National Institute for Transportation and Communities

This project translates research into practice through developing two practitioner-ready tools using findings from NITC project #1401 “Mobility for the People: Evaluating Equity Requirements in Shared Mobility Programs”. In “Mobility for the People,” we confirmed our hypotheses that while many US cities implement shared mobility program equity requirements, specific requirements range dramatically. In addition, many requirements are not supported by data collection efforts and evaluation metr... Read More

Regular assessment and improvement of the performance of public transit systems are essential for transit service providers given limited funding and growing public needs. Performance evaluation can help transit agencies identify underperforming services, plan for potential investments, justify investments, and communicate accomplishments and challenges. However, the evaluation of transit system performance is complex and challenging due to the diverse and competing goals of a public transpor... Read More