Policy Brief: Impacts of Shared Mobility, Pooling

Abstract: 

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 more convenient to share rides. Shared-ride services are having a transformative impact on many global cities by increasing vehicle occupancy through smartphone apps.

Author: 
Susan Shaheen, PhD and Adam Cohen
Publication date: 
January 9, 2018
Publication type: 
Policy Brief