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Just a better taxi? A survey-based comparison of taxis, transit, and ridesourcing services in San Francisco [PDF]
Transport Policy, 2016 In this study, we present exploratory evidence of how “ridesourcing” services (app-based, on-demand ride services like Uber and Lyft) are used in San Francisco. We explore who uses ridesourcing and for what reasons, how the ridesourcing market compares to that of traditional taxis, and how ridesourcing impacts the use of public transit and overall ...
Rayle, Lisa +4 more
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International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, 2019 Ridesourcing services have emerged as an alternative transit option for commuters in metropolitan areas. Western Australia has exhibited the highest growth of ridesourcing services as compared to the other regions of Australia. Although the ridesourcing services have attracted a considerable number of riders, whether such services meet the demand still
Jayita Chakraborty +3 more
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Evaluating the mileage and time efficiency of ridesourcing services: Austin, Texas case [PDF]
Transportation Letters, 2021 Although several studies have attempted to determine the mileage and time inefficiency of ridesourcing services due to concerns about traffic and environmental impacts of these services, all of them provide a point estimate, which does not reflect the uncertainties in the calculation of these estimates.
Tengilimoglu, O, Wadud, Z
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Exploring the attitudes of Millennials and Generation Xers toward ridesourcing services. [PDF]
Transportation (Amst), 2022 This paper presents a study investigating the potential market of ridesourcing services, with a focus on the attitudinal and preferential differences between Millennials and Generation Xers. Data obtained from a stated preference survey were utilized, where the respondents were asked to choose between a conventional mode (private vehicle driver ...
Azimi G, Rahimi A, Jin X.
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Examining the role of ridesourcing services during rain: A Chicago case study
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesTransportation network companies (TNCs) are an established transportation mode. Yet, uncertainty remains on the level to which rain affects TNC ridership and how this relates to socioeconomic factors.
Carlos Mateo Samudio Lezcano +3 more
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Modeling the choice to switch from traditional modes to ridesourcing services for social/recreational trips in Lebanon [PDF]
Transportation, 2019 This study investigates the current and potential uptake of ridesourcing services, such as Uber and Careem, by the students of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. A hybrid choice model is developed to predict the switching choice from traditional modes of transport to ridesourcing services for social/recreational trips made by these students in
Rana Tarabay, Maya Abou-Zeid
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Associating ridesourcing with road safety outcomes: Insights from Austin, Texas. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Improving road safety and setting targets for reducing traffic-related crashes and deaths are highlighted as part of the United Nations sustainable development goals and worldwide vision zero efforts.
Kontou E, McDonald N.
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Identifying Twin Travelers Using Ridesourcing Trip Data
Findings, 2019 Shared mobility services are announced as a game changer in transportation and a promising solution to reduce congestion and improve performance of urban mobility.
Nicolas Chiabaut, Cyril Veve
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Proactive Rebalancing and Speed-Up Techniques for On-Demand High Capacity Ridesourcing Services [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022 We present a probabilistic proactive rebalancing method and speed-up techniques for improving the performance of a state-of-the-art real-time high-capacity fleet management framework [1]. We improve on both computational efficiency and system performance.
Yang Liu 0292, Samitha Samaranayake
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The Association between the Regular Use of ICT Based Mobility Services and the Bicycle Mode Choice in Tehran and Cairo. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Regarding the sharp growth rate of ICT (information and communication technology)—based mobility services like ridesourcing, it is essential to investigate the impact of these new mobility services on the transport mode choices, particularly on active ...
Mostofi H, Masoumi H, Dienel HL.
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