Accelerating Integrated Mobility Innovation

FTA's Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) provides a venue where mobility concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. This session will discuss emerging lessons and practices from 49 demonstrations, including Minnesota.

Enhancing public sector preparedness for mobility innovation policy and planning;
- Assisting APA members to develop the ability to integrate on-demand mobility in their communities;
- Presenting the technical and institutional feasibility of innovative public-private partnership models, and best practices that emerged from the demonstrations;
- Discussing the impacts of mobility demonstrations on travelers, communities, and public transit agencies; and
- Sharing best practices and policies that can support community adoption of of-demand mobility.

Takeaways:
- Latest developments in integrated mobility innovation;
- The changing role of public agencies from service providers to mobility managers;
- Opportunities and challenges of new service models, procurement methods, and data sharing;
- Lessons learned forming and managing public-private partnerships;
- Strategies for leveraging on-demand mobility for first- and last- mile connections, off-peak, low-density, and
other gap filling services;
- Best practices and lessons learned for planning, deploying, and evaluating on-demand mobility demonstrations; and;
- The role of sustainable business models and partnerships enabling the continuation of successful programs post demonstration.