Shared Mobility
This online engineering PDH course provides an overview of the current practices in the field of shared mobility, and it also offers a look toward the future of shared mobility evolution and development.
This course provides an introduction and background to shared mobility; discusses the government’s role; reviews success stories; examines challenges, lessons learned, and proposed solutions; and concludes with guiding principles for public agencies.
Shared mobility, the shared use of a vehicle, bicycle, or other mode, is an innovative transportation strategy that enables users to gain short-term access to transportation modes on an as-needed basis. The term shared mobility includes various forms of carsharing, bikesharing, ridesharing (carpooling and vanpooling), on-demand ride services, and can also include alternative transit services.
A number of environmental, social, and transportation-related benefits have been reported from the use of shared mobility modes. Several studies have documented reduced vehicle use, ownership, and vehicle miles/kilometers traveled. Cost savings and convenience are frequently cited as popular reasons for shifting to a shared mode.
This 8 PDH online course is applicable to transportation engineers and professionals who are interested in learning more about shared mobility practices and evolution.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the effect of labor and consumer trends as well as technological trends on the shared mobility service
- Familiarizing with the shared mobility service options: Membership-based self-service model, peer-to-peer (P2P) service models, non-membership self-service model, etc.
- Learning about the impact of shared mobility modes: carsharing, bikesharing, ridesharing, and ridesourcing
- Knowing the role of public agencies in the areas of health, safety, and consumer protection
- Identifying the insurance policies for different shared mobility mode
- Understanding the role of public agencies in parking and rights of way for carsharing, public bikesharing and high-the shuttles
- Recognizing the role of public agencies in signage and advertising, multimodal integration, planning process, data sharing and privacy and standardization
- Recognizing the role of public agencies in providing access to shared mobility for people with low-income and disabilities and older adults
- Addressing the future challenges such as encouraging multimodal integration, ensuring accessibility and equity of shared modes for all transportation users
- Understanding how to balance data sharing with privacy and the insurance regulations, availability and affordability
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