We also recommend visiting the Bibliography section of the DynamicRideshare.org for additional sources of information.
Table of Contents:
- Substantial Sources of “Real-Time” Rideshare Information
- History & Statistics
- Academic / Institutional Research
- Public Agency Research
- Visions for Ridesharing
- Technology-driven Rideshare Trials
- Slugging / Informal Ridesharing
- Selected MIT Contributions on Ridesharing
Substantial Sources of “Real-Time” Rideshare Information
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- “Real-Time” Ridesharing: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Designing a Technology-based Rideshare Trial for the MIT Community – Master’s thesis summarizing much of the MIT “Real-Time” Rideshare Research team’s work
- The Native Slugs of Northern Virginia: A Profile of Slugging in the Washington D.C. Region – Master’s Project by Marc Oliphant at Virginia Tech
- Implementing Real-Time Ridesharing in the San Francisco Bay Area – Master’s Project by Susan Heinrich at San Jose State University
- Markets for Dynamic Ridesharing? The Case of Berkeley – TRB 2010 Annual Meeting, Paper #10-3629
- DynamicRidesharing.org – DynamicRidesharing.org is a substantial source of information for technology-driven ridesharing. While we have tried not to duplicate resources too much, there will be some overlap in what we have posted and what is posted by DynamicRidesharing.org
History & Statistics Resources
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History:
- Cervero, R. (1997). Paratransit in America. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers.
- United States Petroleum Administration for War. (1946). A history of the Petroleum Administration for War, 1941-1945. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
- Ferguson, E. (1997). The rise and fall of the American carpool: 1970 ‐ 1990, Transportation. 24(4), pp. 349‐376.
Statistics:
Academic / Institutional Research
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Below is a partial list of research papers and resources ordered by published date. We will be adding additional references and some summaries over the coming weeks
- Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions – (ULI & Cambridge Systematics, 2009)
- Paul Minett’s 2009 TCRP Carpool/Vanpool Research Proposal
- Saferide Annotated Bibliography – This list of academic references for the Saferide Project serves as a good background on mode choice behavior.
- Fuel Savings and Ridesharing in the US: Motivations, Limitations, and Opportunities – (Jacobson and King, 2008)
- Interactive System for Real Time Dynamic Multi-hop Carpooling – (Gruebele, 2008)
- Examining Incentives and Preferential Treatment of Carpools on Managed Lane Facilities – (Ungemah et al., 2007)
- Casual Carpooling – Enhanced – (Kelley, 2007)
- Who Chooses to Carpool and Why? Examination of Texas Carpoolers – (Jianling Li, TRR #2021, 2007)
- Dynamic Taxi-Sharing Service Using Intelligent Transportation System Technologies – (Chi-Chung Tao, 2007)
- Estimating commuter mode choice: A discrete choice analysis of the impact of road pricing and parking charges – (Washbrook, 2006)
- The Ambivalence of Ridesharing – (Morency, 2006)
- Smart Jitney/Community-Enhanced Transit Systems – (Woodsworth & Behnke, 2006)
- Design Decisions in the RideNow Project – (Hemphill, Resnick & Wash, 2005)
- SocioTechnical Support for Ride Sharing – (Resnick, 2003)
- Organized Dynamic Ridesharing: The potential Environmental Benefits and the Opportunity for Advancing the Concept – (Levofsky and Greenburg, 2001)
- Mating Habits of Slugs: Dynamic Carpool Formation in the I-95/I-395 Corridor of Northern Virginia – (Shapiro & Spielberg, TRR #1711, 2000)
- Spatial and Temporal Factors in Estimating the Potential of Ridesharing for Demand Reduction – (Tsao & Lin, 1999)
- Casual Carpooling: An Update – (RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, 1998)
- The Marriage of Transit and Autos: How to Make Transit Popular Again – (Webber, 1998)
- Dynamic Ridesharing: Theory and Practice – (Hall & Qureshi, 1997)
- Real-Time Ridesharing: Does it Work? Results and Recommendations from the Sacramento-Area Field Operational Test – (Kowshik & Jovanis, 1997)
- Cost and Effectiveness of Transportation Control Measures (TCMs): A Review and Analysis of the Literature – (Apogee Research, 1994)
- Development Of User Needs And Functional Requirements For A Real-time Ridesharing System – (Kowshik & Jovanis, 1993)
- German ‘Smart Bus’ Systems: Potential For Application in Portland, OR – (Behnke, 1993)
- The Effectiveness of Ridesharing Incentives: Discrete-choice Models of Commuting in Southern California – (Brownstone, 1992)
- IVHS Technology for Improving Ridesharing – (IVHS America, 1992)
