Climate & Environment
Shared Mobility
Definition
Shared mobility covers transport services in which vehicles or rides are shared among users, sequentially or simultaneously: car sharing, ride-hailing and pooling, bike and e-scooter sharing, and demand-responsive transport. Well integrated with public transit, shared services reduce the need for private car ownership — each shared car is estimated to replace multiple private vehicles — and extend the reach of fixed-route networks.
References
This reference provides supporting context for how “Shared Mobility” is defined and used.
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Overview
How it is used
The concept structures urban mobility planning, mobility-as-a-service platforms, kerbside management, and analysis of shared fleets' electrification potential.
Why it matters
Shared mobility is the demand-side complement to vehicle electrification: how cities organise sharing will partly determine how many vehicles the future needs at all.