[TRU Research] Fwd: articles

[Jim Walseth]

Thanks Katie.

Citing Seattle's own 'Urban Mobility Plan' and a number like 11% seems
almost like all we need! But I have printed out the others and I will go at
them with my highlighter.

Jim

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 7:36 AM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Great meeting last night. See below and attached for the articles I
> mentioned, which Jim offered to review. I figured I’d share this with the
> whole group in case anyone else is also interested in perusing.
>
> I hadn’t seen any of these before Linda shared them. The only thing I’ve
> found by doing a quick internet search is this piece of the 2008 Seattle
> Urban Mobility Plan
> <https://www.ctc-n.org/sites/www.ctc-n.org/files/resources/07_seattle_best_practices_in_transportation_demand_management.pdf> which
> states: “universal transit passes are usually extremely effective means to
> reduce the number of car trips in an area; reductions in car mode share of
> 4% to 22% have been documented, with an average reduction of 11%. By
> removing any cost barrier to using transit, including the need to search
> for spare change for each trip, people become much more likely to take
> transit to work or for non-work trips.”
>
> Enjoy!
> Katie
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From: *Linda Whang <lcwhang at uw.edu>
> *Subject: **articles*
> *Date: *July 3, 2019 at 3:12:05 PM PDT
> *To: *Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
>
> Hi Katie,
>
> Because I'm a librarian, I did a quick search and found some articles that
> might help with the writing of the position paper (listed below with a
> quote, and attached).  Apologies if you've already seen these!  Please feel
> free to use them or not....
>
> Block-Schachter, D., & Attanucci, J. (2008). Employee Transportation
> Benefits in High Transit Mode Share Areas: University Case Study. *Transportation
> Research Record*, *2046*(1), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.3141/2046-07
> <https://doi.org/10.3141/2046-07>This is a pretty dense article that
> weighs the pros and cons of different transit pass/parking models.
>
> Brown, J., Hess, D. B., & Shoup, D. (2003). Fare-Free Public Transit at
> Universities: An Evaluation. *Journal of Planning Education and Research*,
>  *23*(1), 69–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X03255430
> "The substantial mode shifts caused by BruinGO refute the common
> assumption that fare-free transit cannot entice
> commuters from their cars. Transit ridership for commuting to campus
> increased by 56 percent during BruinGO’s first year, and solo driving fell
> by 20 percent. Because these startling results were achieved in a city
> famous for its addiction to cars, they suggest that Unlimited Access can
> work almost anywhere."
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> Dong, H., Ma, L., & Broach, J. (2016). Promoting sustainable travel modes
> for commute tours: A comparison of the effects of home and work locations
> and employer-provided incentives.*International Journal of Sustainable
> Transportation*, *10*(6), 485–494.
> https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2014.1002027
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> "Furthermore, we found that employer-provided financial incentives, in
> particular, parking fees at workplaces and the provision of subsidized
> transit passes, could also be very efficient policy levers to encourage
> commuters to use more sustainable commute modes, especially public transit.
> "
>
> Ghimire, R., & Lancelin, C. (2019). The relationship between financial
> incentives provided by employers and commuters’ decision to use transit:
> Results from the Atlanta Regional Household Travel Survey. *Transport
> Policy*, *74*, 103–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.11.005
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> "We find that employees who were provided free or subsidized transit pass
> had 156% higher odds to commute on transit, but employees who were provided
> free or subsidized parking had 71% lower odds to commute on transit, all
> else equal, compared to their counterparts."
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> I guess the UW already provides a "subsidized" UPass, so that might dilute
> the above arguments.  Is there any data on how many pro staff, faculty,
> librarians opt out of getting a UPass because of cost?
>
> -Linda
>
> *LINDA WHANG*
> First Year Experience Librarian
> Undergraduate Student Success Team
> University of Washington Libraries
> 206*.*685.7590 / lcwhang at uw.edu
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