Sample records for vanpooling

  1. 49 CFR 37.31 - Vanpools.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Vanpools. 37.31 Section 37.31 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA) Applicability § 37.31 Vanpools. Vanpool systems which are operated by public entities, or in which public...

  2. Health Effects of Vanpooling to Work.

    PubMed

    Robbins, Wendie A; Berman, Barbara A; Stone, Dawn S

    2015-12-01

    Shared commutes to work, such as vanpooling, benefit the environment and provide economic gain for riders in terms of fuel costs, parking fees, and personal vehicle wear and tear. Although ride sharing is commonly believed to promote health through stress reduction, published evidence on this topic is limited, and findings vary. This study explored the perceived health and well-being of vanpoolers using a qualitative, descriptive design. Five focus groups of vanpoolers and two individual interviews with drivers were conducted (N=40 participants). Stress, change in sleep patterns, and interpersonal relationships emerged as major themes. Employee insights about the impact of vanpooling on work productivity and how employer commitment to the vanpool program influences the vanpool experience also were important findings. © 2015 The Author(s).

  3. Golden Gate Vanpool Demonstration Project

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1979-07-01

    The report evaluates the Golden Gate Vanpool Demonstration Project activities begun in October 1977. The objective of the demonstration is to successfuly promote commuter ridesharing through vanpools. The project grantee, the Golden Gate Bridge, High...

  4. Methods of identifying potential vanpool riders.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1977-01-01

    Identifying potential vanpool riders and matching them to form pools are fundamental tasks in the initiation of a vanpool program. The manner in which these tasks are done will determine the costs and benefits of the program. This report presents the...

  5. Impacts of vanpooling in Pennsylvania and future opportunities.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-12-30

    This study conducted a state survey to assess the feasibility of expanded vanpool operations in Pennsylvania : and financing models available. An overview of current commuting patterns and vanpool operations in : Pennsylvania is presented and an empl...

  6. Vanpool trip planning based on evolutionary multiple objective optimization

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zhao, Ming; Yang, Disheng; Feng, Shibing; Liu, Hengchang

    2017-08-01

    Carpool and vanpool draw a lot of researchers’ attention, which is the emphasis of this paper. A concrete vanpool operation definition is given, based on the given definition, this paper tackles vanpool operation optimization using user experience decline index(UEDI). This paper is focused on making each user having identical UEDI and the system having minimum sum of all users’ UEDI. Three contributions are made, the first contribution is a vanpool operation scheme diagram, each component of the scheme is explained in detail. The second contribution is getting all customer’s UEDI as a set, standard deviation and sum of all users’ UEDI set are used as objectives in multiple objective optimization to decide trip start address, trip start time and trip destination address. The third contribution is a trip planning algorithm, which tries to minimize the sum of all users’ UEDI. Geographical distribution of the charging stations and utilization rate of the charging stations are considered in the trip planning process.

  7. Vanpooling : a handbook to help you set up a program at your company

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1993-01-01

    The report provides guidance to employers on starting vanpool programs to serve their employees. The document is divided into four sections: vanpooling overview, program design, program management, and a two part appendix that contains sample forms a...

  8. Impacts and Effectiveness of Third-Party Vanpooling : A Synthesis and Comparison of Findings from Four Demonstration Projects

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1983-03-01

    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 ...

  9. Implementing a statewide rideshare and vanpool program in Arizona

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-06-01

    This research investigated the potential for a statewide ridesharing and vanpool program for Arizona By performing a literature review, surveying other state DOTs and conducting a needs assessment, the research investigated the need for, logistics of...

  10. Development of an NTD tool for vanpool services : final report, November 2008.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-01

    The National Transit Database has requirements on how providers of vanpool services collect and report their data on service consumed and service provided. Current practices, however, often deviate from these requirements. Such deviations lead to poo...

  11. Virginia ridesharing statistics : methodologies for determining carpooler and vanpool average life bases and the average fuel economy of commuter vehicles.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1985-01-01

    The objective of this research was to investigate methods of computing average life values for carpoolers and vanpools in Virginia. These statistics are to be used by the Rail and Public Transportation Division in evaluating the efficiency and cost-e...

  12. Air quality impacts of transit improvement, preferential lane, and carpool/vanpool programs. Final report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    DiRenzo, J.F.; Rubin, R.B.

