Share transport (also "shared transport") is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers in some way share a vehicle (either simultaneously (example ride-sharing or pooling) or over time (example car- or bike-share)) and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use (albeit on public roads) and mass or public transport.
Share transport systems include carsharing (also called car clubs in the UK), bicycle sharing (also known as Public Bicycle Systems), carpools and vanpools (aka ride-sharing or lift-sharing), dynamic ridesharing, slugging, casual carpooling, community buses and vans, demand responsive transit (DRT), paratransit, a range of taxi projects and even hitchhiking and its numerous variants.[1] [2] Most of these services are planned and operated by either for-profit groups or community or special service organizations.
A second component of share transport has to do with space sharing, meaning various street sharing arrangements and other forms of public space in which both the presence and the movement of people and goods has a role. Unlike mode sharing, this component of transport sharing is primarily driven by public policy.
Share Transport is taking on increasing importance as a key strategy for reducing greenhouse gas and other emissions from the transport sector in the face of the global climate emergency.
- Bicycle sharing system
- Carpooling
- Carsharing
- Demand responsive transport
- Dynamic ridesharing
- Green travel
- Hail and ride
- High-occupancy vehicle lanes
- Hitchhiking
- New Mobility Agenda
- Paratransit
- Public space
- Remote Office Centers
- Ride-sharing
- Share taxi
- Slugging
- Sustainable transport
- The commons
- Truck sharing
- Vanpooling
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References
- ^ "New York Times article". 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/21novelties.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "EcoPlan.org article". 2008. http://www.ecoplan.org/briefs/general/measures.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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