nam a22 4500 569311667 20190727060926.0 cr unu---uuuuu 190727e20190724xx s 000 0 eng 10.3929/ethz-b-000354730 doi (ETHRESEARCH)oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/354730 Subsidized ridesourcing for the first/last mile: How valuable for whom? [Elektronische Daten] [Kay W.; id_orcid 0000-0003-3331-1318 Axhausen] Zurich IVT, ETH Zurich 2019 18 p. Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung 1441 Open access ethresearch Many transit agencies partner with ridesourcing companies to offer subsidized first/last mile services. Ridership, however, has been low in many cases. Complementing popular operational explanations for low ridership, we explore two conceptual ones: using ridesourcing for the first/last mile adds an additional transfer and costs to the overall transit trip. We quantify both hypotheses simulating commuting trips in three structurally different regions currently piloting first/last mile services: Seattle, Pinellas County (FL) and Marin County (CA). Our results show that even low transfer penalties of 5 (15) minutes exceed travel time savings for 40% (92%) of all trips in urban and 10-15% (68-80%) in suburban areas. Surcharges under the three most common subsidy schemes (USD 5 flat-fee discount, 20% reduction on trip cost and USD 1.75 fixed price) exceed the value of travel time savings for most trips of low-income households. Our findings not only help explain low ridership on current subsidized first/last mile ridesourcing services but also elucidate why a significant and substantive positive relationship between ridesourcing and transit ridership has not yet been found. They challenge the frequent view that driverless taxis could complement transit on the first/last mile as a transfer penalty will persist for all vehicle-based first/last mile services. Our methodology relies entirely on open data, enabling transit agencies to assess the potential of first/last mile partnerships and social equity of different subsidy schemes in their locality. In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0 ethresearch First mile ethresearch Last mile ethresearch Ridesourcing ethresearch Transfer penalty ethresearch Public-private partnership ethresearch Driverless taxis ethresearch Axhausen Kay W.; id_orcid 0000-0003-3331-1318 joint author http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/354730 text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository (Open access) 1 Working Paper ethresearch ETHRESEARCH 856 40 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/354730 text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository (Open access) ETHRESEARCH 700 1- Axhausen Kay W.; id_orcid 0000-0003-3331-1318 joint author ETHRESEARCH 490 0- Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung 1441 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 ETHRESEARCH ETHRESEARCH ETHRESEARCH Working Paper Open access