MOD Resources

Access the following resources for additional support in the adoption and deployment of MOD technologies, policies, and practices. 

MOD Related Initiatives with the USDOT

The following USDOT offices have initiated efforts to conduct research and develop guidance.

• ITS Joint Program Office
• Mobility on Demand Program Factsheet
• Mobility on Demand Operational Concept Report
• MOD Sandbox Independent Evaluation Methodology Plans
• MOD Sandbox Independent Evaluation Reports
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
  • MOD Sandbox Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)
  • Valley Metro
  • Stay tuned for additional independent evaluation reports!
• Multimodal and Accessible Travel Standards Assessment
  • Survey of Standards and Emerging Standards White Paper
  • Forward-Looking Assessment White Paper
• Mobility on Demand Business Models Analysis
  • Business Model Elements
  • Scenario Planning Template
  • Synthesis Report
  • Factsheet
• Mobility on Demand Special Studies
  • Opportunities and Challenges of Shared Micromobility: Safety and Infrastructure
    • (Report Coming Soon)
    • Factsheet
  • Opportunities for Supplementing Off-Peak Fixed Route Transit
    • (Report Coming Soon)
    • Factsheet
• Mobility on Demand Planning and Implementation: Current Practices, Innovations, and Emerging Mobility Futures
• Mobility on Demand Marketplace
  • Mobility Marketplace Connecting Travelers: Concept of Operations Blueprint
• Mobility Marketplace: Integrated Payment Factsheet
• FTA Office of Research and Innovation
• FTA Integrated Mobility Innovation Program
• FTA Accelerating Innovative Mobility
• FTA Shared Mobility Guidance (including FAQs)
• Mobility Performance Measures for Integrated Mobility and Beyond
• Mobility Payment Integration: State-of-the-Practice Scan
• FHWA Office of Operations
• Smartphone Applications to Influence Travel Choices Primer
• Shared Mobility Primer
• Active Transportation and Demand Management Program
• Shared Mobility Global Benchmarking Study
• FHWA Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
• Travel Behavior Shared Mobility and Transportation Equity
• FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
• Integrating Shared Mobility into Regional Multimodal Transportation Planning

Knowledge and Technology Transfer

• Mobility Rush is a biweekly publication, produced with the support of the Federal Transit Administration, that highlights the latest Mobility on Demand (MOD) partnerships.

• 2017-2018 Mobility on Demand webinar series
• MOD webinar 1:  MOD Sandbox - Valley Metro Mobility Program, Pierce Transit Limited Access Connections.  Slide Deck  - Recording
• MOD webinar 2: Integrating Ridesharing with Transit Operations Slide Deck - Recording
• MOD webinar 3: Integrated Platforms and Services   Slide Deck  - Recording
• MOD webinar 4: Incentive-Based Approaches to MOD Slide Deck - Recording
• MOD webinar 5: Standards for flexible service, trip planning, and multimodal payment Slide Deck - Recording

• Mobility on Demand events
• MOD at TRB
• TRB 2017 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge and the Federal Transit Administration’s Mobility on Demand Sandbox: Advancing Multimodal Mobility and Best Practices Workshop
• TRB 2018 - US DOT’s Mobility on Demand (MOD) Initiative: Moving the Economy with Innovation and Understanding
• TRB 2019 – Mobility on Demand: A Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future

• Featured Links
• The Transforming Mobility Ecosystem, U.S. Department of Energy