SUMC Media Archive

Learn more about the story and people behind the Shared-Use Mobility Center via the featured audio and video recordings below. Visit the SUMC YouTube for additional videos.

Interviews & Workshops

Approaches to Working with Transportation Network Companies
NCDOTcommunications
May 2019
https://youtu.be/AxKXldov-Lk
IoT Trends with Sharon Feigon
Chicago Connectory
February 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFvd-_6awc
Women in Shared Mobility – Sharon Feigon
movmi – Shared Mobility
October 2018
https://vimeo.com/295655897
Who’s Riding TNCs and What Does It Mean for Public Agencies?
The National Academies
May 2018
https://vimeo.com/269950950
Inclusive Planning and Shared-Use Mobility
National Center for Mobility Management
February 2017
https://vimeo.com/204557931
TRB Webinar: Shared Mobility and the Transformation of Public Transit
The National Academies
September 2016
https://vimeo.com/184911792
Sharon Feigon, Executive Director of Shared Use Mobility Center
advisor.TV Videos
February 2016
https://vimeo.com/155985577

News Features & Articles

12/20/201689.3 KPCCLA to Get Electric Carsharing Program in Low-Income Neighborhoods
1/17/2025ABC 8 RichmondPublic-Private-Nonprofit Collaboration Wins Grant to Advance Ultralight E-mobility Policies
4/6/2018American Planning AssociationPlanning for the Transition to Shared Autonomous Vehicles
5/31/2017Associated PressGoogle Expands Paid Carpooling Across California
4/3/2019Associated PressCarsharing Offers Ways to Profit from or Ditch Personal Car
12/9/2016Aurora Beacon-NewsFrom The Community: Trends in Transportation Come into Focus at Sustainability Network’s Forum
11/5/2019BagueteMorre A Indústria Automobilística, Nasce A Mobilidade Como Indústria
3/22/2017BloombergIt’s Illegal for Uber Drivers to Accept Tips in Some States
5/24/2018BloombergScooter Startups Have Launched a Revolution. Can They Control It?
9/30/2015Buffalo Business FirstBuffalo CarShare to be Acquired by Zipcar
8/12/2015Built in ChicagoIs Chicago Becoming a Hub for Car-related Apps?
8/26/2025Business World Online‘Gender dimension’ will make urban spaces more inclusive, useful — expert
10/3/2017CBS MinnesotaTransportation Plan Seeks Take 20,000 Cars Off Twin Cities Roads
8/11/2015Chicago InnoGetaround Wants You to Rent Your Car to Your Neighbor in Chicago
9/25/2019Chicago InnoAs Chicago’s E-Scooter Pilot Comes to an End, Officials Want Rider Feedback
11/15/2017Chicago ReaderCould Dockless Bikeshare Disrupt Chicago?
4/9/2018Chicago ReaderCar2go a No-Go on the South Side: ‘Again, We Are Cut Out’
9/7/2016Chicago ReporterPilot program aims to bring car sharing to low-income neighborhoods
7/19/2024Chicago Sun TimesPedal power: City halfway through giving away 5,000 bikes
2/10/2019Chicago Sun-TimesDriverless Cars Are Coming: When Will They Arrive in Chicago?
9/10/2019Chicago Sun-TimesUnclog Chicago’s Streets and Expressways, But Do It Wisely
7/28/2015Chicago TribuneFlightCar Will Rent Your Car in Return for Free Airport Parking
8/10/2015Chicago TribuneA Neighborly Approach to Sharing Your Car Kicks Off
11/23/2015Chicago TribuneTransit Agencies Moving Over to Make Room for Ride-share Services
1/15/2016Chicago TribuneRidesharing, Apps Could Fill Remaining Gaps in Chicago Transit
7/4/2016Chicago TribuneDriverless Cars Could Improve Safety, but Impact on Jobs…
7/17/2016Chicago TribunePeer-to-Peer Carsharing Growing Fast in Chicago
12/30/2016Chicago TribuneCarpooling Picked Up with UberPool, Lyft Line and Via
3/26/2018Chicago Tribune‘Free-Floating’ Carshare Could Be Coming to Chicago
6/5/2018Chicago TribuneWhat Lessons Can Chicago Learn as Its Sister City Hamburg Tries Electric Shuttles, Ridesharing?
