Measuring when Uber behaves as a substitute or supplement to transit: An examination of travel-time differences in Toronto

Mischa Young, Jeff Allen and Steven Farber

Journal of Transport Geography, 2020, vol. 82, issue C

Abstract: Policymakers in cities worldwide are trying to determine how ride-hailing services affect the ridership of traditional forms of public transportation. The level of convenience and comfort that these services provide is bound to take riders away from transit, but by operating in areas, or at times, when transit is less frequent, they may also be filling a gap left vacant by transit operations. These contradictory effects reveal why we should not merely categorize all ride-hailing services as a substitute or supplement to transit, and demonstrate the need to examine ride-hailing trips individually.

Keywords: Ride-hailing; Uber; Public transit; Travel-time differences; Travel behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102629

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