摘要: |
The overall goal is to understand how App-based travel and newly available shared mobility options can improve the commute.
The project will focus on employees and their employers as the primary decision makers in commute mode choice. (1) For the employee as the commuter, communication technology-enabled travel, including App-based travel facilitates the selection of travel mode options; allows for temporally adjusted mode choice for the commuter to consider different weeks or days based on family schedule, weather, unplanned events, etc.; provides detailed information on travel duration and cost, route taken, trip carbon footprint, etc. (2) For the employer, communication technology-enabled travel can serve to collect data on employee behavior for Travel Demand Management (TDM) planning; to help develop new Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) programs/options; to communicate with employees regarding both long-term (e.g. work flex options) and short-term issues (e.g. addressing weather or roadblock issues, or any special conditions); and to help recruit/retain needed talents by providing employees with better commuting options. |