1. Why Ride Sharing is Challenging
Analysis of 2/3rds (999,999) of 1,453,333 Daily Trips
That Originate in Mercer County
&
All Trips (293,303)
Originating in Warren County
(Hopefully the concept is saved by
the more densely populated counties, peak-hours and CD=2+)
Alain L. Kornhauser
Jan 22, 2013

2. Mercer County Summary Data
US 206 Corridor
Mercer County
Mercer County
Mercer County Summary Data
Item
Value
Area (mi2)
226
# of Pixels Generating at Least One O_Trip
866
Area of Pixels (mi2)
216
% of Open Space
4.4%
# of Pixels Generating 95% of O_Trips
450
# of Pixels Generating 50% of O_Trips 73
# of Intra-Pixel Trips
17,153
# of O_Walk Trips
78,669
# of All O_Trips
1,453,333
Avg. All O_TripLength (miles)
19.55
# of O_aTaxi Trips
287,316
Avg. O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
98.75
Median O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
9.3
95% O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
23.5
Source: “Mercer County, New Jersey”, Wikipedia
ORF 467 Fall 2012

3. Sobering News for RideSharing with CD =1 in Mercer County
aTaxiTrips analyzed
999,999
73.66% of non IntaPixel & WalkTrips
# Unique O-D Pixels
444,871
# ODs with one Daily aTaxiTrip
296,488
29.65% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with two Daily aTaxiTrips
71,351
14.27% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with < 5 Daily aTaxiTrip
658,232
62.63% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
OD with highest Volume
{(306,134)->(308,115)}
1,037 Daily Trips
OD with 2nd Highest Volume
OD with 3rd Highest Volume
ODs with Volume > 100
126
46,219 Daily Trips (4.62% of )
So…
for 30% of the trips, ride sharing with CD=1 is impossible, even if one waits all day
for 63% of the trips, ride sharing with CD=1 is essentially impossible (those with < 5 trips per day)

4. Sobering News for RideSharing with CD =1 in Mercer County, Cont
aTaxiTrips analyzed
999,999
73.66% of non IntaPixel & WalkTrips
# Unique O-D Pixels
444,871
# ODs with one Daily aTaxiTrip
296,488
29.65% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with two Daily aTaxiTrips
71,351
14.27% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with < 5 Daily aTaxiTrip
358,232
62.63% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
OD with highest Volume
{(306,134)->(308,115)}
1,037 Daily Trips
OD with 2nd Highest Volume
OD with 3rd Highest Volume
ODs with Volume > 100 Trips/day
126
46,219 Daily Trips (4.62% of )
So…
for 30% of the trips: ride sharing with CD=1 is impossible, even if one waits all day
for 63% of the trips: ride sharing with CD=1 is essentially impossible (those with < 5 trips per day)

5. RideSharePotential, CD =1 Mercer County 1st 999,999 aTaxiTrips
DD (DepartureDelay)
(Minutes)
aTaxi TripMiles
aTaxi Departures
Av aTaxi TripLength
(miles)
Av aTaxi
Departure
Occupancy
Av aTaxi Occupancy
(TripMiles / aTaxiMiles)
21,441,261
999,999
21.44
1.00 1
20,837,172
928,595
22.44
1.08
1.03 2
20,587,737
903,690
22.78
1.11
1.04 3
20,388,589
885,755
23.02
1.13
1.05 4
20,218,478
87,1352
23.20
1.14
1.06 5
20,071,234
859,328
23.36
1.16
1.07
24 hours
12,112,118
444,871
27.23
2.25
1.77

6. Warren County Summary Data
North West Jersey
Warren County
Warren County
Warren County Summary Data
Item
Value
Area (mi2)
363
# of Pixels Generating at Least One O_Trip
1,027
Area of Pixels (mi2)
257
% of Open Space
29.2%
# of Pixels Generating 95% of O_Trips
484
# of Pixels Generating 50% of O_Trips 45
# of Intra-Pixel Trips
4,116
# of O_Walk Trips
19,606
# of All O_Trips
317,325
Avg. All O_TripLength (miles)
22.8
# of O_aTaxi Trips
293,603
Avg. O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
24.6
Median O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
22.0
95% O_aTaxiTripLength (miles)
41.5
Source: “Warren County, New Jersey”, Wikipedia
ORF 467 Fall 2012

7. Sobering News for RideSharing with CD =1 in Warren County
aTaxiTrips analyzed
293,603
100% of non IntaPixel & WalkTrips
# Unique O-D Pixels
138,556
# ODs with one Daily aTaxiTrip
100,027
34.07% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with two Daily aTaxiTrips
18,469
12.58% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with < 5 Daily aTaxiTrip
131,423
62.59% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
OD with highest Volume
{(395,127)->(308,115)}
731 Daily Trips
OD with 2nd Highest Volume
{(395,126)->(308,115)}
529 Daily Trips
OD with 3rd Highest Volume
{(373,89)->(308,115)}
428 Daily Trips
ODs with Volume > 100 78
14,080 Daily Trips (4.86% of 293,603)
So…
for 34% of the trips, ride sharing with CD=1 is impossible, even if one waits all day
for 63% of the trips, ride sharing with CD=1 is essentially impossible (those with < 5 trips per day)

8. Sobering News for RideSharing with CD =1 in Mercer County, Cont
aTaxiTrips analyzed
999,999
73.66% of non IntaPixel & WalkTrips
# Unique O-D Pixels
444,871
# ODs with one Daily aTaxiTrip
296,488
29.65% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with two Daily aTaxiTrips
71,351
14.27% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
# ODs with < 5 Daily aTaxiTrip
658,232
62.63% of aTaxiTrips Analyzed
OD with highest Volume
{(306,134)->(308,115)}
1,037 Daily Trips
OD with 2nd Highest Volume
OD with 3rd Highest Volume
ODs with Volume > 100 Trips/day
126
46,219 Daily Trips (4.62% of )
So…
for 30% of the trips: ride sharing with CD=1 is impossible, even if one waits all day
for 63% of the trips: ride sharing with CD=1 is essentially impossible (those with < 5 trips per day)

9. RideSharePotential, CD =1 Warren County’s 293,603 O_aTaxiTrips
DD (DepartureDelay)
(Minutes)
aTaxi TripMiles
aTaxi Departures
Av aTaxi TripLength
(miles)
Av aTaxi
Departure
Occupancy
Av aTaxi Occupancy
(TripMiles/aTaxiMiles)
7,213,123
293,603
24.98
1.00 1
6,889,986
276,217
24.94 2
6,755,721
268,272
25.18 3
6,661,347
262,620
25.36 4
6,587,603
258,143
25.52 5
6,527,580
254,441
25.65
24 hours
4,006,089
138,556
28.91