THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF GASOLINE SHORTAGES ON URBAN TRAVEL BEHAVIOR

In response to the gasoline shortage of 1974, a small-scale home interview survey was conducted in an attempt to identify and define (1) changes in the price elasticity of demand for gasoline, (2) procedures for characterizing gasoline supply in travel behavior models, and (3) key implications for the development of transportation and urban design policies. The survey, conducted in the northern suburbs of Chicago among households with a high level of automobile ownership, used a questionnaire design to measure changes in travel behavior, attitudes, and perceptions as a result of the increased price and decreased availability of gasoline. The study suggests that only an artificially constrained supply of gasoline, rather than modest increases in price, seem a promising control for consumption.

• Corporate Authors:

  Northwestern University, Evanston

  Department of Civil Engineering, 600 Foster Street
  Evanston, IL  United States  60208

  Federal Highway Administration

  Urban Planning Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peskin, R L
  • Schofer, J L
  • Stopher, P R
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; City planning; Demand; Development; Economics; Energy conservation; Energy resources; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Highway transportation; Interviewing; Metropolitan areas; Prices; Supply; Surveys; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel management; Price movements; Supply economics; Transportation development
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090629
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: FH-11-8500
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 10 1975 12:00AM