    1978-03-01

    The report was prepared in accordance with Section 108(f) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, August 1977. It is intended to assist urban areas in developing State Implementation Plans and integrating their transportation system management and air quality planning programs as required by FHWA, UMTA, and EPA. The report analyzes the air quality, travel, energy consumption, economic, and cost impacts of three types of transportation programs: priority treatment for high occupancy vehicles on freeways and arterials; areawide carpool and vanpool programs; and transit fare reductions and service improvements. Important factors (e.g., meteorological conditions, traffic volumes and speeds, and changesmore » in modal choice) likely to influence air quality and emissions for the above programs are also analyzed.« less

  13. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    Vanpooling is a new, exciting, and attractive low-capital transportation mode that can help to alleviate the transportation problems of many segments of the population--the daily commuter, the elderly, the outlying employer, and the economically disadvantaged. The implementation of a Southern California multi-employer vanpool program will benefit the general public, large and small employers, and, of course, the commuter participant. The several corporations throughout the country that have started programs involving vans have reported success in the following areas: reduction of pollution, energy consumption, and traffic congestion; lower parking requirements; increasing the level of punctuality and reducing absenteeism; large savings inmore » commuting costs to members of vanpools; improvement of morale within each company as a result of the close relationship between driver/rider; and saving of vehicle miles travelled (VMT). In order to formulate a vanpooling plan in the Los Angeles area, three major companies were visited during the study to observe operation of their vanpooling programs. Some data are presented from Houston, Texas (Continental Oil Co.), Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.), and Los Angeles (The Aerospace Corporation). Applying a formula to the downtown Los Angeles area, it has been proposed that the vanpool program not be that of an individual company, but rather a multi-company effort utilizing the services of Commuter Computer, an area-wide carpool matching service and non-profit corporation. (MCW)« less

  14. 78 FR 47487 - Notice of Proposed Buy America Waiver

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-05

    ... (NFRMPO). NFRMPO is in the process of procuring vehicles for its vanpool program, ``VanGo.'' In accordance... Organization (NFRMPO). NFRMPO operates a vanpool (``VanGo'') program, which has 75 vans with routes connecting, among others, Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Denver, and Boulder, Colorado. The VanGo program carries...

  15. Impacts of carpool utilization on the Katy Freeway authorized vehicle lane 12-month after evaluation. Interim report, September 1984-August 1986

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Christiansen, D.L.; McCasland, W.R.

    1986-08-01

    The report documents the data collected in April through June 1986, one year after carpool utilization of the authorized vehicle lane (AVL) was permitted. Comprehensive traffic data, both on the AVL and the freeway, were collected. In addition, surveys of transit users on the AVL, vanpool drivers on the AVL, vanpool passengers on the AVL, carpool drivers on the AVL, carpool passengers on the AVL, and motorists not using the AVL were undertaken. In the report, these data are compared to similar data collected before carpool utilization was permitted to identify the impacts of permitting carpools to use the AVL.

  16. National Ridesharing Demonstration Program : Employer and Community-Based Rideshare Promotion in Cincinnati, Ohio

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1985-01-01

    The Cincinnati ridesharing demonstration project (Project Rideshare) began in May 1980 to promote carpooling, vanpooling, and transit usage through the three-state area of greater Cincinnati. Key elements of the demonstration included employer-, comm...

  17. TDM Status Report: Transportation Allowances

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1992-08-01

    The status report discusses the following travel allowance programs that provide subsidies to employees in one form or another: transit fare allowances or subsidies; vanpool fare allowances; parking allowances or free parking; and general travel allo...

  18. Impact of transportation demand management (TDM) elements on managed lanes toll prices : [summary].

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-04-01

    The 95 Express in Miami, Florida, is a set of dynamically tolled, managed lanes on I-95. : Single occupant vehicles must pay a toll to use 95 Express, but registered carpools, vanpools, : motorcycles, inherently low emission vehicles (ILEV; generally...

  19. 23 CFR 810.104 - Applicability of other provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ....104 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MASS TRANSIT AND SPECIAL USE HIGHWAY PROJECTS Highway Public Transportation Projects and Special Use Highway... carpools and vanpools. (3) Fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities or portions thereof which...

  20. Priority Techniques for High Occupancy Vehicles : State-of-the-Art Overview

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1975-11-01

    The report, part of a series of publications based on research and development efforts is a concise state-of-the-art overview of priority techniques for high occupancy vehicles (buses, carpools, and vanpools). The report identifies and summarizes sel...

