Carshare Support

[schnuerle]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Add ways to clearly support carshare and curb use in CDS.

Describe the solution you'd like

Some way to define carshare rules for curb use in Curbs, and monitor carshare use in Events.

Easy first step is to add 'carshare' as an option to user class purpose's well-known values.

Is this a breaking change

• No, not breaking

Impacted Spec

For which spec is this feature being requested?

• Curbs
• Events

Additional context

Notes from WG meeting:

• Carshare is a new mode in MDS 2.0.
• There is an overlap with CDS: how are carshare vehicles using the curb? Charging? Pick up / drop off?
• There are many carshare companies and many cities where they operate. It's a big ecosystem.
• Is there a need to define how carshare vehicles can use the curb in CDS? How might CDS need to change to support carshare use cases?
• Want to know how long zipcars, getaround, etc are dwelling at the spaces that they have permits for.
• Been difficult to get some of the carshare companies to "modernize" and provide data to the city.
• Carshare companies get permits for free-floating and permitted spaces.
• Some places aren't required to get a permit and so is invisible to DOTs.
• New modes are an "add on" to MDS - they use the core MDS foundation but add new concepts as well (like trips).
• Challenge with carshare is that companies tend to contract out their software and backend technology which presents problems for modernization and data access.
• We have a "rideshare" user-class in CDS, maybe we should add a "carshare" value too?

[mattawarfield]

A problem we see with car share is that when the vehicle is in use, which we want it to be, then the space reserved for the vehicle is empty. The public sees this and complains that the spaces aren't being used and want them returned to parking. Can we use CDS and MDS to more efficiently use these spaces? Can car share operators relocate vehicles to these locations while vehicles are in use, to allow more vehicles to operate from the same space? Can spaces be used for other purposes while vehicles are in use?