Caronaê: ridesharing at the UFRJ campus

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Keywords:

Mobile apps, Urban mobility, Rideshare, Caronae UFRJ

Abstract

Location-based mobile applications have been a growing research topic in the field of urbanism due to their potential for transformation to the urban space. This paper raises the issue of urban mobility oriented digital platforms for mobile devices. This work stems from the research carried out in the Graduate Program in Urbanism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PROURB/UFRJ). This article aims to discuss the construction of information in the contemporary city, presenting as a case study, Caronaê, the official rideshare system of UFRJ. Being created by students for the academic community and launched in 2016, the said application allows the sharing of empty seats on car trips to and from UFRJ campi, increasing the occupancy rate on these trips and encouraging greater integration of the university community.

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Author Biographies

Luisa Teixeira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

She is an Architect and Urbanist and Master in Urbanism. She is a researcher at the Urban Analysis and Digital Representation Laboratory of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a member of the Caronaê UFRJ Project coordinating team. She studies digital platforms, locative media, and urban mobility.

Rodrigo Paraizo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

He is an Architect and Urbanist and Doctor of Urbanism. He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Form Analysis and Representation of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, and the Graduate Program in Urbanism of the same university. He works on digital heritage, locative media, and databases on urban cultural objects.

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Published

2019-12-13

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 19 (2019): V!19 The Construction of Information

Section

Ágora