USING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TO TURN A PROBLEM INTO A PROFIT: THE SHARE-A-CAB EXPERIMENT

The share-a-cab experiment was structured to optimize taxi utilization in Bombay's (India) central business district to tackle the city's transportation problems: a heavily ovberburdened public bus system and a very large fleet of taxis with a disproportionately high percentage of empty trips adding to the traffic congestion. This article describes the problem as well as a quantitative analysis of the projects's impact with reference to the suitability of selective application of this technique in similar situations, especially in developing countries where funding for traffic improvements may have a low priority. The share-a-cab experiment proved that innovaation can turn a seemingly insurmountable disadvantage into a useful tool of traffic management.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Pasricha, P S
• Publication Date: 1991-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 31-36
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Highway traffic control; Ridesharing; Taxicabs; Traffic congestion
• Old TRIS Terms: Shared ride
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604450
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM