| Title | Evaluation Plan - The Minneapolis Ridesharing Commuter Services Demonstration |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50523 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sherman, Len |
| Source | 140p. in varous pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Cambridge Systematics, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Transportation Management and Demonstrations |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 19780501 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In April 1977, the Metropolitan Transit Commission initiated a two-year demonstration project designed to increase work trip-vehicle occupancy at selected employment sites in the Twin Cities region. Key elements of this demonstration which differentiate it from previous ridesharing promotion efforts are the reliance on a regional transit agency to serve as broker in marketing, coordinating, and monitoring the program; the promotion of a wide range of ridesharing services including carpools, vanpools, and subscription buses; and the choice of multi-employer sites as the focus of the program. Three demonstration sites have been chosen, ranging in size from 3600 to 7700 employees. All of these sites are multi-employer complexes outside the Central Business District of Minneapolis. The evaluation of the Commuter Services demonstration will have two main objectives. First, it is intended that the evaluation provide a detailed, chronological process description of the brokerage service. While some of the institutions, legal and administrative issues involved in the demonstration will be a site-specific nature, the evaluation report should nonetheless serve as a reference guide to other interested agencies, indicating the type and range of issues they may confront in establishing a ridesharing brokerage service. The second major objective of this evaluation is to provide a statistically sound assessment of the results of the demonstration project. Issue areas to be analyzed include level-of-service changes, demand shifts, and the cost, productivities, and economics of the ridesharing modes promoted in the demonstration. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11905 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11905 |
| TRT Terms | Carpools; Ridesharing; Vanpools; Demonstration projects; Bus transit; Marketing; Commuting |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY |
| Geographical Coverage |
Minneapolis (Minnesota) |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1405,2 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-78-12; UMTA-MN-06-0008-78-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50523/DOT-TSC-UMTA-78-12.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |