Tompkins County Rideshare Coalition.

Details

• Creators:
  de Aragón, Fernando
• Corporate Creators:
  Tompkins County Rideshare Coalition ; Zimride, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Ridesharing
  • Regional transportation
  • Mobility
  • Environmental impacts
  • Counties
  • Computer online services
• Publication/ Report Number:
  C-10-04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• Corporate Publisher:
  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ; New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The objective of this project was to pilot the implementation of automated on-line ridesharing in Tompkins ; County, NY. Zimride was used as the web based ride matching platform. Four ‘portals’ were developed to ; serve different groups: three for local institutions of higher education and a fourth for communitywide ; access. The project was implemented for a period of three years. Results indicate substantial interest in ; online ridesharing services. Project metrics show impacts in energy savings and emission reductions from ; displaced potential private vehicle use. By pairing individuals looking for rides with drivers offering ; empty seats you increase the efficiency of the transportation system with minimal investment. One-time ; rides proved to be in very high demand, particularly in the college communities. Further work is needed to ; promote online ridesharing on a multi-county regional basis in order to capture a greater proportion of the ; large number of intercounty commuters.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  NYSERDA 17418
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26900/dot_26900_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:821fc0f4c5b9a79be9def9ad109b03fdf7772022a2560a0a42ea54459728f78b