microtransit

A Glimpse of Microtransit at an Early Stage: The SmaRT Ride Consumer Market in the Sacramento Area

Research Product Type
Policy Brief
Microtransit can potentially offer greater efficiency and more equitable service than ride-hailing services, and it may fill gaps in traditional transit services. Aiming to fill this gap, in 2021, researchers at the University of California, Davis conducted focus groups and an online survey of SmaRT Ride adopters and users of other means of transportation in the Sacramento area.

Dataset: Dataset of microtransit consumer market in the Sacramento Area, California

Research Product Type
Data
What factors could strengthen or discourage a microtransit adopter to continue to use it? Who are these early adopters of microtransit? Guided by the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to fill the gap by conducting a large-scale survey focus on microtransit adopters and other means of transportation users in the Sacramento area of California in 2021 to address these research questions.

Exploring Microtransit Adoption and Impacts on Transportation Access of Underserved Populations

  • Principal Investigator Yan Xing, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This research focuses on transportation of underserved people in the Sacramento area of California and aims to explore their barriers to and facilitators of adoption of a technology-enabled on-demand service—microtransit—and how and to what extent it helps get access to services and employment by employing quantitative methods based on data collected through phone and intercept surveys.
Project Status
In Progress

Exploring the Consumer Market of Microtransit Services in the Sacramento Area, California

Research Product Type
Research Report
What factors could work as facilitators or barriers in their willingness to adopt microtransit? Who are the early adopters of microtransit? Guided by the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to fill the gap in knowledge by conducting a large-scale survey of microtransit adopters and users of other means of transportation in the Sacramento area of California in 2021.