Interest in Shared-Use Mobility Services in Tribal Communities

Details

• Creators:
  Godavarthy, Ranjit ; Hough, Jill
• Corporate Creators:
  North Dakota State University ; Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ; Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Tribal government
  • Shared mobility
  • Communities
  • Ecosystems
  • Case studies
  • Interviewing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SURTCOM 23-18
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oklahoma ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Technology-enabled, emerging, shared-use mobility services have significantly transformed the transportation ecosystem in urban communities and are beginning to enter more and more rural communities. Shared-use mobility services such as rideshare, carshare, bikeshare, microtransit, etc., are being proven useful to rural communities, but there is much less literature on the usefulness and applicability of these emerging mobility services to U.S. tribal communities. This study addresses the need to better understand the scope for shared-use mobility services in tribal areas, and identify opportunities and challenges in those areas using a three-pronged approach – an exploratory literature scan, a case study with tribes in eastern Oklahoma, and interviews with tribal community stakeholders from across the nation. Based on findings and observations from these three approaches, microtransit (also referred to as rideshare services) and carshare services seemed to be more favored and more relevant shared-use mobility services available to meet the unique transportation needs of tribal communities.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72962/dot_72962_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.41 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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