关键词：汽车;Web应用程序;流动性解决方案
摘 要：The American transportation landscape is changing. Americans, especially young people, are driving less for the first time in recorded history, and this trend is expected to continue in the foreseeable future (Davis and Baxandall 2013). This shift has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in popularity of alternative transportation models such as carsharing and ridesharing (Shaheen 2013). Presently, these models only focus on dense urban areas, and current research (Martin and Shaheen 2011) suggests that carsharing and ridesharing programs work best when paired with existing public transportation infrastructure. However, large suburban master planned communities (MPCs) are also increasing in popularity in the United States (Spivak 2012), and the majority of these communities have limited transit options (Mercedes-Benz R&D North America). We explored opportunities for new transportation solutions in these large communities by evaluating existing solutions, interviewing potential users, and analyzing interview and survey data from residents in a specific community. We found that there is an unmet need for a shared transportation solution in a large MPC and designed and implemented a mobile application to demonstrate such a solution. Our application has comparable performance, functionality, and ease of use to other transportation applications and, once implemented, will help residents save time, money, and the environment.