Assessing the Impact of Ridehailing Service Use on Bus Ridership: A Joint Modeling Framework Accounting for Endogeneity and Latent Attitudes
Transit ridership has been on the decline for several years. One key contributing factor is the rise of ridehailing service usage and its impact on transit use. This research project attempts to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment of the impacts of ridehailing service use on transit ridership while controlling for a host of socio-economic, demographic, and attitudinal factors. Using detailed survey data collected in four automobile-centric metropolitan areas of the US, this study jointly models the frequency of using ridehailing services and the extent to which an individual has changed bus use due to ridehailing. The results indicate that ridehailing use frequency is significantly associated with a decrease in bus use, suggesting that ridehailing serves as a substitute for bus use (more than it serves as a complement). The findings suggest that transit agencies need to explore pathways towards leveraging ridehailing services to better complement transit usage.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $N/A
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747116
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ United States 85287 -
Project Managers:
Pendyala, Ram
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Performing Organizations:
Arizona State University, Tempe
Tempe, AZ United States -
Principal Investigators:
Pendyala, Ram
- Start Date: 20210801
- Expected Completion Date: 20220831
- Actual Completion Date: 20220831
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Bus travel; Mode choice; Ridership; Ridesourcing; Surveys
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01849047
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747116
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jun 22 2022 9:30AM