@franciskim TNCs (e.g. Uber, Lyft) increased VMT. One of the “benefits” of AVs is that they remove the human driver (so lower cost and no obligation to speak with, or feel guilt about, a human). AVs will increase VMT. https://t.co/KQY5WKu3eH https://t.co
@DumasRaphael Pre-pandemic, one ridehailing trip (in Denver) carried an average of 1.4 passengers. Including deadheading, average vehicle occupancy was 0.8 pax. Not sure about taxis or more recent research, but this is a pretty well-accepted number as far
@SierraIguana @mims Yeah I would anticipate a fair amount of variance there by location. 40% is what I recalled from some study, but this study in Denver says it's *85% more*, and that's after controlling for mode replacement. Ridehailing is an enviro-nigh
RT @Sonia_Yeh: Alejandro Henao, now at @NREL, PhD thesis contains the best empirical study on this topic. Now in peer review journal: "The…