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  • 8 - Understanding the Impact of Ridesharing Services on Traffic Congestion

  • from Part II-A - Ride Sharing, Mobility, and Lodging
  • Edited by Babak Heydari, Northeastern University, Boston, Ozlem Ergun, Northeastern University, Boston, Rashmi Dyal-Chand, Northeastern University, Boston, Yakov Bart, Northeastern University, Boston
  • Book:
    Reengineering the Sharing Economy
    Published online:
    30 March 2023
    Print publication:
    06 April 2023, pp 119-145
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    Improving urban mobility systems has been one of the main engineering challenges especially in large cities and metropolitan areas. Since their emergence, ridesharing services have had a promising outlook on disrupting the current urban transportation system and using technology to solve its problems. However, studies on their current and projected future accomplishments towards this goal are divided. Despite being supported by many well-designed studies, many recent studies point out the new problems caused by these services or the exacerbation of the old problems after their entry to the mobility services mix of a city. This chapter reviews the research from both sides and describes policy measures and research gaps that could help mitigate such potential negative impacts on traffic congestion and improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the urban mobility systems.