  1. Expanding Commuter Choice Tax Benefit Options

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-10-01

    According to the US Census, 76.3 percent of U.S. workers drive alone to work. The Internal Revenue Code Section 132(f) provides incentives for employers to encourage alternative mode use, specifically transit and vanpooling, through commuter benefits...

  2. Houston managed lanes case study : the evolution of the Houston HOV system

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-09-01

    A nine-mile contraflow High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on the I-45 North Freeway in Houston, Texas was implemented as a demonstration project in 1979. This demonstration borrowed an off-peak direction traffic lane for use by buses and vanpools in t...

  3. Analysis of the truck inventory and use survey from the truck size and weight perspective for trucks with four-axles or less : activity 1 : Task B identify market segments - competitive and noncompetitive TIUS data component

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1990-10-01

    Guaranteed Ride HOme programs work like a safety net to take the worry out of ridesharing. They allow employees to carpool or vanpool worry-free, confident that their employer has a program in place that will provide a ride if they really need one. S...

  4. 10 CFR 420.15 - Minimum criteria for required program activities for plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    .../vanpool matching and promotion campaign; (ii) Park-and-ride lots; (iii) Preferential traffic control for... employees; (x) Urban area traffic restrictions; (xi) Geographical or time restrictions on automobile use; or... efficiency standards for renovated buildings. (e) A traffic law or regulation which permits the operator of a...

  5. 10 CFR 420.15 - Minimum criteria for required program activities for plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    .../vanpool matching and promotion campaign; (ii) Park-and-ride lots; (iii) Preferential traffic control for... employees; (x) Urban area traffic restrictions; (xi) Geographical or time restrictions on automobile use; or... efficiency standards for renovated buildings. (e) A traffic law or regulation which permits the operator of a...

  6. 10 CFR 420.15 - Minimum criteria for required program activities for plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    .../vanpool matching and promotion campaign; (ii) Park-and-ride lots; (iii) Preferential traffic control for... employees; (x) Urban area traffic restrictions; (xi) Geographical or time restrictions on automobile use; or... efficiency standards for renovated buildings. (e) A traffic law or regulation which permits the operator of a...

  7. 41 CFR 102-74.205 - What Federal facility ridesharing policy must Executive agencies follow?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... of ridesharing (carpools, vanpools, privately leased buses, public transportation, and other multi... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What Federal facility ridesharing policy must Executive agencies follow? 102-74.205 Section 102-74.205 Public Contracts and Property...

  8. 23 CFR 656.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Purpose. 656.1 Section 656.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS... administering a program of ridesharing projects using Federal-aid primary, secondary, and urban system funds. ...

  9. TDM Status Report: Guaranteed Ride Home

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1992-08-01

    Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) is TSM program providing car and vanpool patrons a ride to home or to other destination in an emergency. The intent of the program is to overcome one of the barriers to ridesharing--need of a vehicle to get home, to school,...

  10. 23 CFR 656.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Policy. 656.3 Section 656.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.3 Policy. Section 126(d) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 declares that...

  11. 23 CFR 656.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Purpose. 656.1 Section 656.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.1 Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe policies and general procedures for...

  12. 23 CFR 656.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Purpose. 656.1 Section 656.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.1 Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe policies and general procedures for...

  13. 23 CFR 656.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Policy. 656.3 Section 656.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.3 Policy. Section 126(d) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 declares that...

  14. 23 CFR 656.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Purpose. 656.1 Section 656.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.1 Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe policies and general procedures for...

  15. 23 CFR 656.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Policy. 656.3 Section 656.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.3 Policy. Section 126(d) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 declares that...

  16. 23 CFR 656.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Purpose. 656.1 Section 656.1 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.1 Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe policies and general procedures for...

  17. 23 CFR 656.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Policy. 656.3 Section 656.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.3 Policy. Section 126(d) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 declares that...

  18. 23 CFR 656.3 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Policy. 656.3 Section 656.3 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CARPOOL AND VANPOOL PROJECTS § 656.3 Policy. Section 126(d) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 declares that...

  19. Carpool and buspool matching guide. Fourth edition

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Pratsch, L.

    1975-01-01

    The operation and management of numerous successful carpool, buspool, and vanpool programs throughout the U.S. are discussed. The matching of the time and location requirements of the riders with vehicle availability and routing is described. The guide for data collection procedures and computer programs for carpool matching is presented. (LCL)

  20. 23 CFR 810.104 - Applicability of other provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... are reserved exclusively for use by carpool and vanpool passengers and vehicles. (e) As required by... for a physical construction or resurfacing project having a carpool lane(s) within the project limits may not be granted unless the project allows the use of the carpool lane(s) by motorcycles or it is...

