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Real-time Ridesharing presentation by Peggy Tadej (Northern Va Regional Commission) at the Intelligent Transportation Society of Virginia Tech Session (Mobility Lab 12/4/2012)
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04/10/23
ITSVA Technical SessionMobility Lab
Real-Time Ridesharing
Peggy Tadej Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Peggy.Tadej@novaregion.org(703) 642-4635
December 4, 2012
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Real-Time Ridesharing (RTR)
Built-in cashless payments
On-demand ridesharing
Matches commuters in real-time
Built-in security features
More flexibility than carpooling
Fills empty seats in existing carpools & vanpools
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WeGoMil— Race to Critical Mass
Bay Area
SantaBarbara
NorthernVirginia
Seattle
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WeGoMil Real-Time Ridesharing • Funded by Federal Highway
Administration, Virginia DOT, Fairfax County, Alexandria & Arlington
• 6 month Real-Time Ridesharing pilot
• Exclusively for military personnel & contractors commuting to BRAC sites:• Fort Belvoir• DHHQ• Mark Center• National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency• Marine Corps Base Quantico• Arlington Hall • Navy Yard
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Project Partners
District Department of Transportation
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Project Stakeholders• Virginia Department of Transportation• Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation• Northern Virginia Regional Commission• Arlington County Commuter Services• Fairfax County• City of Alexandria• District Department of Transportation• BRAC locations• Prince William County• Stafford County• Potomac Rappahannock Transportation
Commission• WMATA• Fairfax County Connector• Private Contractors
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A Marketplace for Empty Seats
• Commuters share expenses, based on distance
• $1 for first mile• $0.20 for the next 9 miles• $0.10 for each additional mile
• Riders get affordable, fast, & sustainable commute option• Drivers earn up to $0.45 per mile reimbursement for each shared trip
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Monthly Commuting CostsMiles
(One way)RTR fare(one way)
RTR Costs per month
Gas costs @ 20 MPG per
month
Gas costs @ 30 MPG per
month
IRS & AAA @ $.55/mi Cost/month
1 $1 $36 $7 $5 $20
5 $1.8 $65 $36 $24 $99
10 $2.8 $101 $72 $48 $198
20 $3.8 $137 $144 $96 $396
30 $4.8 $173 $216 $144 $594
40 $5.8 $209 $288 $192 $792
50 $6.8 $245 $360 $240 $990
60 $7.8 $281 $432 $288 $1188
Notes: based on 18 working days per month-Gas cost calculated at $4.00/ gallon-AAA ‘s Your Driving Costs 2012 study shows average cost for a sedan is 59.6 cents/mile and SUV is 75.7 cents/mile
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Personal Profile Pages
(c) 2012 Avego Corporation - Proprietary and Confidential
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• WeGoMil is open only to .mil, .gov and selected .org users
• Riders & drivers rate each other
• Filter by gender, smoking, etc.
• Every user has PayPal account
Built-in Safety & Security
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WeGoMil Scheduled Trips
•Displays scheduled rideshare options
•Allows drivers to advertise the empty seats in their vehicle
•Allows riders to book a ride in advance of travel
•Works with any web-enabled smartphone or desktop computer
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Commuter Benefits
• Drivers & riders share driving expenses • Driving alone costs about $.55
per mile according to IRS & AAA• Affordable alternative to driving
alone• Use HOV lanes• Grow new & existing carpools &
vanpools• Reduces traffic congestion• Save time & money
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Incentives
• Rider incentives• $75 in credits if complete at least 20 rides (10
roundtrips)• Driver incentives
• $50 if complete 20 rides within month• Up to $0.45 per mile reimbursement for each
shared trip
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WeGoMil.com
• Sign up today at WeGoMiI- Incentives for the first 1000 riders and 500 drivers• Program scales with increase in personnel & demand per
site
• WeGoMil Website provides: • Updates on events, awards, & e-newsletter• Frequently asked questions• Information on safety, etc• Customer Service• Technical Support
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Lessons Learned for Success
•Top management support•Targeted Marketing Campaigns
• Regular access to employees• Town Hall meetings• New employee orientation
•Reaching critical mass
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WeGoMil Ridesharing – at DHHQ!!
“The best commute day of my life – 25 minutes to get to work” – Pam F.
“I got an hour of my life back today”
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WeGoMil – Schedule
Beta Testing – July/September Website Live – August 1st
Call to Sign-up – August – December Pilot Launch – January Pilot End – June 2013 Final Report – August 2013
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