2025/07/11 by Gaurav Singh, Singh, Gaurav
Energy · Engineering · Social Sciences · #Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies #FOS: Economics and business #General Economics (econ.GN) #Transportation Planning and Optimization #Transportation and Mobility Innovations
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2507.10588
openalex publication_date 2025/07/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This study analyzes and forecasts daily passenger counts for New York City's iconic yellow taxis during 2017-2019, a period of significant decline in ridership. Using a comprehensive dataset from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, we employ various time series modeling approaches, including ARIMA models, to predict daily passenger volumes. Our analysis reveals strong seasonal patterns, with a consistent linear decline of approximately 200 passengers per day throughout the study period. After comparing multiple modeling approaches, we find that a first-order autoregressive model, combined with careful detrending and cycle removal, provides the most accurate predictions, achieving a test RMSE of 34,880 passengers on a mean ridership of 438,000 daily passengers. The research provides valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders in understanding and potentially addressing the declining trajectory of NYC's yellow taxi service.