Innovations and the Demand for Public Transportation

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• Innovations and the Demand for Public
  Transportation
• Joseph P. Schwieterman, Ph.D.
• Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development

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Topics

• Innovations reducing dependence on owner-occupied
  vehicle travel
• Effects of technology, including digital
  communication on mode choice
• Rising popularity of curbside shared-ride bus and
  van service

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1. GROWTH OF CAR-SHARING SERVICES
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2. EXPANSION OF CURBSIDE BUS SERVICE
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Intercity Bus Study - Findings

• By 2007, for the first time in more than 40
  years, the level of service is increasing
  significantly
• Unresolved issues about curbside service and
  congestion

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Capacity Changes by Mode of Transportation
2007 - 2008
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3. Technology/digital connectedness affecting
mode choice
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