Alternative Transit Approaches for Rural Communities

Details

• Creators:
  Fisher, Thomas
• Corporate Creators:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Contributor:
  Gurney, Matti
• Corporate Contributors:
  CTC & Associates LLC ; University of Minnesota. Minnesota Design Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rural transit
  • Shared mobility
  • Human factors engineering
  • Vehicle sharing
  • Rural areas
  • Assets
  • Design
  • Asset management
  • Transportation disadvantaged persons
  • Existing vehicles
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2023-08TS
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board
• Description:
  Innovative or nontraditional transportation programs and platforms have emerged for rural communities, largely fueled by digital technology. Public-private partnerships, car- or bike-shar?ing, and other local networks offer promising solutions to meet rural transit needs more equitably and efficiently. In addition to benefiting underserved populations, these alternative approaches could positively impact local economies. Private automobiles and public vehicles such as school buses sit idle for much of the day. Rec?ognizing the potential to leverage existing community resources and increasingly sophisticated mobile technologies, the Local Road Research Board and MnDOT explored new options to meet the transportation needs of rural communities. The goal of this project was to determine if a shared mobility services approach to rural commu?nity transit can serve rural areas better than current transit practices and services
• Content Notes:
  This Technical Summary pertains to Report 2023-08, “Rural Community Transit Strategies: Building Upon, Expanding and Enhancing Existing Assets and Programs,” published March 2023. More information is available at mdl.mndot.gov
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67840/dot_67840_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40f4d5963c247752c79a55b8824810089895708a7b265aaf9828b177cc87844c