Analysis of the Effects of the Transport Network Companies (TNCs)
Analysis of the Effects of the Transport Network Companies (TNCs)

Author: Isabel Granada

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

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Our paper examines the introduction of ridesourcing as an example of Transport Network Companies (TNC) in cities of Latin America. Building on previous research, the study proposes a primary data collection instrument and methodology to be applied in Bogotá, Colombia. The paper also builds on secondary databases for travel on ride hailing and other modes in addition to a travel cost dataset from the Uber API to build an accessibility analysis for Bogotá. Results suggest differences in accessibility for users of different modes and socioeconomic strata, implying larger potential for mode transfer of users in higher strata. The paper highlights the role of open data and critical perspectives on available information to analyze potential scenarios of the introduction of disruptive technologies, their spatial, social and economic implications. Results indicates that Uber is not able to provide the same accessibility than public transportation in all income groups or taxis in the lower income groups.

Transportation Network Companies and Taxis
Transportation Network Companies and Taxis

Author: Craig A. Leisy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0429555679

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Transportation Network Companies and Taxis: The Case of Seattle is a modern economic case history and thorough analysis of the devastating impact of the transportation network company (TNC) industry (Uber and Lyft) on the taxicab industry in Seattle, Washington, beginning in 2014. The events that transpired and lessons learned are applicable to most large cities in North America, Europe and Australia. As the regulator of the taxicab and TNC industries in Seattle during this period, the author offers a unique insider perspective. The book also provides internal operating statistics on the TNC industry, which are available here for the first time. Despite the spectacular growth of the TNC industry, growth rates have steadily declined and may fall to zero by 2019 or 2020, while the taxicab industry appears to have begun a modest recovery. This book offers a thorough explanation of how and why this decline has happened. It explains the taxicab industry, economic deregulation, competitive market failure, market disruption, price elasticity of demand and other concepts. There is also a wealth of data, computations and analysis for the specialized reader. This book considers the past, present and future of the taxicab and TNC industries in Seattle, It is recommended for both the general reader and industry professionals.

Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)
Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)

Author: Craig Leiner

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780309481168

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Transportation network companies (TNCs) have become an increasingly popular form of transportation since initially permitted at some airports in 2014. While many airports receive significant revenue from TNCs, others have recorded declines in parking revenue and rental car transactions that are perceived to be a direct result of TNC operations. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 215: Transportation Network Companies (TNCs): Impacts to Airport Revenues and Operations--Reference Guide identifies strategies and practical tools for adapting airport landside access programs to reflect the evolution of ground transportation modes such as TNCs and autonomous vehicles. A searchable statistical database of the airport survey and the Airport Mode Choice and Ground Simulator Template (an Excel-based simulation template), which shows how the mode-choice model is applied to estimate revenue impact, supplement the report.

When Uber Comes to Town: The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Metropolitan Labor Markets
When Uber Comes to Town: The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Metropolitan Labor Markets

Author: Kathryn Michael Zickuhr

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 108

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The rise of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft have led to many questions about these companies’ effects on both the taxi industry and larger patterns of nonstandard work arrangements. This study uses multiple regression analysis to explore the association between the presence of TNCs and taxi driver employment, unincorporated self-employment, and multiple job-holding, based on information about when TNCs expanded into specific Metropolitan Statistical Areas and data from the Current Population Survey. This study did not find evidence that transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft have yet had a significant impact on taxi employment in the metropolitan areas in which they operate, or that their presence is associated with an increase in multiple job holding. However, the analysis does suggest that the presence of TNCs may be associated with a modest increase in the likelihood that individuals in the labor force will identify as self-employed in their primary job.

The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Urban Transportation Systems
The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Urban Transportation Systems

Author: Christopher Alexander Bischak

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 158

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This study uses a mixed-methods approach to investigate how Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) are impacting urban transportation systems. First, using survey and National Household Travel Survey data this study seeks to understand if TNCs are inducing travel demand. Second, using survey data this study analyzes what people value in regards to TNCs. Overall this study found that most people are using TNCs for occasional, weekend travel. For some portion of users TNCs may be inducing travel demand. This study also finds that most users value the convenience of TNCs. These findings imply that TNCs are not transforming urban transportation but are acting as supplemental transportation services

Between Public and Private Mobility
Between Public and Private Mobility

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Published: 2016-03

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ISBN-13: 9780309369640

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"TRB Special Report 319 analyzes the ways that innovative transportation services--including ridesharing, carsharing, bikesharing, and microtransit--are changing mobility for millions of travelers. Such services could reduce congestion and emissions from surface transportation if regulated wisely to encourage concurrent, instead of sequential, ridesharing. Rapidly growing transportation network companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, however, are disrupting conventional taxi and limousine services and are raising policy challenges related to personal security and public safety, insurance requirements, employment and labor issues, and accessibility and equity. The committee's report offers guidance to state and local officials responsible for policy setting and regulation of for-hire transportation services in each of these areas. The report also addresses the need for greater consistency in regulations across jurisdictions and calls for TNCs to share more information about the volume, the frequency, and the types of trips they are providing, to allow for informed regulation and planning of transportation services"--provided by publisher.

Transportation Network Companies
Transportation Network Companies

Author: Peter Mandle

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780309390101

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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 84: Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities for Airport Operators records how airport operators work with Transportation Network Companies.

Mitigating Traffic Congestion Induced by Transportation Network Companies
Mitigating Traffic Congestion Induced by Transportation Network Companies

Author: Kenan Zhang

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

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This paper analyzes and evaluates several policies aiming to mitigate the congestion effect a Transportation Network Company (TNC) brings to bear on an idealized city that contains a dense central core surrounded by a larger periphery. The TNC offers both solo and pooling e-hail services to the users of public transport. We develop a spatial market equilibrium model over two building blocks: an aggregate congestion model describing the traffic impact of TNC operations on all travelers in the city, including private motorists, and a matching model estimating the TNC's level of service based on the interactions between riders and TNC drivers. Based on the equilibrium model, we formulate and propose solution algorithms to the optimal pricing problem, in which the TNC seeks to optimize its profit or social welfare subject to the extra costs and/or constraints imposed by the congestion mitigation policies. Three congestion mitigation policies are implemented in this study: (i) a trip-based policy that charges a congestion fee on each solo trip starting or ending in the city center; (ii) a cordon-based policy that charges TNC vehicles entering the city center with zero or one passenger; and (iii) a cruising cap policy that requires the TNC to maintain the fleet utilization ratio in the city center above a threshold. Based on a case study of Chicago, we find TNC operations may have a significant congestion effect. Failing to anticipate this effect in the pricing problem leads to sub-optimal decisions that worsen traffic congestion and hurt the TNC's profitability. Of the three policies, the trip-based policy delivers the best performance. It reduces traffic congestion modestly, keeps the TNC's level of service almost intact, and improves overall social welfare substantially. The cruising cap policy benefits private motorists, thanks to the extra congestion relief it brings about. However, because other stakeholders together suffer a much greater loss, its net impact on social welfare is negative. Paradoxically, the policy could worsen the very traffic conditions in the city center that it is designed to improve.