OREGON: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in the City of Portland
This project was a collaborative effort between FHWA, Getaround Inc., ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation), PBOT (Portland Bureau of Transportation) and OTREC (Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium) to evaluate the effects of peer-to-peer (P2P) car sharing and other incentives on people's travel behavior in the City of Portland, OR. Additional factors such as usage-based insurance and peak usage pricing were also studied.
The project attempted to recruit at least 333 car owners into the study and install a Getaround's Carkit™ device in their vehicles to track Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). The project assessed whether P2P car sharing reduces overall VMT by marginalizing the cost of driving for both car owners and renters, while both creating a revenue stream for car owners and increasing access to jobs and activities for those without cars.
Project Status
Study Completed in 2016. Link to final report: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/trec_reports/133/.
For More Information Contact
Annette Hill
Phone: (503) 967-5551
Email: annette@getaround.com
www.getaround.com/portland
