Shared Mobility Regulations: Balancing Policy Goals with Operating Costs Webinar
Virtual
June 1, 2026
1:00 pm
to
June 1, 2026
2:00 pm
PST
Shared mobility services operate under varied, and sometimes labyrinthine, systems of regulation. These regulations are set by different levels of government, carry different compliance and enforcement costs, and may change substantially over a short time. Ideally, regulations help mobility services flourish while minimizing their most harmful potential externalities. Yet in the face of widely varying regulations, shared mobility operators respond in different ways: they may avoid regulations entirely by operating elsewhere, absorb the costs of compliance, or find that the regulations benefit their service. At its most extreme, a program may sink under the weight of regulations.
So, how are shared mobility services, including shared micromobility, microtransit, autonomous vehicles, and ride-hailing, regulated today? And how do both cities and operators approach and navigate regulations as they are set and evolve?
Join our moderator, Anne Brown (Director of Research, Urbanism Next), and panelists Miriam Pinski (Research Lead, Shared Use Mobility Center), Tejus Shankar (Senior Manager, AV Strategy and Planning, Lyft), and Vladimir Gallegos (Supervisor Transportation Planner, City of Los Angeles) as we explore these questions through national research and perspectives from both the public and private sectors.
This webinar brings together research and practice to offer a grounded, candid look at how cities and operators are navigating the evolving landscape of shared mobility regulation.
This event occurred on the 1st of June 2026. Watch the webinar below:
Presentations
Panelists discuss:
- How different levels of government regulate shared micromobility, microtransit, AVs, and ride-hailing, and what that variation means for operators and cities
- How regulatory complexity shapes operator decisions: whether to enter a market, absorb compliance costs, or exit altogether
- The tension between policy goals and operating realities, and how cities and operators negotiate that gap
- Emerging practices in regulatory design that balance flexibility with accountability
- Strategies for building regulatory environments where shared mobility can effectively serve the public interest
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