5/2/2019Chicago TribuneThe Scooters Are Coming: Chicago Announces Electric Scooter Pilot Program West of Halsted Street
6/28/2019Chicago TribuneWhy a Rush-Hour Commute Could Cost More. Transportation Groups Ask Lightfoot to Consider ‘Congestion Pricing’
4/26/2017Christian Science MonitorNeed a Ride in Farm Country or in a Distant Exurb? How One Company Wants to Help
9/12/2016Cities Speak5 Opportunities Cities Can Pursue to Expand Shared Mobility
2/19/2018City ObservatoryWhat Drives Ridehailing: Parking, Drinking, Flying, Peaking, Pricing
7/30/2015CityLabL.A.’s Bold Plan to Bring Car-Share to the Poor
8/3/2015CityLabUber and Public Transit Are Trying to Get Along
8/7/2015CityLabComing Soon to America: One Fare Card for All Transit
4/11/2016CityLabWhy Transit Agencies are Finally Embracing Uber
7/20/2016CityLabHere’s How Many Cars This Carsharing Service Killed
2/24/2017CityLabWhat’s Behind Declining Transit Ridership Nationwide?
3/31/2017CityLabPortland Wants to Make Bikeshare Work for Disabled Riders
5/3/2017CityLabBridj Is Dead, But Microtransit Isn’t
9/21/2017CityLabRural California Awaits Its ‘Uber’
5/9/2018CityLabFive Breakthroughs That Could Make You Love the Bus
4/11/2016CityMinded27 Actions Cities Can Take to Realize the Benefits of Shared Mobility
8/13/2015CleanTechnicaLow-Income Electric Carsharing Comes To LA…
10/26/2016Co.ExistL.A. Could Remove 100,000 Cars Over Five Years
5/19/2016Crain’s ChicagoGeneral Motors Brings its Carsharing Initative Downtown
2/16/2018Crain’s Chicago BusinessWhich Neighborhoods Use Uber and Lyft Most
7/9/2019Crain’s Chicago BusinessHow Congestion Pricing Can Help Chicago’s Infrastructure
7/18/2016CurbedBetter Rideshare Services Could Save Americans Five Million A Year
3/21/2017CurbedHow Bikeshare Is Changing American Cities
1/9/2018CurbedHow Cities Are, And Aren’t, Adapting Transit Technology
8/19/2022CurbedShould It Be Easier to Take Away a Driver’s License?
5/14/2019Curbed ChicagoHow Did Mayor Rahm Emanuel Change Transportation?
7/31/2015CurbedLACheaper, Lower-Emission Carsharing Coming to Low-Income Los Angeles…
9/15/2016CurbedLACan LA get 100,000 cars off the road in the next five years?
6/9/2017CurbedLAElectric Carsharing Program for Low-Income Communities Kicks Off in Westlake
1/16/2019DetroitisitA New Detroit on the Move
6/9/2017Digital JournalMayor Garcetti Launches Electric Vehicle Carshare Program for Disadvantaged Communities, Clean Air
11/23/2015DNAInfoOver 150,000 Cars Signed Up for Uber, Lyft…
12/19/2022dot.LAWhat Does Bird’s Revenue Snafu Mean for the Future of Micromobility?
