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Title:

Peer-to-Peer Carsharing: An Preliminary Analysis of Vehicle Owners in Portland, Oregon, and the Potential to Meet Policy Objectives

Accession Number:

01520050

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing is a system where a facilitating company connects car owners to car renters. Such systems are new in the U.S. recently enabled due to some states adopting legislation addressing insurance issues. Public policy objectives of such a program include expanding the mobility options for underserved populations and reducing peak period driving. The later would happen if vehicle owners leave their car to be rented during the peak period rather than driving and if renters do not offset that mileage equally. This paper aims to understand who is participating in peer-to-peer carsharing as a car owner and how it is affecting their transportation opportunities and choices. Data are from 224 car owners in the City of Portland who enrolled in a P2P program during its initial months. The analysis indicates that P2P vehicles reached a larger number of low-income households than the traditional carsharing model. There is potential to reduce peak driving among the car owners; very few of the households could simply shift their driving to another household vehicle. Large shares (36-50%) said they would shift their driving to different times and days or to other modes The owners who currently drive the most during the peak were the most likely to drive alone to work and do have favorable attitudes towards non-auto modes. On average, the owners in the study tend to be relatively young, very well educated, and slightly better off financially than the typical Portland resident.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP020 Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-5576

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Dill, Jennifer
Howland, Steven
McNeil, Nathan

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Portland (Oregon)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-5576

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 3:57PM