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Better Mobility For Seniors? TNCs and the Santa Monica MODE and GoMonrovia Programs
Santa Monica and Monrovia have partnered with private ride-hail companies to provide on-demand rides for seniors.
March 20, 2019
LADOT Operating New ‘LAnow’ MicroTransit Shuttle in Westside Neighborhoods
LAnow is an on-demand shared-ride pilot shuttle service operating in Del Rey, Mar Vista, Palms, and Venice.
March 13, 2019
Metro Board Approves Studies of Congestion Pricing and TNC Fees
Today's Metro approvals represent small steps forward for congestion pricing, TNC fees, and project acceleration. Time well tell what will actually get implemented.
February 28, 2019
Metro Launches ‘Mobility on Demand’ First/Last Mile Pilot
Metro partners with Via to run Lyft/Uber type service for first/last mile trips for Artesia, NoHo, and El Monte stations
January 28, 2019
Also in Metro’s 28 by 2028 Funding Proposal: New Mobility Fees – Mostly on Lyft, Uber
Metro is recommending new fees on Uber, Lyft, and private shared devices - e-scooters, e-bikes, and bike-share.
January 25, 2019
Transit Lessons from Shanghai
If we fail to grasp the principle of point-to-point flexibility in transit planning, we will be forever baffled as to why transit continues to lose ridership.
May 2, 2018
New Bruce Schaller Report: Recommendations for Regulating Taxi & Ride-Hail
Transportation consultant Bruce Schaller released a new report with valuable advice for states and municipalities as they work to ensure that ride-hail companies best serve the common good. Ride-hail, or TNCs (Transportation Network Companies), includes primarily Uber and Lyft. Schaller was one of Janette Sadik-Khan's key deputy commissioners in the New York City Department of Transportation. His report, titled Unfinished Business: A Blueprint for Uber, Lyft and Taxi Regulation, was the subject of a talk Schaller gave yesterday at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.
October 13, 2016