7/30/2015EfficientGovShared-Use Mobility Center to Help Lead $1.6 Million Pilot…
8/14/2015Energy FuseIn Los Angeles, Bringing EV Carsharing to Low Income…
11/9/2015Energy FuseElectric Mobility for Low Income Residents
3/8/2019Eno Transportation WeeklyInsights from the National Shared Mobility Summit
8/8/2015ENSElectric Car-Sharing Opens for Low-Income Angelenos
3/15/2016EntrepreneurAlcohol Drives Use of Uber and Lyft
3/15/2016EntrepreneurTransportation ‘Supersharers’ are also Supersavers
3/16/2016EntrepreneurUber and Lyft Will Collaborate With Public Transportation So That You Don’t Have to Own a Car
6/7/2017Environment MaineCharging Ahead: Los Angeles Kick-Starts Electric Carsharing Program in Low-Income Communities
8/10/2015Evanston NowNew Car-share Concept Debuts in Evanston
9/30/2015ForbesAutonomous Vehicles: Good for the Climate, Commute…
9/30/2015ForbesAutonomous Vehicles Arrive in 3 Years, in 3 Stages
9/30/2015ForbesAutomakers Hop on the Anti-Car Bandwagon
10/17/2017ForbesIs Chicago Ready for Dockless Bikesharing
3/15/2018ForbesAAA, Ford, Toyota, BMW: All See a Future with Fewer Cars
3/18/2018ForbesHow Carsharing Can Save the World from the Autonomous-Vehicle Robot Apocalypse
3/19/2018ForbesThe Four Problems of Urban Transportation and the Four Separate Solutions
7/14/2021ForbesHow Infrastructure Decides Who Enjoys Dignity And Health
9/14/2016FOX 11 LACity plans to get 100,000 cars off the road in five years
1/3/2024Future TransportHow Cities Can Make Micromobility Accessible To Underserved Communities
8/31/2015GlobeNewswireShared-Use Mobility Center Launches Trade Ally Program…
10/2/2015GoKid Mobi10 Things I Learned at the National Shared Mobility Summit….
3/22/2016GoverningStudy- ‘Sharing’ Services Boost Transit
4/21/2023GoverningNew Federal Program to Help Cities Plan ‘Thriving Neighborhoods’
3/23/2016Government TechnologyRide-sharing Services Boost Transit Ridership, Study Says
5/18/2018Government TechnologyThink Uber and Lyft Are Killing Transit? Think Again
5/23/2018Government TechnologyWhat Do Transit Riders Prize Even More than Cheap Tickets? Convenience
5/6/2019Government TechnologyChicago to Test E-Scooters in Limited Areas outside the Loop
7/25/2019Government TechnologyLooking for a Scooter in Chicago? Launch the Transit App
10/4/2019Government TechnologyMidsize Cities Hold the Key to Innovations in Smart Mobility
10/29/2019Government TechnologyChicago Collaboration Looks to Redefine Modern Transportation
11/11/2022Government TechnologyShared-Use Mobility Center Sets 2030 ‘Action Agenda’
8/1/2024Government TechnologyPost-Pandemic, Micromobility Ridership, Cost on the Rise
8/4/2015GovTechL.A. to Launch Car-Sharing Pilot Project for the Poor
4/16/2019Green Car CongressNew $17M California Program to Improve Access to Clean Alternative Transportation Modes in Most Vulnerable Communities
10/5/2015Green Tech ChicagoMoving Together…
5/30/2017HowStuffWorksInnisfil, Ontario to Subsidize Uber Rides to Help People Get Around the Sprawling Community
8/6/2015Huffington PostPoor Neighborhoods In L.A. To Get Green Car-Share Program
10/26/2018Indiana Business JournalKAR Auction CEO Is Taking On Indy’s Mobility Problem
6/8/2018Indianapolis Business JournalCivic Leaders Launch Push to Meld Transit, Technology
5/10/2019Indianapolis Business JournalCity Officials Hope Scooters Can Help Solve Residents’ Transit Challenges
6/27/2017InsideEVsCity of Los Angeles Kicks Off EV Sharing Program For Low-Income Families
5/17/2022Intelligent TransportNew shared mobility network shares 2030 goals to reduce private car usage
5/9/2016KIRO 7Why is Paying for Mass Transit So Difficult in Seattle…
9/14/2016KPCC Southern California Public RadioOfficials want to take 100,000 cars off Los Angeles County’s streets in 5 years
6/12/2017L.A. WeeklyCity Hall Now Has Electric Vehicles You Can Rent
12/16/2016LA Thrives3 Ways LA’s Electric Carsharing Pilot is Setting the Urban Sustainability Agenda
