The Environmental Effects of New Mobility Services
The proposed white paper will summarize the expected environmental effects of new mobility services, and critically evaluate the empirical and modeling evidence that test these effects. The review will focus on carsharing and on-demand ride services. Carsharing services will encompass roundtrip, one-way, and peer-to-peer services. On-demand services will include e-hail taxi (e.g., Uber and Lyft), shared taxi (e.g., UberPool and Lyft Line), peer-to-peer ridesharing (e.g., Carma), and microtransit (e.g., Bridj). The review will focus on these services because they have complicated, both positive and negative, effects on the environment. These services are also likely to be early adopters of automated vehicle technologies. This review will help untangle the magnitude and balance of these complex effects and provide a structured lens through which to evaluate current and emerging evidence.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Sponsor Organizations:
California Department of Transportation
Sacramento, CA United States 95819Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Azevedo, Christine
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Performing Organizations:
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA United States -
Principal Investigators:
Rodier, Caroline
- Start Date: 20160701
- Expected Completion Date: 20170331
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Environmental impacts; Mobility; Ridesharing; Taxi services; Vehicle sharing
- Identifier Terms: Lyft; Uber
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01620636
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
- Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 4 2017 10:57AM