Graduation Year
2019
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Laura Grant
Reader 2
Roberto Pedace
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Abstract
The emergence and rapid growth of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, has challenged the transportation industry by offering a new mode of transportation to consumers. It is imperative that transit agencies and cities understand the effect of TNCs on public transit usage to make informed decisions. This study analyzes the impact of TNCs on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) ridership at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to measure the effect of TNCs on public transit. Using a fixed effects model to analyze hourly BART and TNC ridership data from 2011 to 2018, these findings suggest that TNCs are a substitute to BART. Before the entrance of TNCs, BART ridership at the BART SFO station increases. However, with the presence of TNCs, BART ridership at the SFO station decreases. Further research will proxy for transportation demand using hourly air traffic data at SFO and an instrumental variable for TNC supply to reduce endogeneity.
Recommended Citation
Sturgeon, Lianne Renee, "The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Public Transit: A Case Study at the San Francisco International Airport" (2019). Scripps Senior Theses. 1318.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1318
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