Dynamic Ride-Share, Car-Share, and Bike-Share and State-Level Mobility
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Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FHWA/TX-15/0-6818-1 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date DYNAMIC RIDE-SHARE, CAR-SHARE, AND BIKE-SHARE AND Published: February 2016 STATE–LEVEL MOBILITY: RESEARCH TO SUPPORT 6. Performing Organization Code ASSESSING, ATTRACTING, AND MANAGING SHARED MOBILITY PROGRAMS - FINAL REPORT 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Kristi Miller, Tina Geiselbrecht, Maarit Moran, and M.A. Miller Report 0-6818-1 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Texas A&M Transportation Institute College Station, Texas 77843-3135 11. Contract or Grant No. Project 0-6818 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Texas Department of Transportation Technical Report: Research and Technology Implementation Office September 2014–December 2015 125 E. 11th Street 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Austin, Texas 78701-2483 15. Supplementary Notes Project performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project Title: Dynamic Ride-Sharing, Bike-Sharing, Car-Sharing, and State-Level Mobility URL: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6818-1.pdf 16. Abstract Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, and its growth is expected to continue, supported by diversity in its economy, geography, and population. The challenge of prioritizing limited resources in this environment requires a proactive approach to travel demand management. This project provides guidance for TxDOT in its planning and mobility efforts and in understanding the viability of various alternative mobility programs. This report describes research of best practices and lessons learned from mobility programs. The research describes executive interviews, focus groups, and surveys to obtain details and document perspectives of the varying stakeholder groups. The research produced a guidebook that will aid TxDOT in determining how to best identify and implement alternative mobility programs in a given region as part of its planning and mobility efforts. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Shared Mobility, Bike-Share, Car-Share, Ride-Share, No restrictions. This document is available to the Alternative Mobility Program, Travel Demand public through NTIS: Management National Technical Information Service Alexandria, Virginia http://www.ntis.gov 19. Security Classif.(of this report) 20. Security Classif.(of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 220 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized DYNAMIC RIDE-SHARE, CAR-SHARE, AND BIKE-SHARE AND STATE–LEVEL MOBILITY: RESEARCH TO SUPPORT ASSESSING, ATTRACTING AND MANAGING SHARED MOBILITY PROGRAMS – FINAL REPORT by Kristi Miller Associate Transportation Researcher Texas A&M Transportation Institute Tina Geiselbrecht Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute Maarit Moran Associate Transportation Researcher Texas A&M Transportation Institute And M.A. Miller Assistant Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute Report 0-6818-1 Project 0-6818 Project Title: Dynamic Ride-Sharing, Bike-Sharing, Car-Sharing, and State-Level Mobility Performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration December 2015 TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE College Station, Texas 77843-3135 DISCLAIMER This research was performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official view or policies of the FHWA or TxDOT. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government and the State of Texas do not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the object of this report. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project was conducted in cooperation with TxDOT and FHWA. The authors thank the TxDOT Project Monitoring Committee: Darrin Jensen, Teri Kaplan, Pete Krause, Bonnie Lister, and Jane Lundquist. The authors also thank members of the project team for their contributions: Stacey Bricka, Mark Burris, Todd Carlson, Gabriel A. Valdez, Joan Hudson, Greg Griffin, Shawn Turner, Gretchen Stoeltje, Andrea Chacon, Matt Miller, Seles Johnson, Gavin Pritchard, Casey Claude, and Debbie Spillane. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ x List of Tables ................................................................................................................................xii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Literature Review and Supporting Research ......................................................... 3 Ride-Share................................................................................................................................. 3 Definition of Ride-Share ..................................................................................................... 3 Brief History of Dynamic Ride-share ................................................................................. 4 User Demographics and Traveler Behavior ........................................................................ 7 Using Ride-Share ................................................................................................................ 8 Car-Share .................................................................................................................................. 8 Definition of Car-Share ....................................................................................................... 8 Brief History of Car-Share ................................................................................................ 10 User Demographics and Traveler Behavior ...................................................................... 11 Using Car-Share ................................................................................................................ 13 Bike-Share............................................................................................................................... 13 Definition of Bike-Share ................................................................................................... 13 Brief History of Bike-Share .............................................................................................. 14 User Demographics and Traveler Behavior ...................................................................... 17 Using Bike-Share .............................................................................................................. 19 Current State of Shared Mobility Programs in the United States ........................................... 19 Ride-Share by the Numbers .............................................................................................. 20 Car-Share by the Numbers ................................................................................................ 21 Bike-Share by the Numbers .............................................................................................. 21 Current State of Shared Mobility Programs in Texas ............................................................. 21 Ride-Share in Texas .......................................................................................................... 22 Car-Share in Texas ............................................................................................................ 23 Bike-Share in Texas .......................................................................................................... 24 Potential Benefits of Shared Mobility ..................................................................................... 24 Ride-Share Benefits .......................................................................................................... 24 Car-Share Benefits ............................................................................................................ 27 Bike-Share Benefits .......................................................................................................... 28 Emerging Trends ..................................................................................................................... 30 Transportation System Integration .................................................................................... 30 Transportation Demand Management Program Integration ............................................. 32 Program Trends ................................................................................................................. 33 Chapter 3: Stakeholder Input .................................................................................................... 37 Focus Groups .......................................................................................................................... 37 Focus Group Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 38 Statewide Web Survey ...........................................................................................................