Lyft, Transit, and the Future of Mobility in CA Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy emily@lyft.com | @emilycastor
Our roads are filled with too many cars
But we still lack access to mobility
impact how does Lyft affect mobility? Most LA-area jobs are out of 25% reach by transit � � Percentage of population in LA MSA the average job can reach in 90 min. by transit. � Brookings Institution, 2012
We’ve given commuters two choices
Twentieth-Century Choice vs. Macro Transit Car Ownership • Fixed route • Choice of route • Fixed schedule • Choice of schedule • High capacity • Personal vehicle • Frequent at peak • Always works • Great if you’ • Works anywhere • Underfunded • $ can buy it
impact how does Lyft affect mobility? 2% 3% 5% The result: 5% most Californians 11% drive alone 73.2% American Community Survey, 2013
The lesson: � One-size transit doesn’t fit all densities
We need flexible choices � Tailored to every density Density of Demand Vehicle Size
Transit needs to be as easy as driving reliable flexible safe quick door-to-door awesome
Shared Mobility � Can cut congestion and emissions Direct Increase vehicle occupancy Reduce car ownership, increase Indirect access to / use of transit
80% of seats on the road are empty
a simple vision
Lyft Line carpooling for riders going the same way
Driver Destination carpooling for drivers on their way
Solving the last-three-miles problem
20% of SF Line matches are triples
Match rates are high at rail stations
Fewer car owners = less total driving?
Unbundling mobility
60% of passengers report driving less due to Lyft � 46% are likely to avoid buying a car due to Lyft � � Lyft 7-city survey conducted by Land Econ Group
Lyft + transit must work together to cut car ownership
Mobile Ticketing is the Beginning
Making Connections Across Modes
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Make paratransit more responsive and efficient
Dispatch Smarter, Save Money and Improve Service paratransit smart rider dispatch non-ambulatory a m b u l a t o r y
Partner to fill � service gaps
150 cities in the U.S.
7 MILLION rides per month � (and counting fast)
40% market share (SF)
Building better cities for fewer cars
Lyft, Transit, and the Future of Mobility in CA Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy emily@lyft.com | @emilycastor
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