Figure 1: MOD Pilot Timeline
4. Data and Methods We focus on the time period prior to the COVID-19 emergency and we analyze data from three sources: 1) an in-person, pre-pilot intercept of all transit riders at the three original MOD stations administered by Metro in early January 2019 (N= 668), 2) an online survey completed by 465 Via riders between November 2019 and February 2020, and 3) Via trip data for all trips requested or completed to or from these three stations between January 28, 2019 and February 26, 2020. Together, the three datasets enable us to examine: station users and how they traveled to/from stations prior the MOD program, Via trips and characteristics during the MOD program, and the characteristics of Via users compared to all station users. In principle, these data together should give us a window into most facets of Via use and its effects: we can see how people traveled at these stations before the pilot
Mobility on Demand in the Los Angeles Region
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