"To provide for a variety of trips through micromobility sharing, a lot of attention is given to solving the first- and last-mile connection for residents in large cities. Programs like bike- and scooter-share don't fill that gap, but ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber can. Combined with public transport networks that incorporate buses, trams, and subways, most people would be forgiven for assuming that Americans across the country have access to so much choice that"
"When stepping outside medium- and large-scale cities, however, these services become less reliable and sometimes non-existent. A repercussion of lower ridership due to COVID-19 combined with ongoing budget cuts to transit agencies has caused a significant decrease in frequent and reliable public transit service for small and rural communities. Where shared mobility services support some of these gaps in more populated areas, the distances required to travel coupled with externalities like lack of safe infrastructure to cycle on, lack of a mobile phone, and even"
In many U.S. cities, micromobility and ride-hailing complement buses, trams, and subways, improving first- and last-mile access. Outside medium and large cities, shared services and transit become unreliable or absent, worsened by COVID-19 ridership loss and agency budget cuts. Low density, long distances, unsafe cycling infrastructure, lack of mobile phones or credit cards, and poor ridership make private bike- and scooter-share unviable. Popular transportation, or informal microtransit, offers flexible, community-driven solutions to serve transit deserts. Microtransit can extend coverage, adapt to local needs, and provide affordable, accessible options where conventional transit and private shared mobility fail.
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