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Mobility Hub Design Guidance

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Mobility hubs allow people to seamlessly switch between transportation options to reach their destinations. They are scaled and designed in a flexible, adaptable manner that leverages supportive physical and digital mobility tools, responds to local community needs, and promotes a sense of place.

Our vision is to create a network of regional mobility hubs that prioritizes people through universal accessibility, safety and community integration. These hubs will seamlessly connect two or more modes of transportation: transit, bike, pedestrian, shared mobility services, carpooling/vanpooling, and on-demand services.

Through a design approach that is context-sensitive, flexible, and addresses climate challenges, the mobility hubs aim to empower individuals to move efficiently and sustainably, fostering vibrant, inclusive, and resilient communities.

The Regional Mobility Hub Framework and Design Guidance includes high-level siting and planning guidance for our 28 member cities and counties, covering urban, rural, and suburban land uses.

Quick reference:

Regional Mobility Hub Design Guidance - the full report (November 2024)

Mobility Hub types -  a framework for mobility hubs, informed by the place types, design components, and contextual design considerations of our region

Engaging our Communities - strategies and best practices for engagement with communities to design, operate, and maintain mobility hubs 

Mobility Hubs Amenities Toolkit -  guidance on vital, recommended, and option transportation amenities for each hub type.

  • Bay Area Case Study

    For its initial implementation, MTC decided to focus on already dense and densifying urban and suburban areas. Separately, Caltrans District 4, which has jurisdiction within the nine-county Bay Area, has studied Mobility Hubs for lower-density suburban areas.

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  • Bremen Germany Case Study

    Mobility hubs first introduced in 2003

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  • Mobility Hubs in the Netherlands

    Groningen and Drenthe are provinces located in the northeast of the Netherlands with populations of approximately 238,100 and 497,743 respectively.

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  • Twin Cities Case Study

    Twin Cities' Metro Transit defines mobility hubs as "Places where people can conveniently connect to several modes, feeling safe and comfortable. "

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  • Bergen Norway Case Study

    Since 2018 the city has implemented more Mobility Hubs in the city center and residential areas with the goal to promote car sharing and reduce private car ownership.

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  • Ireland Mobility Hub Network

    The Fingal Mobility Hub includes several designated facilities such as a disabled parking spot, an EV charging bay, a bike rack (bike share and bicycle parking), and a car sharing parking spot.

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  • Mobility Hub Pilot in Boston

    Boston’s long-range transportation plan, Go Boston 2030 (2017) identified “micromobility Hubs” as a significant infrastructure strategy for achieving mode shift goals

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  • Flanders, Belgium

    Flanders has been developing Mobility Hubs (“Mobipunten”) since 2017 through a partnership between the vehicle sharing and carpooling app Taxistop13 (now called Mpact), the Flemish Carsharing Network Autodelen14, and Infopunt Publieke Ruimte, supported by the SHARE-North EU funded project. Mobipunten were intended to improve access to sustainable transportation.

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Explore the Suitability Assessment Map

An analysis to identify block groups (not specific locations) positioned to leverage transportation and land use assets for successful mobility hubs. It should be paired with on-the-ground knowledge from partners before planning or implementing a mobility hub. (Memo describing the Suitability Assessment)