11/8/2018Lavender MagazineOur Rides: New Mobility for The Last Mile
7/24/2015Los Angeles Business JournalL.A. Gets Pilot Carsharing Program
8/24/2025Manila StandardShared-Use Mobility Center exec: ‘Gender dimension’ will make urban spaces more inclusive, useful
8/24/2025Manila TimesPlanning via ‘gender lens’ to make cities more inclusive — expert
1/1/2017Mass Transit MagazineNational Study to Explore Impacts of UberPool, Microtransit, Tech Shuttles & Other Forms of Private Transit
4/19/2017Mass Transit MagazineSUMC to Lead FTA Mobility On Demand Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator Project
6/20/2018Mass Transit MagazineSix Agencies Are Chosen for the Mobility on Demand On-Ramp Program
10/31/2019Mass Transit MagazineChicago Collaboration Looks to Redefine Modern Transportation
1/30/2025Mass Transit MagazineShared-Use Mobility Center launches new design framework for mobility hubs
5/30/2025Mass Transit MagazineOp-Ed: A call for outcomes-focused research in shared mobility
8/19/2025Mass Transit Magazine2025 40 Under 40: Hani Shamat
1/3/2017Metro MagazineNational Study to Explore Impacts of Private Transit Services
4/20/2017Metro MagazineFTA Taps Nonprofit to Lead Mobility-On-Demand Innovation Project
1/29/2018Metro MagazineNew Study Looks at What Transit Agencies Can Learn from TNCs’ Late-Night Popularity
3/8/2016Microsoft ChicagoBig Shoulders: Sharon Feigon, Executive Director of the Shared-Use Mobility Center
10/23/2015Mobility LabFive Big Lessons to Help Small Cities Expand Shared Mobility
10/18/2016Mobility LabHow Does Actual Sharing Fit into the Sharing Economy?
10/20/2016Mobility LabBringing Transportation Options to Small and Mid-Sized Cities
4/25/2017Mobility LabWill Growth of Shared Mobility Make People More Willing to Share Their Own Cars?
3/13/2018Mobility Lab“Shared Mobility” Becoming More Common in Transportation Practice
3/16/2018Mobility Lab20 Or More Ideas to Make Mobility Extraordinary for All
10/24/2016Move ForwardConnecting Public Transit and Shared Mobility
7/24/2015Move LALA Gets $1.6 Million For Low-Income Carsharing
6/28/2016MovmiShared Mobility Research Analysis
12/13/2016MyNewsLA.comNew Ways to Rideshare: Electric Car’s Coming to Disadvantaged
9/29/2015MZ StrategiesBringing the Shared Economy Revolution to America’s Medium Sized Cities
4/4/2017National Apartment AssociationTransit and Apartments: A Winning Combination
4/10/2018National Center for Mobility ManagementHuman Behavior and Mobility Management
8/10/2015National JournalWhere Electric Cars Will Drive Around In Poor Neighborhoods
10/24/2015National League of Cities (NLCHow Cities Can Harness the Benefits of Shared Mobility
7/24/2015NBC4 Southern California$1.6M Electric Car-Sharing Program Coming to LA
11/6/2015New York TimesRide-sharing Apps Bring Back Car-Pooling
10/23/2015Next CityNo Millennial Branding Scheme for this L.A.-Carshare Plan
7/22/2016Next CityNew Tool Could Help Cities Make Ride-sharing Systems More Equitable
3/7/2017Next CityWhat Cities Stand to Gain From Volkswagen’s Multibillion-Dollar Settlement
10/5/2017Next CityTwin Cities Plan for a Future with More People, Fewer Cars
1/9/2024Next CityOp-ed: Shared mobility is the future of city streets. Here’s how to do it right
7/5/2024Next CityHow Auto-Centric Infrastructure Is Making Us Sick
4/11/2016NextCityWhy Uber and Cities Should Give Peace a Chance
3/7/2025NextCity USATransit Stations Aren’t Designed for Women and Caregivers. Here’s How To Change That
4/23/2019Occupational Health & SafetyNew California Program Supports Clean Mobility Projects
3/31/2022Office of the Mayor of ChicagoMayor Lightfoot Announces $12.5 Million In Transportation Cost Relief
9/23/2016Passenger TransportNew Plan to Reduce Cars on LA County Roads
1/29/2018Pittsburgh Post-GazetteStudy: Ridesharing Companies Can Supplement Public Transit
3/17/2016PlanetizenDoes Ride-Hailing Complement Public Transit–Or Vice Versa?
