2-2.1: Part A: Understanding Curb Management and Targeted Incentive Policies to Increase Transportation Network Company Pooling and Public Transit Linkages – Part A

Abstract

Transportation network companies (TNCs) and microtransit are changing the way people travel by providing dynamic, on-demand mobility that can supplement public transit and personal-vehicle use. Well-designed policy strategies are needed to fully leverage the potential of pooling to lessen congestion, energy use, and emissions by reducing private-vehicle ownership and enabling higher occupancy. Policy/planning tools could help to leverage pooling strategies and more efficient TNC routing to reduce deadheading and excess vehicle miles traveled (VMT). There is a notable opportunity to increase pooling rates among TNC users through promotional offers for pooling to public transit stations, employment centers, etc. and designated pickup/drop-off locations.  

This study will inform curb management and the role of targeted incentives to help maximize the societal/environmental benefits of pooled mobility services and linkages to public transit. It involves two separate but related research efforts by the University of California Berkeley (Part A) and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Part B). In Part A of the project, UC Berkeley researchers will employ the photovoice methodology in the San Francisco Bay Area to seek a deeper understanding of individual views and priorities relative to designated pickup/dropoff locations and gain insights into motivations for pooling (see also Understanding Curb Management and Targeted Incentive Policies to Increase Pooling Part B: Examining On-Demand Transportation Services with a Focus on Shared Rides. 

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