Download or read book Community based Ridesharing written by Joanna M. Brunso and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Ridesharing Demonstration Program written by Guillaume Shearin and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Real time Ridesharing written by Andrew M. Amey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential benefits from increased ridesharing are substantial, and impact a wide range of stakeholders. In a properly applied rideshare scheme, drivers and passengers achieve cost savings, they potentially achieve travel time savings, and they benefit from increased travel options. Employers can reduce expensive parking construction or leasing, and benefit from higher worker productivity. Society benefits from congestion reduction, energy security improvements, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and increased social equity. Unfortunately, ridesharing's historical success has been rather modest, with a substantial decrease in popularity since the 1970's and participation that remains near an all-time low. Clearly there is a disconnect between the purported benefits and the real or perceived challenges associated with sharing rides. This thesis asks why ridesharing is not more popular than current participation suggests, and what can be done to encourage greater participation going forward? After a review of past and present rideshare initiatives, it becomes clear that there is no single challenge to be overcome that will increase interest and participation in ridesharing. Rather, the 'rideshare challenge' is a series of economic, behavioral, institutional and technological obstacles to be addressed. Yet, two opportunities show particular promise at helping overcome these challenges - a focus on large employers, and a technology-based service innovation known as "real-time" ridesharing. Large employers are a unique type of institution that can successfully influence private household travel decisions while simultaneously advancing employer-specific goals and various societal goals. "Real-time" ridesharing extends the range of existing rideshare options available to travelers and it begins to address a number of challenges associated with ridesharing. To increase rideshare participation going forward, this thesis proposes a detailed design for an employer based, technology-focused rideshare trial for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), supported by a rigorous, Institute-specific analysis of rideshare viability. The trial is designed to be expanded to other institutions in the MIT/Kendall Square area of Cambridge, MA in the future. The analysis suggests that on an ideal day, approximately 65% of consistent, single occupant commuters could share rides, leading to a 19% reduction in Institute-wide, commuting trip VMT. The trial design focuses on the use of technology, incentives and personalized marketing to overcome the 'rideshare challenge' and realize a significant portion of this best case VMT reduction.
Download or read book Developing Affordable and Accessible Community Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and accessible housing for low-income older adults and individuals living with disabilities. This shortage is expected to grow over the coming years given the population shifts leading to greater numbers of older adults and of individuals living with disabilities. Housing is a social determinant of health and has direct effects on health outcomes, but this relationship has not been thoroughly investigated. In December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop to better understand the importance of affordable and accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities, the barriers to providing this housing, the design principles for making housing accessible for these individuals, and the features of programs and policies that successfully provide affordable and accessible housing that supports community living for older adults and people with disabilities. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Download or read book Civic Engagement Community Based Initiatives and Governance Capacity written by Jurian Edelenbos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to theoretically conceptualize and empirically investigate upcoming and established practices of community-based initiatives in various countries in which both citizens and governments join efforts and capacities to solve wicked issues. It aims to include and compare cases from various countries, departing from the notion that community-based initiatives take place in an institutional context of governmental structures, rules, procedures, regulations, and routines. This leads to government involvement in these initiatives and sharing the public space. Furthermore, the editors take into account what kind of leadership roles, knowledge, and resources are present and how they evolve in this collaborative or coordinative effort, which in turn can enhance the capacities of community-based initiatives. This book joins excellent researchers from renowned universities all over the world, aiming for a balance between upcoming scholars and renowned scholars in the field of community-based initiatives and governance capacity. Contributors were carefully selected on the basis of their experience in the field of community-based initiatives, citizens’ engagement and governance capacity approaches. Aimed at researchers and academics, this volume will be of interest to those in the fields of business, economics, public administration, political science, social enterprise, sociology and third sector studies.
