Carsharing sessions have been announced at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting, to be held, as always, in Washington DC, Jan. 22 - 26. TRB covers all aspects of transportation - trains, plans and automobiles (or at least bridges and highways). Carsharing sessions will be on 2 days.
Session: Opportunities and Barriers for Shared-Vehicle Systems:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012; 2:00 - 3:45 pm at Hilton (event 598)
One-Way Carsharing: Solving the Relocation Problem (12-0072) - J01
Di Febbraro, Angela - University of Genoa, Italy
Sacco, Nicola - University of Genoa, Italy
Saeednia, Mahnam - University of Genoa, Italy
Awareness and Potential Choices of Carsharing: Comparative Analysis of Data from Four Japanese Cities (12-0351) - J03
Kato, Hironori - University of Tokyo, Japan
Inagi, Akihiro - University of Tokyo, Japan
Igo, Takahiro - University of Tokyo
Choosing Carpooling or Carsharing as a Mode: Swiss Stated-Choice Experiments (12-4205) - J05
Ciari, Francesco - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Axhausen, Kay W. - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Which Factors Affect Willingness to Join Vehicle-Sharing Systems? Evidence from young Greek drivers (12-1076) - K01
Efthymiou, Dimitrios - National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Antoniou, Constantinos - National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Waddell, Paul - University of California, Berkeley
Carsharing Management Between Research and Innovation: The Rome Case (12-1591) - K02
Musso, Antonio - University of Rome, Italy
Corazza, Maria Vittoria - University of Rome, Italy
Tozzi, Michele - University of Rome, Italy
(This session includes many other behavioral and travel mode choice topics that are likely to be of interest to carsharing companies as well. - Dave)
Session: Carsharing: Behavioral Finding and Public Policy Implications
Wednesday, January 25, 2012; 2:30 - 4:00 pm at Hilton (event 761)
Are Taxes on Carsharing Too High? Review of Public Benefits and Tax Burden of Expanding Transportation Sector (12-3484)
Schwieterman, Joseph P. - DePaul University
Bieszczat, Alice - DePaul University
Carsharing in Shanghai, China: Analysis of Behavioral Response to a Local Survey and Potential Competition (12-4233)
Wang, Mingquan - University of California, Berkeley
Martin, Elliot - University of California, Berkeley
Shaheen, Susan A. - University of California, Berkeley
Impacts of Carsharing in a University Setting: Changes in Vehicle Ownership, Parking Demand, and Mobility in Ithaca, NY (12-4053)
Stasko, Timon - Cornell University
Gao, H. Oliver - Cornell University
Buck, Andrew - Cornell University
Stakeholder Analysis of Urban Carsharing Market in Tokyo, Japan (12-0352)
Kato, Hironori - University of Tokyo, Japan
Suzuki, Satoshi - University of Tokyo, Japan
Kayama, Shinsuke - University of Tokyo
Kawanobe, Takeshi - University of Tokyo
Kusumoto, Jun - University of Tokyo
Cumulative Impacts of Carsharing and Unbundled Parking on Vehicle Ownership and Mode Choice (12-1490)
Napolitan, Francesca - Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
ter Schure, Jessica - Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
Hutchinson, Rick - City CarShare
For complete details and the abstract of these sessions, go to the TRB interactive program and search for carsharing. Click on the blue numbers to read abstracts.
Since the registration fee is substantial, if you're interested in attending it makes sense to become a member of TRB and get a discount. You'll get the full conference papers on a CD and be able join one of the committee/subcommittees to keep up with developments in the field. Carsharing and bikesharing comes under the Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies (AP020). The annual committee meeting will be held on one of the days, as well.Details and registration for TRB are here.
The main carsharing sessions are on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 24-25. It is likely that not all papers listed will actually be presented at the conference, depending on travel and availability of the authors.
