How Does Ride-Hailing Influence Individual Mode Choice? An Examination Using Longitudinal Trip Data from the Seattle Region
This study investigates the impacts of ride-hailing, which we define as mobility services consisting of both conventional taxis and app-based services offered by transportation network companies, on individual mode choice. We examine whether ride-hailing substitutes for or complements travel by driving, public transit, or walking and biking. The study overcomes some of the limitations of convenience samples or cross-sectional surveys used in past research by employing a longitudinal dataset of individual travel behavior and socio-demographic information. The data include three waves of travel log data collected between 2012 and 2018 in transit-rich areas of the Seattle region. We conducted individual-level panel data modeling, estimating independently pooled models and fixed-effect models of average daily trip count and duration for each mode, while controlling for various factors that affect travel behavior. The results provide evidence of substitution effects of ride-hailing on driving. We found that cross-sectionally, participants who used more ride-hailing tended to drive less, and that longitudinally, an increase in ride-hailing usage was associated with fewer driving trips. No significant associations were found between ride-hailing and public transit usage or walking and biking. Based on detailed travel data of a large population in a major U.S. metropolitan area, the study highlights the value of collecting and analyzing longitudinal data to understand the impacts of new mobility services.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Yiyuan Wang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3447-7814 © National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2021.
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Authors:
- Wang, Yiyuan
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0000-0002-3447-7814
- Moudon, Anne Vernez
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0000-0001-8485-4799
- Shen, Qing
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0000-0002-0968-7377
- Publication Date: 2022-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 621-633
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Volume: 2676
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0361-1981
- EISSN: 2169-4052
- Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Longitudinal studies; Mobility applications; Mode choice; Panel studies; Ridesourcing; Travel behavior
- Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01764097
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: TRBAM-21-03421
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 4 2021 10:57AM