Download or read book Promoting the Sustainable Community written by Gregory Ching-cheng Han and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Clean Air Act of 1990 mandated that areas classified as "severe" non-attainment must impose commuting restrictions on major employment sites. The mandates were recently put on hold and states were given the option of implementing the mandates. The previously required mandates demanded that organizations employing over 100 employees survey their work sites to obtain information on commuter mode usage, develop plans to reduce vehicle occupancy (usually in the form of transportation demand management (TDM) techniques) to meet regional target occupancy rates, and maintain those occupancy rates, or the employer would be penalized financially and/or criminally. Currently, there are only a handful of urban areas that fall under the "severe" non-attainment classification. However, because the classification of "severe" non-attainment brings considerable economic penalties with it, cities currently not classified as "severe" non-attainment are continuously trying to find ways to reduce air pollution. Voluntary trip reduction strategies for work sites have been adopted by these cities as a way to control vehicular ozone levels. The specific problem that this study addresses is the problem of forecasting rideshare demand for the work trip to an employment site. A major employer in the Austin area of Travis County has expressed interest in developing ridesharing systems to curb demand for parking and therefore will be used as a case scenario for the application to innovative demand forecasting techniques
Download or read book Community Ridesharing written by Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Community Based Toolkit for Designing Ride Sharing Services written by Erik G. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport by private car has been challenged due to its high environmental impacts. Ride sharing (i.e. people with the same routes sharing a car) contributes to sustainable mobility by increasing the capacity use of cars. Still, when arranging 'Ride Access Points' (RAPs), intense communication and coordination between drivers and riders is necessary and thus transaction costs arise. Based on the fact that information and communication technologies can reduce transaction costs and that local geographical knowledge is distributed across distant individuals, we focus on community-based toolkits for user innovation and design to improve ride access. A case study at the German ride sharing service provider Momax GmbH shows how a toolkit has been used for crowdsourcing a virtual mobility network consisting of RAPs. Based on this example from the service industry, we argue that real-time translation of user content into service production is crucial for increasing the intrinsic motivation of lead users.
Download or read book Urban Transport Systems written by Hamid Yaghoubi and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a collection of latest research developments on the urban transportation systems. It describes rail transit systems, subways, bus rapid transit (BRT) systems, taxicabs, automobiles, etc. This book also studies the technical parameters and provides a comprehensive overview of the significant characteristics for urban transportation systems, including energy management systems, wireless communication systems, operations and maintenance systems, transport serviceability, environmental problems and solutions, simulation, modelling, analysis, design, safety and risk, standards, traffic congestion, ride quality, air quality, noise and vibration, financial and economic aspects, pricing strategies, etc. This professional book as a credible source can be very applicable and useful for all professors, researchers, students, experienced technical professionals, practitioners and others interested in urban transportation systems.
Download or read book The Rideshare Guide written by Harry Campbell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An industry leader's guide to making Lyft and Uber work for you. In less than five years, ridesharing has grown from nonexistence into a billion dollar industry. Uber now has two million drivers in the United States, Lyft has seven hundred thousand, and both show no signs of slowing down. Despite the large number of drivers, Uber and Lyft provide little in the way of help for new drivers, who complain that there is a lack of guidance when starting out. Harry Campbell, founder and director of The Rideshare Guy blog and podcast and a driver himself, can help. The Rideshare Guide offers a comprehensive and engaging handbook for current and prospective rideshare drivers. Learn how to: Decide between Uber and Lyft Maximize passengers and profits Maintain a five-star rating Keep safe and interact appropriately with passengers Navigate legal matters and tax codes Campbell explains these and much more, also including funny, shocking, and bizarre tales from the road. Whether you are thinking about becoming a driver or a veteran wondering about UberPool and tax help, The Rideshare Guide by the Rideshare Guy has the answers.
Download or read book Tompkins County Rideshare Coalition written by Fernando de Aragón and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this project was to pilot the implementation of automated on-line ridesharing in Tompkins County, NY. 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 communitywide 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.
