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Title: Where Does Carsharing Work? Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Market Potential
Accession Number: 01049312
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: A tool to assess the market potential for new carsharing operations in urban communities is examined and applied. The research is based on the analysis conducted for TCRP Report 108: Carsharing: Where and How It Succeeds. Geographic market segments in urban areas are analyzed. A geographic information system (GIS)–based analysis of 13 U.S. regions finds that neighborhood and transportation characteristics are more important indicators for carsharing success than the individual demographics of carsharing members. Results indicate that low vehicle ownership has the strongest, most consistent correlation to the amount of carsharing service in a neighborhood. Thresholds based on analysis results are outlined for low service (i.e., carsharing may be viable but limited growth can be expected) and high service (i.e., carsharing is likely to flourish). This tool to identify neighborhoods that can support carsharing is applied to a community seeking to establish a carsharing program: Austin, Texas. The analysis finds that several Austin neighborhoods have the characteristics to support carsharing (e.g., low vehicle ownership rates and high percentages of one-person households), but few Austin neighborhoods could support a high level of carsharing service.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01077203
Language: English
Authors: Celsor, ChristineMillard-Ball, AdamPagination: pp 61-69
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9780309104180
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 8 2007 4:43PM
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