| Title | Impacts and Effectiveness of Third-Party Vanpooling: A Synthesis and Comparison of Findings from Four Demonstration Projects |
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| Record ID | 50294 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Heaton, Carla; Abkowitz, Mark; Damm, David; Jacobson, Jesse |
| Source | 41p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19830301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents findings from four Federally-sponsored experiments designed to test the concept of third-party vanpooling. Under this vanpool provider mechanism, some entity other than the employer or individual is responsible for promoting and organizing vanpools. The four projects, implemented in Knoxville, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; San Francisco, California; and Minneapolis, Minnesota, experimented with a variety of organizational, operational, and financial approaches. Accordingly, the comparative findings regarding implementation issues, vanpool level of service characteristics, traveler response and vanpool economics, are widely applicable to other locales. Third-party vanpooling appears both workable and effective in a range of settings and markets. There appears to be a sizable market of commuters for whom vanpooling is a viable and attractive mode. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11686 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11686 |
| TRT Terms | Commuting; Coordination; Economic analysis; Level of service; Private enterprise; Vanpools; Work trips; Demonstration projects |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances |
| Geographical Coverage |
Tennessee; Virginia; San Francisco (California); Minneapolis (Minnesota) |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-83-8; HS-035 186; UMTA-MA-06-0049-82-6 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50294/DOT-TSC-UMTA-83-08.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |