Autonomous vehicles (AVs) utilize new technology that promises to enhance transportation equity, accessibility, and safety; however, their acceptance by consumers, as well future performance, is reliant upon the planners understanding public's perceptions of current services. Most existing studies evaluate opinions AV were conducted using stated preference surveys in metropolitan areas with multiple public transit options; little emphasis was given a qualitative approach included all...

This study explores how people with disabilities perceive and accept autonomous vehicles (AVs) as a technology to improve their mobility. A focus group discussion was conducted explore individuals' preferences towards integrating level 4 AVs into the existing microtransit service in Arlington, Texas. Participants demonstrated positive perception integration of current infrastructure. The results suggest that accessibility well-designed built environment is vital adopting by disabilities....

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are new technologies with the potential of becoming a viable mobility option that mitigates key transportation barriers. This study aims to understand concerns and preferences proposed AV service in Arlington, Texas, through focus group discussions both university public participants. Results indicate groups were concerned about spatial accessibility, capacity, trip cost, disability friendliness service. University participants believed would be safer than other...

Insufficient federal transportation funds have forced counties and cities to propose local taxes fund new transportation, meaning poor coordination across jurisdictions. This article examines similar conducted multi-jurisdictionally as a potential solution. study uses archival evidence, legal statutes, interviews understand how seven-county Bay Area proposal was put together, this process compared with what is known about option tax processes. It concludes that multi-jurisdictional funding...

App-based, on-demand services are a nascent mode of public transportation, which can provide point to first-last mile access fixed route transit, or serve in place paratransit, among other uses. First-last service has emerged as dominant model the Federal Transit Administration's MOD Sandbox Program. However this also requires strong integration between app-based, and traditional lines they connect to. Following previous research identifying role transit governmental institutions play...

Because of the stagnation federal money for new transportation infrastructure, local jurisdictions have increasingly found need to fund capital projects themselves through voter initiatives, known as option taxes. Localized funding decisions make coordination across more difficult despite growing needs solve regional problems, such air quality, economic growth, and transport economically disadvantaged. In an effort self-finance while building integrated system, some regions taken ambitious...

Metropolitan public transportation systems vary in their performance and governance, evidence suggests linkages between these. However, such remain largely untested due to the complexity of governance absence reliable valid measures it. We develop a conceptual framework for understanding metropolitan system using familiar concepts polycentricity fragmentation. introduce novel concept topology parse many organizational arrangements interorganizational relationships that comprise governance....

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Despite strong interest in toll finance, the process of decision making and revenue allocation is not well understood. This study examined road data over 10 years, to understand how was spent, whether there were differences by governance structure. A representative sample 60 roads across 20 US states catalogued, selected based on their structure, centerline miles, rate increase since 2007. Archival sources identify whether/how much tolls had increased/decreased, question methods affected...

Transportation governance is an understudied topic, despite its potential to have significant influences on the quality of transit service, and integration services across agencies. Past research has usually tackled this topic obliquely, or through studies focused a single region multiple regions in state. The present study builds foundation systemic analysis data measuring jurisdictional fragmentation cross-jurisdictional formal institutions facilitating ties agency local government...

This study examines how the voluntary nature of local membership in transportation agencies can impact resource allocation, drawing on details from a major US transit agency state that lets cities opt or out membership. finds significant correlation between opt-outs and service using national data. have allocation decision making over time, their effect decades, equity implications, historical case analysis Dallas Area Rapid Transit system (DART). concludes authorizing legislation allowing...