私人定制的“微交通”時代

這兩年，專車、定制公交等出行方式的出現，讓不少沒有車的通勤族也享受到了不少出行的便利。這種介于個人駕車出行和公交集體出行之間的交通方式大概也會成為未來出行的主流方式之一。

"On demand" refers to the ability of people to access mobility without needing to own a transportation vehicle. Through the use of apps and ICT, a new domain of "mobility brokers" becomes part of the mobility arena. Their specific parts is to connect supply and demand, in one way or another.
“定制”指人們無需自己擁有車輛便可自由出行。通過手機應用程序和信息通訊技術，運輸行業出現了“出行代理”這樣一個新的領域。他們的特長是將供需雙方聯系起來。

Two main streams are visible here:

– A ‘downsizing’ in public collective transport

– An ‘upscaling’ in private individual transport

目前有兩種發展趨勢：

-公共集體運輸方式“縮減”

-私人化的運輸方式“增加”

The first refers to on demand public transport initiatives, such as Bridj, a Boston startup facilitating bus rides for commuters, solely based on reservations. A well-known example of the second stream might be Uber, which is using private transportation as a basis for on demand transportation. These two streams together are referred as ‘Microtransit’ and could be seen as a new form of modality, in between private individual and collective public transportation.
第一種趨勢指定制公交方案，像波士頓的Bridj項目，專門為提前預訂的出行人群提供公共交通服務。第二種趨勢的絕佳例子就是Uber了，他們將私人交通工具作為定制交通的運行基礎。這兩種交通發展趨勢結合在一起就叫做“微交通”，是一種新的出行方式，介于個人出行和公交集體出行之間的一種交通方式。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）