Pooling
Shared ride services in North America: definitions, impacts, and the future of pooling
Shared ride services allow riders to share a ride to a common destination. They include ridesharing (carpooling and vanpooling); ridesplitting (a pooled version of ridesourcing/transportation network companies); taxi sharing; and microtransit. In recent years, growth of Internet-enabled wireless...Read more about Shared ride services in North America: definitions, impacts, and the future of pooling
Casual Carpooling in the San Francisco Bay Area: Understanding User Characteristics, Behaviors, and Motivations
Casual carpooling is an informal form of commuter ridesharing operating in Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and San Francisco, California. In contrast to new forms of shared-use mobility, casual carpooling has been in existence for over 30 years and uses no information communication technology...Read more about Casual Carpooling in the San Francisco Bay Area: Understanding User Characteristics, Behaviors, and Motivations
The Benefits of Carpooling
Carpooling allows travelers to share a ride to a common destination and can include several forms of sharing a ride, such as casual carpooling and real-time carpooling. Because carpooling reduces the number of automobiles needed by travelers, it is often associated with numerous societal...Read more about The Benefits of Carpooling
Online and App-Based Carpooling in France: Analyzing Users and Practices—A Study of BlaBlaCar
This chapter examines the characteristics and practices of ridesharing users in France. In May 2013, the authors surveyed members of BlaBlaCar, the largest online and app-based carpooling service in France, to analyze the sociodemographic characteristics and usage patterns of the...Read more about Online and App-Based Carpooling in France: Analyzing Users and Practices—A Study of BlaBlaCar
Policy Brief: Impacts of Shared Mobility, Pooling
Shared-ride services—transportation modes that allow riders to share a ride to a common destination—include various forms of ridesharing (carpooling and vanpooling); ridesplitting and taxisplitting; and microtransit. With the proliferation of smartphones and mobile Internet, it has become...Read more about Policy Brief: Impacts of Shared Mobility, Pooling
Policy Brief: Pooling Passengers and Services
In the past ten years, passenger and goods movement transportation systems have evolved rapidly. Shared mobility providers are filling gaps in service and creating new markets for delivery; vehicle fleets continue to electrify; and pooled services are increasing vehicle occupancy. The...Read more about Policy Brief: Pooling Passengers and Services