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Record 1 2018-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
DEF

[A family of] IT-enabled [and usually] private multi-passenger transportation services ... that serve passengers using dynamically generated routes, and may expect passengers to make their way to and from common pick-up or drop-off points.

OBS

Vehicles can range from large SUVs [sport utility vehicles] to vans to shuttle buses. Because they provide transit-like service but on a smaller, more flexible scale, these ... services have been referred to as "microtransit."

Key term(s)
  • micro-transit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
OBS

transport microcollectif : Ce terme, surtout employé en France, désigne un type de service de transport collectif adapté à la demande techniquement semblable aux services désignés par le terme «microtransit» en anglais. Toutefois, alors que le «microtransit» est défini en anglais comme étant un service généralement offert par le secteur privé en complément du transport en commun, le «transport microcollectif» est le plus souvent décrit en français comme étant une mesure sociale mise en œuvre par des organismes communautaires dans un contexte d'aide à l'emploi. Le terme «transport microcollectif» semble néanmoins convenir comme équivalent français du terme anglais «microtransit».

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