip planning platform and a cashout system. The demonstration was conducted in the California cities of Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. The evaluation analyzed the project’s impacts on SOV use, commute vehicle miles traveled (VMT), energy consumption and emissions, public transit ridership, and accessibility and mobility of lower-income employees. Overall, results showed that the pilot program reduced SOV commuting in the Bay Area, which led to a decrease in total commute VMT, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions. The pilot also encouraged employees to use alternative modes of transportation and enhanced more positive attitudes toward public transit. Most hypotheses in this evaluation were supported, and the project produced lessons learned that may advance the design of similar projects in the future.
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