3/20/2018PlanetizenDiscussing the State of Transit, and its Future, at the Shared Mobility Summit
10/7/2024PlanetizenDeveloping a Common Language for Microtransit Providers
4/1/2017Planning MagazineBikeshare and Equity: Tools for Planners
10/16/2017ProgrssTwin Cities Region Prepares for More People, Less Cars
10/24/2016Public Policy ForumBack from the Future (of Transportation
10/5/2015Ride Like the Wind BlogA Future of Personalized Transportation
7/25/2016Route FiftyMinority Neighborhoods Benefit From Shared Mobility Systems
9/20/2016Santa Monica Daily PressThe Transportation Revolution Has Begun
10/26/2015Seattle MagazineDoes Car Sharing Fill Transportation Gaps for Seattle Drivers?
7/24/2015Senate CAL.A. Selected to Debut Electric Vehicle Car-Sharing Project
1/20/2016ShareableThink Tank SUMC Releases Shared Mobility Guide for Cities
7/25/2016ShareableNew Toolkit Helps Cities Bolster Shared-Use Mobility Programs and Policies
12/22/2016ShareableHow Small Cities Can Get Big Benefits from Flexible Bikesharing
6/29/2017SkiftGoogle Expands Waze Carpooling Across California
9/14/2017Smart Cities DiveThe Shared Systems Revolutionizing City Mobility
6/20/2018Smart Cities Dive6 Transit Agencies to Receive Free Assistance for On-Demand Mobility Projects
12/16/2018Smart Cities DiveThe Smart City Conferences to Check Out in 2019
7/1/2019Smart Cities DiveGroups Call on Chicago Mayor to Consider Congestion Pricing
1/28/2021Smart Cities DiveNew SUMC CEO ponders mobility sector’s ‘moment of inflection’
6/24/2021Smart Cities DiveSUMC Policy and Strategy Director comments on Chicago’s equitable transit-oriented development pilot
5/19/2022Smart Cities DiveChicago bike-share program rolls out charging stations for e-bikes
11/2/2022Smart Cities DiveShared mobility key to urban climate action, city leaders say
1/30/2023Smart Cities DiveShared-Use Mobility Center highlights opportunities for micromobility in city climate action plans
1/3/2024Smart Cities DiveMicromobility’s Turbulent 2023
4/30/2018Smart Cities WorldThe Changing Face of Mobility
3/7/2019Southwest JournalA New Geography of Sustainable Transit
5/7/2025Spectrum News 1SGV Carshare Provides Disadvantaged Communities with EV Mobility
10/9/2017Star TribuneSolutions Sought with Twin Cities Traffic at Its Most Congested Since 1993
9/30/2015Streetsblog ChicagoHow Shared Mobility Companies Learn from their Mistakes
7/27/2016Streetsblog ChicagoToolkit Will Help Cities Bring Shared Mobility to Low-Income Neighborhoods
10/10/2016Streetsblog ChicagoEx-CDOT Chief Klein Discusses Proposed Ban on Self-Driving Cars in Chicago
10/24/2016Streetsblog ChicagoCDOT Vets and Other Leaders Discuss the Future of Urban Transportation
12/19/2017Streetsblog ChicagoCyclists Voice Their Hopes, Concerns, and Questions About Dockless Bikeshare
3/14/2019Streetsblog ChicagoNew Chicago Task Force Report Has Guidelines for Shared Mobility and AV Policy
3/26/2019Streetsblog ChicagoHow New Mobility Tech Could Impact TOD — For Good or Bad
4/23/2019Streetsblog ChicagoCheck Out Recommendations from Lori’s Transportation Transition Committee
6/5/2019Streetsblog ChicagoBird Flips Us a New Shareable Electric Gizmo, the 2-Seater “Cruiser” Moped
5/17/2022Streetsblog ChicagoShared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030
11/2/2022Streetsblog ChicagoUIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity
9/16/2016Streetsblog LAPlan Calls for Car-Share, Bike-Share, Ride-Hail to Reduce Cars in L.A. County
5/6/2025Streetsblog LASouth El Monte Launches Electric Car-Share Program
6/11/2025Streetsblog MassThe Kids Are Alright: A Weekend of Connection, Curiosity, and Collective Action at the Youth Bike Summit
10/2/2015Streetsblog USAChoose Your Own Utopia: What Will We Make of Driverless Cars?