Download or read book Investigating Real time Employer based Ridesharing Preferences Based on Stated Preference Survey Data written by Nathan Michael Shay and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding travel choices by providing ridesharing can improve mobility and accessibility and reduce congestion and the negative externalities associated with single occupancy automobile use. To realize these benefits, sufficient demand must be generated by matching drivers and passengers with similar origins and destinations and who are willing to travel with potential strangers. Technological developments have facilitated the provision of real-time ridesharing programs, where travelers are matched to share a ride shortly before they travel. Real-time ridesharing offers additional flexibility and the possibility of occasional use that may be desirable in an increasingly complex society with varying schedules. While initial real-time travel options have been perceived as unattractive due to reliability and personal safety concerns, the growing success of real-time ride-sourcing services suggests that perceptions may be shifting. Furthermore, large employer-based ridesharing offers additional promise due to a network of co-workers with similar work locations facilitating good matches, increased familiarity with fellow travelers, and the ability to incentivize participation. A stated preference survey of The Ohio State University community was used to analyze willingness to participate in an idealized real-time employer-based ridesharing program. Individual characteristics and travel behaviors associated with unwillingness to participate in an ideal program are analyzed. Also, the characteristics and behaviors associated with interest in a passenger or driver role in such a program are identified. Many findings support results presented elsewhere and a priori expectations, for example an increased willingness of younger travelers to participate in ridesharing, an increased willingness of females to participate as passengers, and an increased willingness of those with experience driving to participate as drivers. In addition three findings provide important insights previously unidentified about traveler preferences toward ridesharing. Firstly, it seems that those who travel in automobiles, whether shared or alone, are more likely than those who do not travel in automobiles to participate in ridesharing. Also, those who walk or use transit seem to be less willing to participate in a ridesharing program than those who do not use these alternative modes. These findings are encouraging in light of the desire to attract single occupancy vehicle users, rather than transit users or walkers, to ridesharing to realize its social benefits. Secondly, the notion that providing ridesharing expands mobility and accessibility seems to be supported by the fact that those who do not have a car available to them tend to be more interested in being rideshare passengers than those who have a car available to them. Lastly, while those living with younger dependent children are more likely to reject ridesharing due to the constraints associated with this mode, among those who are interested in ridesharing, individuals living with children—whether younger dependent ones or otherwise—are more willing to drive in a ridesharing program than those who do not live with children, possibly due to having experience traveling in vehicles with passengers.
Download or read book Berkeley Ridesharing Project written by Robert K. Oldham and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flexible Ridesharing written by Volker Handke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual mobility is one of the most important needs of modern society and an important link between private, public and economic life. In contrast, transport also entails severe environmental and social burdens, foiling current efforts for sustainable development. As the main source of CO2 emissions, transport is a prominent driver for climate change, and individual car traffic is responsible for nearly a third of the total energy consumption. However, we have to consider that many commuters feel indeed very dependent on their car. Here, ridesharing promises to contribute to environmental protection, while still offering individual mobility. Although ridesharing options have been discussed since many years, internet and smartphones provide completeley new opportunities to find ridesharing partners today. Thus, this book deals with current efforts on implementing flexible internet- and phone-based ridesharing services. With a main focus on the users‘ perspective, their demands and acceptance limits, we aim to explore success factors for non-profit, but also commercial ridesharing concepts.
Download or read book TCRP Synthesis 98 written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding how to Motivate Communities to Support and Ride Public Transportation written by Mindy Rhindress and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TCRP Report 122: Understanding How to Motivate Communities to Support and Ride Public Transportation provides a comprehensive discussion on the methods and strategies used by public transportation agencies in the United States and Canada to enhance their public images and motivate the support and use of public transportation. Additionally, the report identifies and describes methods and strategies used by other industries (comparable to public transportation) to enhance their public image and to motivate the support and use of their products and services. Also, this report examines the perceptions, misperceptions, and use of public transit, and the extent to which these affect support. Finally, the report identifies effective communication strategies, campaigns, and platforms for motivating individuals to action in support of public transportation, and it recommends ways to execute those communication strategies, campaigns, and platforms. This report will be helpful to transit agencies; elected officials; community leaders; business leaders; and federal, state, and local funding agencies in both the United States and Canada.
Download or read book National Ridesharing Demonstration Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
