Abstract

Since its introduction 20 years ago, car-sharing in Vancouver has expanded from 2 locations to over 660 locations (Modo, 2016). Vision Vancouver’s Transportation 2040 Plan to expand car-sharing will put pressure on the need for additional car-sharing parking locations in the near future. The plan calls for a shift in transportation mode share – the percentage of travellers using a particular type of transportation – by decreasing the percentage of trips taken in single-occupancy vehicles and increasing the percentage of trips undertaken in car share vehicles. (Vancouver City Council, 2012). This policy is situated in the broader shift to more sustainable transport in Metro Vancouver. Furthermore, under the mandate from the Board of Directors of Metro Vancouver to shift the mode share of transportation is expected to result in reduced road congestion, lessen the need for increased road capacity, and reduce carbon emission in the region (Translink, 2016). Due to this exponential rise of car-sharing we decided to determine new parking locations in currently under severed regions of Metro Vancouver.

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