6/9/2016Streetsblog USATalking Headways Podcast: Sharing (Your Bike, Car, Bus is Caring
7/27/2016Streetsblog USAReport: Access to Car-Share and Bike-Share Is Worse in Communities of Color
7/29/2016Streetsblog USASeattleites Own More Cars Than Atlantans, and Other Surprising Comparisons
11/22/2016Streetsblog USATalking Headways Podcast: Will the Autonomous Future Be Heaven or Hell?
12/1/2016Streetsblog USATalking Headways Podcast: A Bus Full of People Should Go Ahead of a Tesla
5/2/2019Streetsblog USATalking Headways Podcast: Transport Pros Will Make or Break the Planet
7/7/2021Streetsblog USAWho Should Keep the Scooter Revolution Running?
3/5/2025Streetsblog USADo Women and Caregivers Need More From The ‘Mobility Hub’?
12/13/2016Studio City PatchElectric Carsharing Is Coming to Los Angeles
3/12/2018Talking HeadwaysMobility is Like a Heavy Metal Band
10/13/2016Team Red3 Questions for Sharon Feigon, Executive Director, Shared-Use Mobility Center
8/15/2016The Denver PostCentennial Teams Up with Lyft for Free Rides to Light Rail Station
11/2/2015The GuardianStill No Flying Cars? The Future of Transit Promises Something Even Better
1/19/2016The GuardianHow Big Cities are Finding Innovative Ways…to Ditch Cars
7/23/2016The GuardianUS car sharing service kept 28,000 private cars off the road in 3 years
7/2/2018The Memphis FlyerMemphis Area Transit Authority to Receive Help Developing On-Demand Services
7/12/2017The Minnesota DailyNational Non-Profit Comes to Minneapolis with Ridesharing Goals
11/26/2018The New York TimesIntrepid Business Travelers Are Finding Another Way to the Airport: Bike
11/4/2018The Sacramento BeeRural Communities Find Inventive Ways to Get Residents On the Road
8/3/2016The StrangerSeattle Beats Atlanta in Cars Per Household
3/16/2016The Transit WireNew Mobility Options Support Transit, Research Finds
7/19/2016The Transit WireNew Toolkit Helps Cities Assess Shared-Use Mobility Options
3/15/2016The VergeUber and Lyft Just Got a Big Boost From The Public Transportation World
9/18/2024Time MagazineFrom Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips
9/15/2016TimeOut Los Angeles100,000 fewer cars in L.A. in 5 years? Here’s how it can happen.
2/12/2019TransportXtraShared Mobility Success Needs Collaboration More than Competition
7/25/2023University of Minnesota Center for Transportation StudiesNavigating public-private partnerships is key for shared mobility integration
4/29/2016Urban LandExpansion of Bike Infrastructure Fuels Growth of Multimodal Transit
6/20/2017USA TODAYPrograms Bring Electric Cars to Low-Income People
7/31/2018WardsAutoPanelists of One Opinion About Multi-Modal Transportation
3/21/2016Washington Business JournalUber, Lyft Seen as Complement…For Public Transit
12/9/2021Washington PostMore cities are embracing scooters, e-bikes. This urban planner sees growth in shared mobility
10/19/2016WGNNew Ride-Sharing Service Turns Your Car into a Rental Car
9/30/2015WGN TVWhat Does the Future Hold For Shared Mobility?
2/6/2019WHNTLyft Offers Electric Vehicle Options for Riders, Drivers
10/24/2017WIREDLA Looks to Rideshare to Build the Future of Public Transit
1/31/2018WIREDTurns Out Uber and Lyft Might Not Be Ruining the American City
5/1/2019Yahoo FinanceEVgo Launches Equal Access Charging Hub
7/30/2015Yes! MagazineLA’s New Car Share Program Offers Electric Vehicles to Low-Income…
10/26/2016ZappaWheelsRecap of Shared Use Mobility Summit 2016
11/4/2019ZDNetHow Autonomous Vehicles Will Change Car Ownership
9/22/2017Ziptopia5 Ways Living Car-Free Can Help Make the World a Better Place