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dc.titleMaking the Links between Ride-hailing and Public Transit Ridership: Impacts in Medium and Large Colombian Cities
dc.contributor.authorScholl, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorBedoya-Maya, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorSabogal-Cardona, Orlando
dc.contributor.authorOviedo, Daniel
dc.contributor.orgunitTransport Division
dc.coverageColombia
dc.date.available2021-10-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-10-07T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractAs transit ridership continues to fall in many cities across the globe, key policy debates continue around whether Uber and other ride-hailing services are contributing to this trend. This research explores the effects of the introduction of ride-hailing to Colombian cities on public transportation ridership using Ubers timeline as case study. We test the hypothesis that ride-hailing may either substitute or compete with public transit, particularly in cities with large transit service gaps in coverage or quality. Our analysis builds on historic transit ridership data from national authorities and uses a staggered difference-in-difference model that accounts for fixed effects, seasonality, socioeconomic controls, and the presence of integrated transport systems. Despite large reductions in transit ridership in most cities, our results suggest that Uber is not statistically associated with the observed drop in ridership. Moreover, consistent with evidence from previous research, public transit reforms implemented between 2007 and 2015 throughout Colombian cities appear to have contributed substantially to the declines in transit ridership observed across the country. Findings in this paper inform policy-targeted insights and contribute to current debates of the links between ride-hailing and public transit in cities in Latin America.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003697
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Making-the-Links-between-Ride-hailing-and-Public-Transit-Ridership-Impacts-in-Medium-and-Large-Colombian-Cities.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRide-Hailing Platform
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectShared Mobility
dc.subjectMode of Transport
dc.subjectMetropolitan Area
dc.subjectTransport Strategy
dc.subjectUrban Transport
dc.subject.jelcodeR40 - Transportation Economics: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH42 - Publicly Provided Private Goods
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.keywordsTransport Network Companies (TNC's);Latin America
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01237
idb.operationRG-E1555
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