at the same time it poses clear risks to the provision of equitable and sustainable mobility for all nonetheless they are starting to have an impact of tripmaking behaviour where they are present and are starting to be seen as a potential complement for first and last mile connections in low density regions difficult to service with public transport and areas where public transport is available but quality is perceived to be lacking ride services may also come to be seen as an alternative most of these initiatives are taking place in the united states partly because of the popularity of ride services there partly because many urban areas there have difficulty providing attractive public transport many of the partnerships described in this report are pilot projects or promotional campaigns and at present there is no evidence for a permanent shift in public transport service delivery towards structural partnerships with ride services nonetheless authorities and rideservice operators are using these pilots to test new ways of improving mobility outcomes where it is difficult to provide quality public transport