- Effects of Variable Work Hour Programs on Ridesharing and Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study, Ventura County – (Freas et al., TRR #1321, 1991)
- The Determinants of Ridesharing: A Literature Review – (Hwang & Giuliano, 1990)
- Casual Carpooling in the San Francisco Bay Area – (Beroldo, Transportation Quarterly Vol. 44, 1990)
- Evaluation of Springfield Instant Carpooling – (Reno et al., TRR #1212, 1989)
- Factors Influencing Commuting Choices in Suburban Labor Markets – Case study of Pleasanton, CA – (Cervero, Transportation Research 22A, 1988)
- Analysis of Commuter Ridesharing behavior at Five Urban Sites – (Booth & Waksman, TRR #1018, 1985)
- The Coordination of Parking with Public Transportation and Ridesharing – (Public Technology Inc with support of USDOT, 1982)
- Ridesharing: Psychological Factors – (Dueker et al., Journal of Transport Engineering #103, 1977)
Public Agency Research
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- Covoiturage Dynamique: L’Etude Prealable avant Experimentation [Dynamic Ridesharing – Advanced Study before Experimentation] – (CERTU – Transport Technology, 2009) (French)
- Various UK government Reports [DfT & TfL] – (2000 – 2008)
- Saving Oil in a Hurry – (International Energy Agency, 2005)
- TCRP Report 95, Chap. 5 – Vanpools and Buspools – Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes – (TCRP, 2005)
- Ridesharing Needs and Requirements: The Role of the Private and Public Sectors – (TRB Special Report #193, 1981)
Visions for Ridesharing
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- Smart ParaTransit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation – New York-based Streetsblog’s idea for shared vehicle transport
- Smart Jitney – A proposal bridging the idea of private owner supplied ridesharing and small-vehicle transit service.
- Empty Seats Traveling – Nokia Research Center Report on the potential for technology-enabled ridesharing.
- Hovercars Protocol for Catalyzing Ridesharing – Proposal to establish fixed rideshare zones and meeting points, essentially combining features of transit with ridesharing
- How I solved the Energy Problem – Blog entry from Scott Adams, creator of the cartoon Dilbert
Technology-driven Rideshare Trials
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Rather than re-create the wheel, we direct you to various resources that have examined technology-driven rideshare trials:
- “Real-Time” Ridesharing: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Designing a Technology-based Rideshare Trial for the MIT Community – Please refer to Section 3.1
- Implementing Real-Time Ridesharing in the San Francisco Bay Area – Please refer to Section 3
- Past, Present and Proposed Projects
Slugging / Informal Ridesharing
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- The Native Slugs of Northern Virginia: A Profile of Slugging in the Washington D.C. Region – Master’s Project by Marc Oliphant at Virginia Tech
- 511 Rideshare Casual Carpool Survey Summary 2010 – Survey of San Francisco Bay Area casual carpool commuters
- Slugging to Work: Anonymous Ridesharing – NPR Morning Edition piece from May 2008 on the ad-hoc ridesharing phenomenon in Washington, DC.
- Slug-Lines.com – An introduction and brief history to the concept of slugging.
- Casual Carpool 1998 Update: RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, Inc. – A very interesting survey about the commuting habits of casual carpoolers in San Francisco. Very interesting information on mode choice alternatives and why they choose to carpool.
Selected MIT Contributions on Ridesharing
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- “Real-Time” Ridesharing: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Designing a Technology-based Rideshare Trial for the MIT Community – Master’s thesis summarizing much of the MIT “Real-Time” Rideshare Research team’s work
- “Real-Time” Ridesharing – The Opportunities and Challenges of Utilizing Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Rideshare Services – First of two working papers submitted to the 2011 TRB Annual Meeting
- A Proposed Methodology for Estimating Rideshare Viability within an Organization, applied to the MIT Community – Second of two working papers submitted to the 2011 TRB Annual Meeting
- “Dynamic Ridesharing”: Carpooling Meets the Information Age Webinar – Webinar for the American Planning Association, co-hosted by the MIT team.
- MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory Ride.Link – Combination of technologies to promote social interaction and ridesharing.
- MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory RideBook & RideFinder – Conceptual plan for dynamic ridesharing.
- Creating Trust in Ridesharing Networks – Student Course Project from Fall 2007
- Analysis of carpooling behavior and the formulation of carpool incentive programs – Our research advisor’s thesis from 1974