Optimal parking provision for ride-sourcing services

Zhengtian Xu, Yafeng Yin and Liteng Zha

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2017, vol. 105, issue C, 559-578

Abstract: Ride-sourcing services have become increasingly important in meeting travel needs in metropolitan areas. However, the cruising of vacant ride-sourcing vehicles generates additional traffic demand that may worsen traffic conditions. This paper investigates the allocation of a certain portion of road space to on-street parking for vacant ride-sourcing vehicles. A macroscopic conceptual framework is developed to capture the trade-off between capacity loss and the reduction of cruising. Considering a hypothetical matching mechanism adopted by the platform, we further materialize the framework and then apply it to study the interactions between the ride-sourcing system and parking provision under various market structures.

Keywords: Ride-sourcing services; Cruising; Parking; Matching; Parking provision (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.10.003

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