Beyond the dichotomy: How ride-hailing competes with and complements public transport.

ABSTRACT: Since ride-hailing has become an important travel alternative in many cities worldwide, a fervent debate is underway on whether it competes with or complements public transport services. We use Uber trip data in six cities in the United States and Europe to identify the most attractive public transport alternative for each ride. We then address the following questions: (i) How does ride-hailing travel time and cost compare to the fastest public transport alternative? (ii) What proportion of ride-hailing trips do not have a viable public transport alternative? (iii) How does ride-hailing change overall service accessibility? (iv) What is the relation between demand share and relative competition between the two alternatives? Our findings suggest that the dichotomy-competing with or compleme

SUBMITTER: Cats O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759690 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature