Analysis of Travel Choices and Scenarios for Sharing Rides

The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors influencing traveler decisions about driving or taking a shared ride, including learning about the tradeoffs among desired features of different travel options and trip price. The study seeks to understand whether mode-shifting incentives and disincentives could be applied to encourage more sharing and active mode trips that reduce vehicle miles traveled and congestion. The study analyzed data from a survey conducted by a large transportation network company (TNC) of its users and used analysis that two developers of application tools providing carpooling incentives conducted on their user data to analyze several scenarios of varying cost and time differentials that may influence the likelihood of sharing rides.

• Record URL:
  https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop21011/fhwahop21011.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55712
• Corporate Authors:

  ICF Incorporated LLC

  9300 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031

  EBP US, Incorporated

  Boston, MA  United States 

  Metropia

  1790 E. River Road
  Suite 140
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85718

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Middleton, Scott
  • Schroeckenthaler, Kyle
  • Papayannoulis, Vassilis
  • Gopalakrishna, Deepak
• Publication Date: 2021-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 103p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choice models; Decision making; Disincentives; Incentives; Mode choice; Prices; Ridesharing; Ridesourcing; Surveys; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771691
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-21-011
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-16-D-00052/Task 10
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 21 2021 10:54AM