Mobility hubs are central places or districts that act as converging points for public transit and an integrated suite of mobility services, scaled for their respective environments and functions. Mobility hubs are also areas where there is an intensive concentration of working, living, shopping and/or playing in the form of mixed-use development. Mobility hubs serve three critical roles in the new Smart Moves 3.0 system: origin, destination and transfer point. (MARC, Defining Smart Moves System 2017:2)

Mobility hubs have been important parts of smart city systems in other regions of North America including greater Toronto and Broward County. The Smart Moves plan provides a Kansas City hierarchy for applying Mobility Hubs to the region. A meaningful mobility hub must go beyond the 20^th century park and ride. They must incorporate many amenities into the system. Potential amenities at Mobility Hubs include:

• Wi-Fi / technology connections
• Interactive kiosks / transportation service information
• Surrounding area information + map
• Transit branding signage / station + route identification
• Real-time arrival signage
• Area + pedestrian lighting
• Transit shelter
• Fare collection system
• Bicycle amenities (bike-share, bike racks/lockers, bike repair station)
• Pedestrian sidewalk and trail connections
• Pedestrian amenities (seating, trash receptacle, power outlets)
• Parking area (park and ride)
• Electric vehicle charging station
• Vehicular drop-off / pick-up area (carpool, vanpool, on-demand, park and ride, taxi stands)
• Integrated services (retail, child care facility, post office)
• Lighting and safety measures
• Nearby community amenities (area park, amphitheater, farmer’s market)

(MARC, Defining Smart Moves System 2017:4)

Many questions remain about how to implement mobility hubs in greater Kansas City.