Session: Congestion Pricing, Parking Pricing and Managed Lanes
Monday, January 23, 2012; 10:45 am - 12:30 pm at Hilton (event 297)
Dynamically Priced Carsharing (P12-5316) - H13
Winters, Philip L. - University of South Florida
Concas, Sisinnio - University of South Florida
Bond, Julie M. - University of South Florida
Winters, Philip L. - University of South Florida
Concas, Sisinnio - University of South Florida
Bond, Julie M. - University of South Florida
Session: Opportunities and Barriers for Shared-Vehicle Systems:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012; 2:00 - 3:45 pm at Hilton (event 598)
One-Way Carsharing: Solving the Relocation Problem (12-0072) - J01
Di Febbraro, Angela - University of Genoa, Italy
Sacco, Nicola - University of Genoa, Italy
Saeednia, Mahnam - University of Genoa, Italy
Awareness and Potential Choices of Carsharing: Comparative Analysis of Data from Four Japanese Cities (12-0351) - J03
Kato, Hironori - University of Tokyo, Japan
Inagi, Akihiro - University of Tokyo, Japan
Igo, Takahiro - University of Tokyo
Choosing Carpooling or Carsharing as a Mode: Swiss Stated-Choice Experiments (12-4205) - J05
Ciari, Francesco - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Axhausen, Kay W. - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Which Factors Affect Willingness to Join Vehicle-Sharing Systems? Evidence from young Greek drivers (12-1076) - K01
Efthymiou, Dimitrios - National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Antoniou, Constantinos - National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Waddell, Paul - University of California, Berkeley
Carsharing Management Between Research and Innovation: The Rome Case (12-1591) - K02
Musso, Antonio - University of Rome, Italy
Corazza, Maria Vittoria - University of Rome, Italy
Tozzi, Michele - University of Rome, Italy
Session: Innovations in Activity and Travel Behavior
Wednesday, January 25, 2012; 8:30 - 10 am at Hilton (event 711)
Synopsis of Users’ Behavior of a Carsharing Program: Case Study in Toronto, Canada (12-0964) - C07
Costain, Cindy - University of Toronto, Canada
Ardron, Carolyn - University of Toronto, Canada
Nurul Habib, Khandker M. - University of Toronto, Canada
Costain, Cindy - University of Toronto, Canada
Ardron, Carolyn - University of Toronto, Canada
Nurul Habib, Khandker M. - University of Toronto, Canada
Session: Carsharing: Behavioral Finding and Public Policy Implications
Wednesday, January 25, 2012; 2:30 - 4:00 pm at Hilton (event 761)
Are Taxes on Carsharing Too High? Review of Public Benefits and Tax Burden of Expanding Transportation Sector (12-3484)
Schwieterman, Joseph P. - DePaul University
Bieszczat, Alice - DePaul University
Carsharing in Shanghai, China: Analysis of Behavioral Response to a Local Survey and Potential Competition (12-4233)
Wang, Mingquan - University of California, Berkeley
Martin, Elliot - University of California, Berkeley
Shaheen, Susan A. - University of California, Berkeley
Impacts of Carsharing in a University Setting: Changes in Vehicle Ownership, Parking Demand, and Mobility in Ithaca, NY (12-4053)
Stasko, Timon - Cornell University
Gao, H. Oliver - Cornell University
Buck, Andrew - Cornell University
Stakeholder Analysis of Urban Carsharing Market in Tokyo, Japan (12-0352)
Kato, Hironori - University of Tokyo, Japan
Suzuki, Satoshi - University of Tokyo, Japan
Kayama, Shinsuke - University of Tokyo
Kawanobe, Takeshi - University of Tokyo
Kusumoto, Jun - University of Tokyo
Cumulative Impacts of Carsharing and Unbundled Parking on Vehicle Ownership and Mode Choice (12-1490)
Napolitan, Francesca - Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
ter Schure, Jessica - Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
Hutchinson, Rick - City CarShare
For complete details and the abstract of these sessions, go to the TRB interactive program and search for carsharing. Click on the blue numbers to read abstracts.
