FTA Mobility on Demand Sandbox Program May 25, 2017 AMORE Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency Rita Ranch Pilot FTA Mobility on Demand Sandbox Program May 25, 2017 Research focused grant to explore mobility options
Project Team/ Partners
Service Area – 16 miles to Tucson CBD Service area boundaries not set- want feedback but have limits with capacity and this being a pilot project
What does the AMORE Service Look Like? Public Transit Carpooling eBike Residents start exploring more diversified mobility options, gradually integrating multimodal travel into their daily life Residents without access to a vehicle will have affordable mobility options Ride-Sharing
AMORE Concept A unified app for accessing different modes Ridesharing (RubyRide) Carpooling (Metropia DUO) Public Transit (RTA) e-Bike Transactions based on Metropia points Customized packages Points can be shared among family members
What does the AMORE Service Look Like? Metropia
Current Public Transportation Route 450 and 110X Potentially more transit trips due to better first/last-mile accessibility
What does the AMORE Service Look Like? Ruby Ride Subscription-based ridesharing On-demand ride Driver background checks
What does the AMORE Service Look Like? Metropia DUO (Driving Up Occupancy) Carpooling and individual drivers
Power Assist Electric Bikes Zero Emissions Comfortable and flexible 20 mph Speed Integrated AMORE platform 35 mile operating range
What does the AMORE Service Look Like? User can earn points by: Providing rides by being a DUO driver Using Metropia App Other community-based campaigns
Project Milestones Survey Service Launch Quarter 1-3 2017 Community Engagement Pre-Sign Ups Service Launch Quarter 1-3 2017 Quarter 4 2017 – Quarter 1 2018
For More Information RTA James McGinnis (jmcginnis@PAGregion.com) Katharine Mitchell (kmitchell@PAGregion.com) Metropia Yi-Chang Chiu (yc.chiu@metropia.com) RubyRide Jeffrey Ericson (jeff@rubyride.co)