Shared transport
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Shared transport is a term which has come into use to provide an extended definition of what has often been thought of and referred to in the past as "public transport". The term has taken on especial relevance as a result of the push to more sustainable transportation or New Mobility systems.
Shared transport takes this considerably further and in fact extends considerably beyond the usual buses and rail systems offering fixed route scheduled service.
It covers a wide range of vehicle sharing arrangements including carpools and vanpools (aka ride-sharing), community buses and vans, demand responsive transit (DRT), paratransit, and a range of taxi projects and even hitchhiking and its numerous variants. Most of these services are planned and operated by either for-profit groups or community and special service organizations, and as a result pose some rather different problems for the public sector from those faced by conventional public transport operations.
