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Title: UberHOP in Seattle: Who, Why, and How?
Accession Number: 01658097
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: UberHOP is a commute-focused interpretation of the Uber suite of transportation services, with the goal of reducing personal vehicle commute trips. The service first launched in Seattle, Washington, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in December 2015 and expanded to Manila, Philippines, in early 2016. UberHOP is similar to vanpooling with fixed pickup and drop-off locations in the primary commute direction during peak hours, but it leverages Uber’s ridesourcing platform to replace fixed departure schedules with riders matched in real time. This paper reports on an intercept survey (83% response rate) to understand who rode, how they traveled to the pickup location, why they rode, and what modes UberHOP was replacing for all 11 UberHOP routes in Seattle during the morning and evening commute periods. In addition, detailed trip and total rider count data were collected during the survey administration process. The results show that many UberHOP riders made UberHOP their primary form of commute mode. Unlike standard ridesourcing services, UberHOP riders predominantly replaced public transportation modes rather than personal vehicles. UberHOP services were canceled in Seattle in August 2016. However, with larger rider densities per trip, the UberHOP model can be profitable, and it is reasonable to expect that Uber or others will resurrect a similar service in the future.
Monograph Title: Public Transportation, Volume 4: Paratransit, Accessibility, Mobility, and the Sharing Economy Monograph Accession #: 01629807
Report/Paper Numbers: 17-03920
Language: English
Authors: Lewis, Elyse O'CMacKenzie, DonPagination: pp 101-111
Publication Date: 2017
ISBN: 9780309442091
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; References; Tables
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 26 2018 9:44AM
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