Lyft, Transit, and the Future of Mobility in CA
Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy emily@lyft.com | @emilycastorLyft, Transit, and the Future of Mobility in CA Emily Castor, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Lyft, Transit, and the Future of Mobility in CA Emily Castor, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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?
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 reach by transit
- Percentage of population in LA MSA the
- Brookings Institution, 2012
25%
We’ve given commuters two choices
Macro Transit
Twentieth-Century Choice
Car Ownership vs.
- Fixed route
- Fixed schedule
- High capacity
- Frequent at peak
- Great if you’
- Underfunded
- Choice of route
- Choice of schedule
- Personal vehicle
- Always works
- Works anywhere
- $ can buy it
impact
how does Lyft affect mobility?
The result: most Californians drive alone
American Community Survey, 2013 2% 3% 5% 5% 11%73.2%
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 flexible reliable quick safe awesome door-to-door
Direct Indirect
Increase vehicle occupancy Reduce car ownership, increase access to / use of transit
Shared Mobility
- Can cut congestion and emissions
80%
- f 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
+
Make paratransit more responsive and efficient
Dispatch Smarter, Save Money and Improve Service
smart dispatch
a m b u l a t- r
paratransit rider
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