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Taxicabs for Improved Urban Mobility: Are We Missing an Opportunity?

Taxicabs for Improved Urban Mobility: Are We Missing an Opportunity? David A. King, Columbia University Jonathan Peters, College of Staten Island Matthew Daus , University Transportation Research Center. Taxis and Transit: Natural Complements.

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Taxicabs for Improved Urban Mobility: Are We Missing an Opportunity?

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  1. Taxicabs for Improved Urban Mobility: Are We Missing an Opportunity? David A. King, Columbia University Jonathan Peters, College of Staten Island Matthew Daus, University Transportation Research Center

  2. Taxis and Transit: Natural Complements • Taxicabs, jitneys and paratransit extend the network of transit service • Taxi service largely acts as a complement to existing transit • Taxi service can be equity enhancing • Taxi service can be part of a “green” strategy for cities

  3. Taxi coverage over time: mixed evidence

  4. Asymmetrical Origins and Destinations

  5. Union Square Origins and Destinations

  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • The authors wish to thank Michael Kress, Nora Santiago, HyoungSuk Shim and BukurijeBegai of The City University of New York High Performance Computing Facility for their technical support of this project. • We acknowledge the support of the CUNY High Performance Computing Center under NSF Grants No. CNS-0855217 and No. CNS-0958379

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