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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

WeGoMil— Race to Critical Mass

Bay Area

SantaBarbara

NorthernVirginia

Seattle

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

Project Partners

District Department of Transportation

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

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

8

04/10/23

Personal Profile Pages

(c) 2012 Avego Corporation - Proprietary and Confidential

04/10/23

• 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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

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

04/10/23

Lessons Learned for Success

•Top management support•Targeted Marketing Campaigns

• Regular access to employees• Town Hall meetings• New employee orientation

•Reaching critical mass

04/10/23

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”

04/10/232012 ADC ANNUAL CONFERENCE| PAGE 17

17

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