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Employer-provided private shuttles have become a prominent part of the San Francisco Bay Area transportation network. As the Bay Area plans for transportation investments to meet sustainability goals and accommodate future growth, an understanding of the role of these shuttles becomes increasingly important. This study investigates the impacts of regional tech shuttles on commute mode and residential location choice by conducting a travel time comparison and survey of shuttle riders. The authors find that the provision of shuttles and knowledge of stops influences both commute mode and residential location choice. Shuttles are an attractive option due to their time and cost savings compared to other modes. However, shuttles exacerbate the jobs-housing imbalance by enabling individuals to live farther from work. The extent to which location of shuttle stops influences residential location choice varies from person to person, though the vast majority of respondents live within a short walk from the nearest shuttle stop. Policies should strive towards improved sustainability within existing land use patterns, as well as better long-term regional transportation and land use planning.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE50 Transportation Demand Management. Alternate title: Riding First Class: Impacts of Silicon Valley Tech Shuttles on Regional Mobility, Commute Mode, and Residential Location Choice.

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15-1692

English

18p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Maps; References; Tables

Commuting; Employer sponsored transportation; Regional transportation; Residential location; Shuttle buses; Sustainable development; Urban transportation policy

San Francisco Bay Area; Silicon Valley (California)

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-1692

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 12:37PM