Print Email Facebook Twitter Water Taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area: From travel time to quality time: Is there a viable service concept? Title Water Taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area: From travel time to quality time: Is there a viable service concept? Author Verpoort, J. Contributor Van Wee, G.P. (mentor) Chorus, C.G. (mentor) Hartmann, L. (mentor) Sprenger, M.J.V. (mentor) Faculty Technology, Policy and Management Department Transport and Logistics' Organisation Date 2010-02-18 Abstract This thesis presents a discrete-choice model as the basis to forecast market shares for high-end water taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area. Waterborne mobility studies are growing in numbers, but studies towards the potential of personalized versions thereof is scarce. Three service concepts are designed as business models and compared on business potential. It is surprising to see that, compared to the very low public transit prices, this service still seems to reach market shares of 10% at ticket prices of up to $50 per single trip. Subject discrete choiceutility theoryforecastingmarket sharehigh-endwater taxibusinessbusiness modelbusiness potential To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d78e3556-9d7c-4095-86ca-906ffccc79d9 Embargo date 2011-11-03 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2010 Verpoort, J. Files PDF Master_thesis_-_JVerpoort ... 2-2010.pdf 11.62 MB PDF Scientific_paper_for_MSc_ ... rpoort.pdf 261.83 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d78e3556-9d7c-4095-86ca-906ffccc79d9/datastream/OBJ1/view