Credit: SMART FM
E-scooters as a new micro-mobility service: SMART researchers explore the potential of e-scooter sharing as a replacement for short-distance transit in Singapore
SMART researchers found that e-scooters are not only a last-mile solution to complement transit services, but also provide a mobility service for short-distance transit trips
- Through a stated preference survey and mixed logit models, SMART researchers found that fare, transit transfer, and transit walking distance are significant factors driving the use of e-scooters as an alternative means of transit. The uncertainty is higher in predicting e-scooter usage preferences of male, young and high-income groups.
E-Mail
IMAGE: Spatial distribution changes in PT supply during the competition: (left) Routes with supply decrease; (right) Routes with supply increase view more
Credit: Zhejing Cao and Baichuan Mo
Singapore, 5 May 2021 - The rapid advancement of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technology in recent years has changed transport systems and consumer habits globally. As countries worldwide see a surge in AV usage, the rise of shared Autonomous Mobility on Demand (AMoD) service is likely to be next on the cards. Public Transit (PT), a critical component of urban transportation, will inevitably be impacted by the upcoming influx of AMoD and the question remains unanswered on whether AMoD would co-exist with or threaten the PT system.
Study: Ride-Sharing Increases Urban Congestion
New research shows that ride sharing contributes to increased congestion and decreased transit ridership. April 28, 2021, 12pm PDT | Diana Ionescu | While ride-sharing has been credited with being more environmentally friendly than taxis and private vehicles, a new study from the the Future Urban Mobility (FM) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT, and Tongji University assessing the impacts of ride-sharing on urban mobility in the U.S. found that the entrance of TNCs [Transportation Network Companies] led to increased road congestion in terms of both intensity and duration. The study also found that public transit ridership decreased by 8.9 percent, while private car ownership experienced an insignificant decrease of only 1 percent.
Ride-Hailing Makes Road Congestion Worse, Study Finds (Again) nextcity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nextcity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Study finds ride-sharing intensifies urban road congestion
April 26, 2021MIT
Transport network companies (TNCs), or ride-sharing companies, have gained widespread popularity across much of the world, with more and more cities adopting the phenomenon. While ride-sharing has been credited with being more environmentally friendly than taxis and private vehicles, is that really the case today, or do they rather contribute to urban congestion?
Researchers at the Future Urban Mobility (FM) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT, and Tongji University conducted a study to find out.
Nature Sustainability, the first-of-its-kind study assessed three aspects of how ride-sharing (more accurately called ride-hailing) impacts urban mobility in the United States road congestion, public transport ridership, and private vehicle ownership and how they have evolved over time.