The 2019 Micro-Transit Hackathon

International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR)

The Transportation Alliance and the IATR are conducting a “Micro-Transit Hack-A-Thon” September 13, 2019 through September 18,2019.

The Transportation Alliance and the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) are conducting a “Micro-Transit Hack-A-Thon” Friday, September 13, 2019 through Wednesday, September 18,2019.This competition seeks solutions for 2 cities, St. Louis and Toronto, using data sets provided to suggest opportunities in micro transit routes for fleets. The Hack-A-Thon seeks solutions that provide equality in transportation for passengers with disabilities, offer acceptable wait times of five minutes or less, and that make economic sense for three key stakeholders: the passenger, the driver and the fleet.WINNERS/PRIZESThe 2019 Micro-Transit Hack-A-Thon will include a cash prize, for students, in the amount of $2,500-$5,000 U.S. dollars, within the sole discretion of The Transportation Alliance and the IATR. Its panel of participating judges may elect to award or not award cash or other prizes, within its discretion, based upon the quality and innovative nature of the submissions. In order to receive the prize, the competition winner, or finalists, must attend Mobilize 2019, the annual convention and expo of The Transportation Alliance, to be held at Bally’s in Las Vegas on Oct. 16-19, 2019, at the expense of the Hack-A-Thon sponsors.Peer recognition, awards and possible job or internship opportunities may also be offered, within the sole discretion of The Transportation Alliance or IATR and its participating sponsors. Prizes will only be available to teams that include one or more students, and may include or be supervised by faculty as well. WHEN The "“Micro-Transit Hackathon” will involve a competition, to be held from 12:00 AM EST September 13, 2019 until 11:59 PM September 18,2019. COMPETING PROCESS (HOW &amp; WHERE?)Since this is a remote competition, participants can compete from their desired locations, such as their universities, offices, or their apartments. Specific guidelines and rubrics will be provided to participants. Finalists will be selected by a panel of IATR selected judges, and - within the discretion of the panel - may be required to answer written questions, deliver a remote presentation and/or to be interviewed.WHO CAN COMPETECompetitors can include students, professors, private companies, non-profit interest groups, government employees, or any person, team or institution which seeks to analyze available mobility data to present solutions in micro-transit.DATA SETSInformation about how to access the data from St. Louis and Toronto will be provided to participants who register.HACK-A-THON CHALLENGE TOPICSMicro-transit is increasing in popularity yet requires a close eye on data-driven decisions to determine successful routes and pricing. Some cities have experienced successes with this. Others have tried and failed.At the same time, traditional transportation companies, including taxicab fleets, are rapidly exploring and expanding into new and diversified lines of business. Micro transit may represent one such opportunity.This Hack-A-Thon seeks to use two cities to point to opportunities in micro transit. While the data sets only pertain to St. Louis and Toronto, the larger goal of the Hack-A-Thon is to illustrate to additional transportation fleets in numerous other cities how data could help them identify new opportunities through diversification into micro transit operations. QUESTIONS OR TOPICS FOR EXPLORATION Competing teams are asked to:<ul><li>Analyze data in the two cities selected. Only solutions that look at both areas will be considered for the Hack-A-Thon prize.</li><li>Determine the best zones and time of day to run micro-transit vans.</li><li>Base their conclusions on the use of micro transit vans, specifically vans with a passenger load limit of 8 passengers total, or 4 passengers with one wheelchair.</li><li>Identify how much passengers could save with micro-transit.</li><li>Predict how much more drivers could earn through micro transit operations.</li><li>Analyze wait times, and would only pair riders who would have a wait time of less than five minutes.</li></ul>

PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIESIt's not too late to add participating universities! Interested students, faculty or academic administrators register here!Participants who are already on the listserve will soon be notified how to access the data before the first day of the competition, which is on Friday, September 13, 2019. If you are interested in participating, please register for this event on this page.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTSTeams must submit their solutions/findings by 11:59 PM EST September 18, 2019. Each submission must include:1. A PowerPoint presentation of not more than 15 slides clearly showing their findings/recommendations. This should include dedicated slides covering the following topics:<ul><li>Suggested routes</li><li>Optimal route schedules</li><li>Vehicle capacity expected</li><li>Suggested passenger fare calculations</li><li>Driver pay analysis</li><li>Potential challenges</li></ul>2. A short Word document explaining their findings (1-2 pages)3. A 2-3 minute video of team member(s) explaining in plain English what they have found as potential solutions.The submissions can be sent to the following email address:<a href="http://mailto: iatrhackathon@iatr.global" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> iatrhackathon@iatr.global</a>.COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS1. Students must only use the data in the UC Berkeley Data Commons.2. The data commons will be accessible from 12:00 AM on September 13, 2019 until 11:59 pm on September 18, 2019.

Have a question?For general inquiry, please contact us by sending an email to: <a href="http://mailto: iatrhackathon@iatr.global" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">iatrhackathon@iatr.global</a>

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