  1. 23 CFR 810.104 - Applicability of other provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... are reserved exclusively for use by carpool and vanpool passengers and vehicles. (e) As required by... for a physical construction or resurfacing project having a carpool lane(s) within the project limits may not be granted unless the project allows the use of the carpool lane(s) by motorcycles or it is...

  2. 23 CFR 810.104 - Applicability of other provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... are reserved exclusively for use by carpool and vanpool passengers and vehicles. (e) As required by... for a physical construction or resurfacing project having a carpool lane(s) within the project limits may not be granted unless the project allows the use of the carpool lane(s) by motorcycles or it is...

  3. 23 CFR 810.104 - Applicability of other provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... are reserved exclusively for use by carpool and vanpool passengers and vehicles. (e) As required by... for a physical construction or resurfacing project having a carpool lane(s) within the project limits may not be granted unless the project allows the use of the carpool lane(s) by motorcycles or it is...

  4. 26 CFR 1.132-9 - Qualified transportation fringes.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... transportation in a commuter highway vehicle? Q-3. What are transit passes? Q-4. What is qualified parking? Q-5... requirements in addition to those described in this regulation? (5) Special rules for parking and vanpools. Q-20. How is the value of parking determined? Q-21. How do the qualified transportation fringe rules...

  5. 26 CFR 1.132-9 - Qualified transportation fringes.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... transportation in a commuter highway vehicle? Q-3. What are transit passes? Q-4. What is qualified parking? Q-5... requirements in addition to those described in this regulation? (5) Special rules for parking and vanpools. Q-20. How is the value of parking determined? Q-21. How do the qualified transportation fringe rules...

  6. 78 FR 71025 - Notice of Buy America Waiver for Minivans

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-27

    ... NFRMPO's vanpool (``VanGo'') program. This waiver is limited to a single purchase not to exceed 25 seven... to a single purchase not to exceed 25 seven-passenger vehicles and expires on December 31, 2014. FOR... manufacturing processes for the product must take place in the United States; and (2) All of the components of...

  7. Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2011

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK

    2011-05-05

    Senate - 05/05/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2009

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK

    2009-10-15

    Senate - 10/15/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. Recent ride-sharing research and policy findings. Transportation Research Record

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mehranian, M.; Wachs, M.; Shoup, D.

    1987-01-01

    The five papers in the report deal with the following areas: parking cost and mode choices among downtown workers: a case study; duration of carpool and vanpool usage by clients of rides; a ride-sharing market analysis survey of commuter attitudes and behavior at a major suburban employment center; alternative access modes data-base project; formulating ride-sharing goals for transportation and air-quality plans: Southern California as a case study.

  10. Evaluation of ridesharing programs in Michigan

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Kulp, G.; Tsao, H.J.; Webber, R.E.

    1982-10-01

    The design, implementation, and results of a carpool and vanpool evaluation are described. Objectives of the evaluation were: to develop credible estimates of the energy savings attributable to the ridesharing program, to provide information for improving the performance of the ridesharing program, and to add to a general understanding of the ridesharing process. Previous evaluation work is critiqued and the research methodology adopted for this study is discussed. The ridesharing program in Michigan is described and the basis for selecting Michigan as the evaluation site is discussed. The evaluation methodology is presented, including research design, sampling procedure, data collection, andmore » data validation. Evaluation results are analyzed. (LEW)« less

  11. Air quality impacts of transit improvement, preferential lane, and carpool programs: an annotated bibliography of demonstration and analytical experience. Final report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    DiRenzo, J.F.; Rubin, R.B.

