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| Title |
REAL-TIME RIDESHARING : DOES IT WORK? : RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SACRAMENTO-AREA FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST
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| Accession No |
00777249 |
| Authors |
Kowshik, Raghu R; Jovanis, Paul P  ; Kitamura, Ryuichi |
| Conference Title |
ITS America. Meeting (7th : 1997 : Washington, D.C..). Merging the transportation and communications revolutions : conference proceedings |
Corp. Authors
/ Publisher |
Honda Gijutsu Kenkyujo; Sumitomo Denki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha; University of Michigan Transp Research Institute ; Maryland State Highway Administration ; Morgan State University. National Transportation Center; PB Farradyne ; Viggen Corporation; University of Massachusetts, Amherst ; Transformation Systems, Incorporated ; University of California, Davis ; University of Wisconsin, Madison ; Texas Transportation Institute ; I-95 Corridor Coalition ; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated; Institute for Telecommunication Sciences ; Japan. Keisatsucho; Omron Corporation; Guidestar (Program : Minnesota); University of Minnesota, Minneapolis ; Colorado Springs (Colo.); Siecor Corporation; Hughes Aircraft Company ; National Automated Highway System Consortium ; Mitretek Systems; Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation; Johns Hopkins University, Laurel ; National Engineering Technology Corporation; CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT 7 ; California. Dept. of Transportation. District 12; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg ; Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH)
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| Publication Date |
19970000 |
| Description |
16 p.
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| Languages |
English
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| Abstract |
Real-time or dynamic rideshare matching is defined as a one-time match obtained for a one-way trip either the same day or the evening before. Real-time ridesharing attempts to utilize empty seats in private automobiles to accommodate travelers who may require an occasional ride when their own automobile is unavailable, or to supplement conventional carpooling arrangements. While real-time ridesharing has been touted as one of the possible solutions to reduce congestion and improve the efficiency of travel, it has yet to find its niche as a marketable and viable travel option. Several field operational tests (F.O.T.s) of real-time ridesharing have been completed, and several more are under way. The Sacramento-Area Real-Time Rideshare Matching Field Operational Test was developed to address a primary criticism of ridesharing - that ridesharing is a commute mode which requires significant planning and lacks the flexibility associated with other commuting alternatives such as solo driving. This F.O.T. was completed in July 1995, and evaluated with respect to its feasibility for application on a region-wide basis. In summary, the Sacramento F.O.T. was unsuccessful due to a number of factors that included the personal safety concerns of travelers, inadequate marketing of the service insufficient interest and opportunities to real-time rideshare. Recommendations derived from experiences in this F.O.T. are provided for future implementations of real-time ridesharing |
Supplemental
Information |
Publication Date: 1997 Published By: ITS America, Washington DC |
| TRT Terms |
Ridesharing |
| Availability |
Available from UC Berkeley Transportation Library through interlibrary loan or document delivery
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| Document Source |
UC Berkeley Transportation Library
Source Data: PATH Record Number 15798
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| TRIS Files |
PATH |
| Database |
TRIS Online |
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