VANPOOLS GAINING ACCEPTANCE RECOGNITION AS ECONOMICAL MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Vanpooling, which involves prearranged membership in a group whose members are picked up at specific points to be taken to a common destination, has proven to be a very cost-effective means of commuter transportation compared to both single occupancy automobiles and two person carpools. This article describes the vanpooling programs of the 3M Company in Minnesota (the oldest, and probably the largest, employer-sponsored vanpooling program in the US) and the Tidewater Transportation District Commission in southeastern Virginia (a regional transportation authority that, in lieu of the fixed route bus service rendered unfeasible by the area's low poupulation density, leases vans to employers or directly to operator/drivers or sells them outright).

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Road Federation

  525 School Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20024
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 4-5
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Cost effectiveness; Employers; Energy conservation; Leasing; Regional government; Vanpools
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369218
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM