Developing ridesharing, but for which trip category? a comparative analysis for the Paris region

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Abstract

While ridesharing is expected to grow rapidly, a major policy issue is to know which trips should be targeted first, e.g., long trips or frequent yet often shorter trips. This paper develops an algorithm to investigate various ridesharing adoption patterns based on distinct trip characteristics, in order to evaluate which leads to the greatest improvement regarding traffic conditions and the environment. The trip characteristics considered are distance, travel time, and trip frequency. This leads to three ridesharing scenarios, which are then evaluated using a traffic assignment model. The methodology is applied to a Paris region case study. We find that ridesharing growth scenarios based on trip frequency contribute more to the mitigation of traffic congestion and CO2 emissions than scenarios based on trip distance and on travel time. Some policy recommendations about this effective factor for ridesharing are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCICTP 2019
Subtitle of host publicationTransportation in China - Connecting the World - Proceedings of the 19th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals
EditorsLei Zhang, Jianming Ma, Pan Liu, Guangjun Zhang
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages4998-5009
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9780784482292
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Event19th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals: Transportation in China - Connecting the World, CICTP 2019 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 6 Jul 20198 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameCICTP 2019: Transportation in China - Connecting the World - Proceedings of the 19th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals

Conference

Conference19th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals: Transportation in China - Connecting the World, CICTP 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period6/07/198/07/19

Keywords

  • CO emissions
  • Ridesharing
  • Traffic congestion
  • Trip characteristics

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