Environmental Impacts of Short Car Trip Replacement with Micromobility Modes

Details

• Creators:
  Harper, Corey ; Fan, Zhufeng
• Corporate Creators:
  Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycles
  • Environmental impacts
  • Modal shift
  • Scooters
  • Traffic assignment
  • Vehicle sharing
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Seattle (Washington);United States
• Edition:
  Final Research Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University
• Abstract:
  Micromobility (defined as shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters) represent a significant opportunity to replace short distance trips made by personally owned vehicles (POVs) and provide first-and last-mile solutions for underserved public transit riders. This research develops a methodology for estimating the upper bound number of short-distance POV trips that could be replaced by micromobility modes and applies this method to a case study in Seattle, Washington to estimate the resulting environmental, congestion, and economic benefits. These estimates are based on a static traffic assignment model, which is used to assess how peak hour traffic conditions could change in scenarios where micromobility has replaced a portion of short car trips.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3551747111
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60107/dot_60107_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 903.95 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a14d7433f6ab50bac7509afe76a5a2547e1b34ddc8c60f546e5fa68cc1d7bce324e152059ad9da8a3d2827ca0fafbaa85b55b1ae19aaec06947e19dba508cc98