Tompkins County Rideshare Coalition

The objective of this project was to pilot the implementation of automated on-line ridesharing in Tompkins County, New York. Zimride was used as the web based ride matching platform. Four ‘portals’ were developed to serve different groups: three for local institutions of higher education and a fourth for community-wide access. The project was implemented for a period of three years. Results indicate substantial interest in online ridesharing services. Project metrics show impacts in energy savings and emission reductions from displaced potential private vehicle use. By pairing individuals looking for rides with drivers offering empty seats you increase the efficiency of the transportation system with minimal investment. One-time rides proved to be in very high demand, particularly in the college communities. Further work is needed to promote online ridesharing on a multi-county regional basis in order to capture a greater proportion of the large number of intercounty commuters.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/trans-r-and-d-repository/C-10-04%20Final%20Report_10-16-13.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Tompkins County Rideshare Coalition

  c/o ITCTC
  121 East Court Street
  Ithica, NY  United States  14850

  Zimride, Incorporated

  548 Market Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94104

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

  17 Columbia Circle
  Albany, NY  United States  12203

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • de Aragón, Fernando
• Publication Date: 2013-9-25

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 83p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer online services; Energy consumption; Pollutants; Ridesharing
• Geographic Terms: Tompkins County (New York)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01506244
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: C-10-04
• Contract Numbers: NYSERDA 17418
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 2014 1:18PM