Ridesharing as a complement to transit.

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Murray, G. Chase, M.E. Kim, E. & McBrayer, M.
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Abstract

The purpose of the synthesis was to report the state of the practice, as well as to aid transit agencies and other entities in deciding how to enhance ridesharing and public transit. Key results show that closing gaps and penetrating difficult to serve areas are the top reasons that transit agencies integrate ridesharing into public transit; however, the agencies involved in this effort remain modest in number. A review of the relevant literature was conducted for this effort. Although much has been written about ridesharing, only a few documents appear to discuss the public transit and ridesharing linkage. As of July 2010, there were approximately 384 ridematching programs in the United States, but only 32 operated by public transit agencies. A selected survey of public transit agencies of varying sizes and serving different areas, such as regions, single counties, and entire states, as well as non­transit agencies linking ridesharing and public transit, yielded an 84% response rate (41 of 49). Brief agency profiles, achieved through interviews, highlight successful or innovative approaches offered at ten transit providers. (Author/publisher) This report is available online at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_syn_98.pdf

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20120714 ST [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy of Sciences, 2012, 62 p., ref.; Transit Cooperative Research Program TCRP ; Synthesis of Transit Practice ; 98 / Project J-7, Topic SB-19 - ISSN 1073-4880 / ISBN 978-0-309-22353-9

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