The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in Megaregion Mobility

Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft have become popular forms of transportation in recent years. Researchers have worked to understand the qualitative impacts of these services, such as effects on the taxi industry, spatial and temporal distribution in cities, and effects on public transit; however, few studies have examined user attitudes towards TNCs and differences between heavy and lighter users of these. Additionally, few studies attempted the segmentation of users. To fill these research gaps, the authors conducted a megaregional survey of TNC users in the Texas Triangle Megaregion. Results indicated that most users who are motivated by the convenience of service take TNCs a few times a week or less. Those who take TNCs more regularly do so mainly for commuting purposes. Result also pointed out that these more frequent users are wealthier and are better educated.

• Dataset URL:
  https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/T5LTLV
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• Record URL:
  http://sites.utexas.edu/cm2/files/2020/01/CM2-Final-Project-Report_TNC_2019_12_27_J.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54419
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. Supporting datasets available at: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/T5LTLV
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  School of Architecture
  Austin, TX  United States  78712-1075

  Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2)

  University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX  United States  78712

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jiao, Junfeng
  • 0000-0002-7272-8805
  • Bischak, Chris
  • Chen, Yefu
  • Guerra, Erick
  • 0000-0002-7769-2581
  • Pan, Qisheng
  • 0000-0002-4588-3199
• Publication Date: 2019-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Customers; Demographics; Mobility; Ridesourcing; Surveys; Trip purpose
• Geographic Terms: Texas Triangle megaregion
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01729943
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CM2-#38
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747135
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 2020 3:10PM