Microtransit

The TRB goes on to caveat that the proliferation forward by research associations and other groups including of less expensive and more convenient travel may however, The Shared Mobility Reference Guide (2015)3, Institute for result in the opposite scenario, where convenience lends Transportation and Development Policy (2015)4, and the itself to induced transportation demand, greater dispersion, 8 [...] The study covers the following geographic areas: 1. The Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area, which encompasses the City of Toronto and the regions of Durham, Halton, Peel and York, as well as the City of Hamilton. [...] Assumptions on the total number of journeys and distance travelled were kept the same as the 1 The Transportation Tomorrow Survey collects information on the demographics (age, gender, etc.) and travel choices and preferences of people who live in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area. [...] Research (based on interviews and expert input) informed assumptions on the following factors: i) the likely switching rate by consumers to microtransit to calculate the associated journey miles covered, ii) the inefficiency to account for when empty between pick ups, iii) the GHG emissions resulting from the type and size of microtransit vehicle employed (car/van/small bus), and the fuel type use [...] At the same Due to the limited origin, destination, frequency of data time, the retirement/decommissioning of existing vehicles available for these other modes of transportation and – and the development, manufacturing and procurement of equally importantly – the current lack of understanding of new vehicles can create substantial GHG emissions.