Novel shared transportation services to improve rural-urban commutes
The Pennsylvania State University, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Perry County commissioners, Rabbit Transit, and Susquehanna Regional Transportation Partnership will work to provide innovative shared transportation solutions that may provide mobility between rural and urban areas, with a particular focus on the commute trips. Using data collected from travelers about their commute patterns, the project will quantify travel demand, identify potential innovative solutions to address them, measure their effectiveness, and work alongside community partners to ensure the solution will be sustained beyond the completion of the pilot. These solutions can serve as models for other low-density communities with common travel destinations across the country to enable more economically feasible and sustainable transportation options.