Mitropoulos, L.; Kortsari, A.; Apostolopoulou, E.; Ayfantopoulou, G.; Deloukas, A. Multimodal Traveling with Rail and Ride-Sharing: Lessons Learned during Planning and Demonstrating a Pilot Study. Sustainability2023, 15, 13755.
Mitropoulos, L.; Kortsari, A.; Apostolopoulou, E.; Ayfantopoulou, G.; Deloukas, A. Multimodal Traveling with Rail and Ride-Sharing: Lessons Learned during Planning and Demonstrating a Pilot Study. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13755.
Mitropoulos, L.; Kortsari, A.; Apostolopoulou, E.; Ayfantopoulou, G.; Deloukas, A. Multimodal Traveling with Rail and Ride-Sharing: Lessons Learned during Planning and Demonstrating a Pilot Study. Sustainability2023, 15, 13755.
Mitropoulos, L.; Kortsari, A.; Apostolopoulou, E.; Ayfantopoulou, G.; Deloukas, A. Multimodal Traveling with Rail and Ride-Sharing: Lessons Learned during Planning and Demonstrating a Pilot Study. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13755.
Abstract
Multimodal traveling is expected to enhance mobility for users, reduce inequalities of car ownership and reduce emissions. In the same context, ride-sharing aims to minimize negative impacts related to emissions, reduce travelling costs and congestion, and increase passenger vehicle occupancy, and public transit ridership when planned for first/last mile trips. The goal of this study is to present the planning of a multimodal pilot demonstration and the challenges that emerged during and after its implementation in Athens, Greece. The demo aims to enhance the connection of low-density Attica Region areas to public transport (PT) modes, and specifically to the metro, through the provision of demand responsive ride-sharing services. During the demo period two different applications were utilized: the “Travel Companion” app and the “Driver Companion” app, which refer to passengers and drivers of the ride-sharing service. Identification of demo participants is performed through a Stated Preference (SP) experiment. Results of the demo implementation, as well as challenges that were faced show that although participants are willing to try new mobility solutions, the readiness and reliability of the new service are essential attributes towards maintaining existing users and engaging new ones.
Keywords
multimodal traveling; ride-sharing; rail; pilot planning; pilot implementation
Subject
Engineering, Transportation Science and Technology
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