    1978-03-01

    In accordance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, the Environmental Protection Agency is evaluating the use and cost-effectiveness of alternative short-range transit fare and service improvement strategies, carpool and vanpool strategies, and strategies involving the preferential treatment of high occupancy vehicles to improve air quality in urban areas. The evaluation of individual strategies and combinations of the above strategies includes their emission and air quality impacts and their related energy, noise, and economic impacts. A comprehensive literature review was also conducted, as part of this evaluation, to identify both observed and projected travel, emission, air quality, energy, noise,more » and economic impacts of the short-range low-cost strategies of interest.« less

  12. Guaranteed ride home: Taking the worry out of ridesharing

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1990-11-01

    The report describes how to set up a guaranteed ride home (GRH) program as an element of an integrated commuter transportation program. Such programs promote ridesharing by making sure carpool or vanpool members have transportation available to them if an emergency arises or if they have to work late. The costs of such GRH programs are relatively low, since they are used infrequently, but they have high value as an insurance policy for potential ridesharers. Options for providing such rides include company cars, subsidized taxi service, rental cars, community sponsored shuttles, and arrangements with the local transit operator. The documentmore » describes how to set up a GRH programs, explores the various options for providing service, and describes the experiences of a number of programs in Southern California.« less

  13. Development and demonstration of marketing techniques for establishment of ride-sharing corporations in New York State. Final report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Peters, E.W.

    1987-10-01

    Convincing commuters to join car or vanpools can be a challenging task. Through the Energy Authority project, two guides were produced to assist in establishing ride-sharing corporations and in marketing ride-sharing services in New York State. The first guide explains how to set up a ride-sharing corporation; the second guide, developed following the completion of a Commuter Behavior Study and a six-month demonstration, discusses marketing ride-share services. The Commuter Behavior Study centered on an 18-page questionnaire mailed to 6,000 households in Long Island and upstate New York. The study's findings were incorporated into a marketing plan followed by the contractor,more » Island Rides, a Long Island-based ridesharing corporation, during a six-month demonstration project. By using the promotional techniques identified in the study, Island Rides experienced a 68% increase in ride-sharing applications during this successful demonstration. The results of both the study and the demonstration are presented in the report.« less

  14. Feasibility study of transportation management strategies in the Poplar Corridor, Memphis, Tennessee

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Siniard, D.

    1990-02-01

    This report documents the development and implementation of various transportation management strategies aimed at alleviating traffic congestion problems in the Poplar Corridor, a major transportation corridor located in a rapidly growing suburban area of Memphis, Tennessee. The project provided the opportunity for local governments to work with the private sector in a joint venture to address traffic congestion problems and to promote more efficient use of the area's transportation network. The project was carried out by the staff of Memphis Area Rideshare, a joint city/county agency which provides transit information and free carpool/vanpool computer matching services to area commuters. Publicmore » sector participants in the planning process included transportation and land use planners from the Office of Planning and Development, city traffic engineers, and representatives from the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). Private sector input came from major developers and employers in the Poplar Corridor and from officials of schools located in the area.« less

  15. Ridesharing: Transportation demand management

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Valdez, R.; Wang, J.; Flynn, C.P.

    1989-01-01

    The 13 papers in the report deal with the following areas: Comparison of transportation demand management market research study results and transportation management association development in three suburban activity centers; Ten cities' strategies for transportation demand management; Key considerations for developing local government transportation system management programs; First Hill Action Plan: A unique public/private approach to transportation demand management; Comparison of travel behavior before and after the opening of HOV lanes in a suburban travel corridor; Evaluation of Springfield instant carpooling; George Washington Bridge bus-carpool lane: 1-Year Operational Report; Guaranteed Ride Home: An insurance program for HOV users; Evaluation ofmore » Ridefinders and Central Richmond Association's transportation and parking information service; Vanpools: Pricing and market penetration; Cost-effectiveness of private employer ridesharing programs: An employer's assessment; Temporal analysis of handicapped ridership in specialized transportation service: Lexington/Fayette County experience; Characterization of the 'publico' system of Puerto Rico.« less

  16. Tests of transferability and validation of disaggregate behavioral demand models for evaluating the energy conservation potential of alternative transportation policies in nine US cities. Final report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1977-04-01

    A transportation policy analysis methodology described in Guidelines for Travel Demand Analyses of Program Measures to Promote Carpools, Vanpools, and Public Transportation, November, 1976 (EAPA 4:1921) is demonstrated. The results reported build upon the two levels of analysis capabilities (a fully calibrated and operational computer package based on a set of disaggregate travel demand models that were estimated on a random sample of urban travelers and a manual procedure or sketch planning pivot-point version of the above methodology) and have undertaken to accomplish the following objectives: transferability, testing the manual approach on actual applications, and validating the method. The firstmore » objective was investigated by examining and comparing disaggregate models that were estimated in 7 US cities by eight different organizations. The next two objectives were investigated using separate case studies: the Washington, DC, Shirley Highway preferential transit and carpool lanes; the Portland, Oregon, Banfield Highway Expressway preferential transit and carpool lanes; the Los Angeles, Santa Monica Freeway preferential Diamond Lane and ramp metering facilities for transit and carpools; the Minneapolis, express bus on metered freeway project; and the Portland, Oregon, carpool matching and promotion programs for the general public and for employer-based groups. Principal findings are summarized and results consolidated. (MCW)« less

  17. Impacts of carpool utilization on the Katy Freeway transitway, 54-month after evaluation. Interim report, Sep 84-Sep 90

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Bullard, D.L.

