Study of Employee Carsharing on the University Campus

This manuscript analyzes personal and carsharing consumption characteristics of alternative commuters of the same university in Los Angeles, California. The paper finds that: (1) one can achieve a reasonably high carsharing rate among university employees, particularly employees commuting by alternative modes other than driving alone, female employees, and employees whose income is lower than the median income of all the employees; (2) university employees’ participation rate in the carsharing program is lower than the students’ and thus, the latter contributes more to the existing argument that a university campus is a niche market for carsharing; (3) commuter benefits are not only correlated to the employee participation rate of a carsharing program, but also to the behavior of the participants: their frequency and quantity of carsharing consumption and when to carshare; (4) free hours do not necessarily increase the carsharing consumption of employee carsharers who are eligible for these hours; (5) one does not need a large number of shared vehicles to satisfy the needs of employee carsharers at the place of work.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000153
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Authors:
  • Zhou, J
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 301-310
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Volume: 139
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9488
  • EISSN: 1943-5444
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Campus transportation; Case studies; Commuters; Employees; Gender; Income; Surveys; Universities and colleges; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502319
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 11:06AM