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)

1. ITSVA Technical Session
Mobility Lab
Real-Time Ridesharing
Peggy Tadej
Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Peggy.Tadej@novaregion.org
(703) 642-4635
December 4, 2012
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2. Real-Time Ridesharing (RTR)
On-demand ridesharing
Matches commuters in real-time
Built-in security features
Built-in cashless payments
More flexibility than carpooling
Fills empty seats in existing
carpools & vanpools
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3. WeGoMil— Race to Critical Mass
Seattle
Bay
Area
Northern
Virginia
Santa
Barbara
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4. 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
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• Navy Yard

5. Project Partners
District Department of
Transportation
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6. 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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7. 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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8. Monthly Commuting Costs
Miles RTR fare RTR Costs per Gas costs @ Gas costs @ IRS & AAA
(One way) (one way) month 20 MPG per 30 MPG per @ $.55/mi
month month 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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9. Personal Profile Pages
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10. Built-in Safety & Security
• 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
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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. WeGoMil Ridesharing – at
DHHQ!!
“The best commute day of
“I got an hour of my life
my life – 25 minutes to
back today”
get to work” – Pam F.
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17. WeGoMil – Schedule
 Beta Testing – July/September 17
 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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