    1990-09-01

    Within the Houston metropolitan area, a major commitment has been made to develop a system of physically separated transitways in the medians of the existing freeway network. These lanes are reserved for the exclusive use of high-occupancy vehicles. Phase 1 of the first completed transitway opened on the Katy Freeway (I-10W) in October 1984. Initially, only authorized buses and vanpools were designated as eligible users of the transitway. To encourage increased vehicular utilization of the facility, carpools were allowed to use the transitway on a test basis beginning in April 1985. The research study, sponsored by the Metropolitan Transit Authoritymore » of Harris County and the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, was initiated in order to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effects of permitting carpools to use the transitway. The report documents data collected in October 1989, 4.5 years after carpool utilization of the transitway began. The report compares the 1989 data to similar data collected before carpool utilization was permitted (March 1985) and after carpool utilization was permitted (April 1986, October 1987, October 1988). These comparisons address numerous concerns and provide an indication of the effectiveness of allowing carpools onto the transitway.« less

  18. Study of current and planned high occupancy vehicle lane use: performance and prospects

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Southworth, F.; Westbrook, F.

    1985-12-01

    This report details the results of a nationwide study of HOV lanes: their characteristics and performance as traffic congestion mitigating and rideshare enhancing facilities. The study took the form of telephone interviews with a variety of planning agencies in each of the 48 contiguous states and Hawaii over the period April through June 1985, with subsequent receipt of the most current documentation on regional HOV lane operations. The most up-to-date evidence on each lane's performance is presented: its hourly and peak period person throughput vis-a-vis the highway's adjacent, conventional mixed traffic lane(s), its vehicle throughput and occupancy, travel speed andmore » travel time savings for HOVs, lane rule violation rates, lane construction and maintenance costs and accident data. Estimates are provided of the growth in ridesharing over the life of the HOV-only lanes, of the number of vehicles removed from the highway through ridesharing, and of the subsequent fuel savings attributable to HOV lane projects. The relationship between bus patronage and carpool/vanpool mode adoption is looked at, and it is concluded that both forms of HOV can do well on properly planned lanes. The authors also point out the very partial nature of the existing evidence upon which to base HOV lane project evaluation, and the subsequent difficulty associated with ''selling'' the HOV lane concept to many planners and members of the public. They identify those characteristics associated with clearly successful HOV lane projects. Finally, the current state of planning for new HOV lanes in cities around the nation is described, and the major reasons given for rejection or abandonment of HOV lane projects are discussed.« less

  19. Annual report to the President and the Congress on the State Energy Conservation Program for calendar year 1989

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1990-12-01

    The Department is required by Section 365(c) of Title 3, Part C, of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6321-6327, as amended by Title 4, Part B of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA), to report annually to the President and the Congress on the operation of the State Energy Conservation Program. The report is to include an estimate of the energy conservation achieved, and the degree of state participation and achievement as well as a description of innovative conservation programs undertaken by individual states. Together the EPCA and the ECPA constitute the State Energy Conservationmore » Program (SECP) which has provided the states (any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States) with funding to help establish and maintain their capability to plan, design, implement and coordinate a variety of programs and initiatives designed to promote energy conservation and efficiency at state and local levels. All states have operational programs funded under EPCA (no monies have been appropriated under ECPA since FY 1981). In addition, the majority of states have augmented the SECP with oil overcharge funding they have received over the past several years. Each state is required to provide a twenty-percent match for the Federal funds received, and its Base Plan must include the following program measures: (1) mandatory lighting efficiency standards for state public buildings; (2) programs to promote the availability and use of carpool, vanpool, and public transportation; (3) mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency to govern the state procurement practices; (4) mandatory thermal efficiency standards and insulation requirements for new and renovated buildings; and (5) a traffic law or regulation, which permits the operator of a motor vehicle to turn right at a red stop light after stopping. 6 tabs.« less

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