這兩年，專車、定制公交等出行方式的出現(xiàn)，讓不少?zèng)]有車的通勤族也享受到了不少出行的便利。這種介于個(gè)人駕車出行和公交集體出行之間的交通方式大概也會(huì)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(jī)應(yīng)用程序和信息通訊技術(shù)，運(yùn)輸行業(yè)出現(xiàn)了“出行代理”這樣一個(gè)新的領(lǐng)域。他們的特長是將供需雙方聯(lián)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(fā)展趨勢：

-公共集體運(yùn)輸方式“縮減”

-私人化的運(yùn)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(xiàng)目，專門為提前預(yù)訂的出行人群提供公共交通服務(wù)。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(yùn)行基礎(chǔ)。這兩種交通發(fā)展趨勢結(jié)合在一起就叫做“微交通”，是一種新的出行方式，介于個(gè)人出行和公交集體出行之間的一種交通方式。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Helen）