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Ride-hailing and transit accessibility considering the trade-off between time and money
Abstract Ride-hailing services can expand access to opportunities in urban areas, but out-of-pocket costs may limit its benefits for low-income individuals. This paper examines how ride-hailing shapes spatial and socioeconomic differences in access to opportunities while accounting for the trade-off between travel time and monetary costs. Using one year of aggregate Uber trip data for Rio de Janeiro in 2019 and a new multi-objective routing algorithm, we analyze the potential for ride-hailing services to improve employment accessibility when used as a standalone transportation mode and in conjunction with transit as a first-mile connection. We find that, compared to transit, standalone ride-hailing can significantly expand accessibility as a standalone mode for short trips, and as a first-mile feeder to transit in trips longer than 30 min. However, the accessibility benefits of ride-hailing accrue mostly to high-income groups due to affordability barriers. These findings suggest that policy efforts to integrate rideshare with transit are likely not going to benefit low-income communities without some form of subsidized fare discounts to alleviate affordability barriers. The paper also highlights how accounting for trade-offs between travel-time and monetary costs can importantly influence the results of transportation accessibility and equity studies.
Highlights We examine how ride-hailing shapes access to opportunities as a standalone mode and when combined with transit as a first-mile feeder service We use multi-objective optimization routing to calculate accessibility while accounting for the trade-off between travel time and monetary costs Compared to transit, ride-hailing significantly expands accessibility as a standalone mode for shorter trips (up to 40 min.), and as a first-mile feeder to transit in trips longer than 30 min. When we account for different affordability thresholds, the accessibility benefits of ride-hailing services accrue mostly to high-income groups The study shows that accounting for trade-offs between travel-time and monetary costs can importantly influence the results of transportation accessibility and equity studies
Ride-hailing and transit accessibility considering the trade-off between time and money
Abstract Ride-hailing services can expand access to opportunities in urban areas, but out-of-pocket costs may limit its benefits for low-income individuals. This paper examines how ride-hailing shapes spatial and socioeconomic differences in access to opportunities while accounting for the trade-off between travel time and monetary costs. Using one year of aggregate Uber trip data for Rio de Janeiro in 2019 and a new multi-objective routing algorithm, we analyze the potential for ride-hailing services to improve employment accessibility when used as a standalone transportation mode and in conjunction with transit as a first-mile connection. We find that, compared to transit, standalone ride-hailing can significantly expand accessibility as a standalone mode for short trips, and as a first-mile feeder to transit in trips longer than 30 min. However, the accessibility benefits of ride-hailing accrue mostly to high-income groups due to affordability barriers. These findings suggest that policy efforts to integrate rideshare with transit are likely not going to benefit low-income communities without some form of subsidized fare discounts to alleviate affordability barriers. The paper also highlights how accounting for trade-offs between travel-time and monetary costs can importantly influence the results of transportation accessibility and equity studies.
Highlights We examine how ride-hailing shapes access to opportunities as a standalone mode and when combined with transit as a first-mile feeder service We use multi-objective optimization routing to calculate accessibility while accounting for the trade-off between travel time and monetary costs Compared to transit, ride-hailing significantly expands accessibility as a standalone mode for shorter trips (up to 40 min.), and as a first-mile feeder to transit in trips longer than 30 min. When we account for different affordability thresholds, the accessibility benefits of ride-hailing services accrue mostly to high-income groups The study shows that accounting for trade-offs between travel-time and monetary costs can importantly influence the results of transportation accessibility and equity studies
Ride-hailing and transit accessibility considering the trade-off between time and money
Pereira, Rafael H.M. (author) / Herszenhut, Daniel (author) / Saraiva, Marcus (author) / Farber, Steve (author)
Cities ; 144
2023-11-13
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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