The Environmental Benefits and Opportunity of Shared Mobility

Sharon FeigonExecutive Director

November 17, 2014

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Mission:

Scale the Benefits of Shared

Mobility for Everyone

Founders:TSRC (UC, Berkeley)

CNT

TransitCenter

ATC

SUMC: Our Mission and Founders

Living In U.S. Cities

More people choosing to live in cities: Millenials and

Boomers Changing LifestylesTrends

“Many of us are happy with biking or walking and see public transit as away to meet people, connect…”

…and have extra time to do work whilecommuting…”

“ In D.C., your smartphone canindicate when the next bus is coming, howmany bikes are available... and whether aZipcar or Car2GO is waiting around thecorner. It can summon a taxi or an Uber inan instant.”

Connected, Social, Sharing, Active mobility

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GDP/HH ($)

TVMT/HH

GDP/Household ($) Miles/Household

Households from Census HH-1 December 2013TVMT from FHWA Traffic Volume Trends Nov. 2013

GDP from BEA 3rd Quarter 2013, in Chained Real Dollars

Economy Grows, Vehicle Miles Traveled Drops

We Are Driving Less…

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Chicago Kane Lake Total McHenry Sub Cook DuPage Will

2005 2011

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-2.6%

Calculated from Illinois Dept. of TransportationIllinois Travel Statistics, Annual, Table FC-4 andCensus, ACS, Annual 1-Year Household Estimates

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…Taking Transit More…

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Drove alone Carpooled Bike,Motorcycle,Taxi, Other

Change inWorkforce

Walked Worked athome

Took publictransportation

95,981

Fewer

Workers

Commute

d by Car

108,251 More Workers

Commuted by Transit, Walking,

Working at Home or Other Non-Auto Means

Calculated using ACS 1-Year EstimatesMeans of Transportation to WorkTable DP03, 2005-2011

But Still Many Gaps

• Transit in suburbs and lower density areas more limited

• Mismatch jobs and housing

• Infrequent weekend and nighttime service

• Expensive to serve small clusters and lower density

• Most used transit lines are over crowded

• Expansion Funding lacking

• Connections between providers (stations and timing) limited

Shared Mobility

Evolving, many models, data and tech drivenMany Modes

Public Transit Taxis & Limos

Ridesharing

Carsharing

Jitneys

Shuttle services

Bike sharing

Transportation Network Companies

Newest Shared MobilityPrivately Owned Buses and Shuttles

•Operating on new routes– using data analysis to find gaps and passengers

•Uber Pool and Lyft Lines

•Autonomous Vehicles

•Taxi Apps

Industry Growing Fast

Uber Valued at $18.2 Billion

11Shifting of transportation normsTransportation

Approach

I own and use my own transportation

I own my transportation and/or access

shared mobility options

I access a menu of mobility options to

meet my needs

Traditional Trending Future

SuburbanRural

Urban Core Urban Core SuburbanRural

Shared Use Value greater Integrating Modes

One system select route, choose mode, book it and go!

Integration Vision

Environmental Impact: North American Carsharing Report

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• Between 9 to 13 vehicles removed, including postponed purchase

• 4 to 6 vehicles/carsharing vehicle sold due to carsharing

• Most shift due to 1 car households becoming carless

• Second largest shift, 2 car households become 1 car households, 25% sell a vehicle; 25% postpone purchase

• Net CO2 reduction of 27% observed and

43% full impact

Martin, Shaheen, Lidicker, 2010

Environmental Impact: Bikesharing

North American Bike Sharing Study, Shaheen etal, 2014

As much as 50% drop in driving

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Environmental Impact: Bikesharing

Environmental Impact: Ridesourcing/Transportation Networking Companies

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Ridesourcing still new, with potential to impact VMT/ VKT and vehicle ownership

Not enough research yetPreliminary study showed:- 90% of vehicle owners did not change ownership level - 40% drove less since using ridesourcing

Business Models: Hard to scale, public private partnerships, sponsorships, public companies

Infrastructure: Use of public space, bus stops, parking, street allocation, bike lanes growth, multiple providers

Governance: Regulations lag , insurance, safety, sharing data, balancing multiple city objectives, what is fair?, which agency?

Different Platforms: Hard to connect without common standards

Key Challenges

Positive change that’s good for everyoneOpportunity

Quality of Life: increased options, public health, better usability for the customer, makes travel fun

Sustainable mobility: Green, quiet, low carbon, energy savings,

System efficiency: Reduced congestion, waste, optimized routing and vehicle type

Economic Benefits: Less Expensive than car ownership, more savings that can fuel local economy

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San Francisco

Integrated land-use transportation innovation

Shared Mobility

Gap Access» Tool for Cities to Understand

Opportunity of Shared

Mobility

» Scale the Benefits for diverse

neighborhoods and populations

» Measure the environmental

and cost saving benefits

» Utilize the data to create

integrated platforms, real time

information, and common fare

media for all neighborhoods

Balance

Its actually the people

sharon@sharedusemobility.org