SOLO DRIVERS HANG TOUGH

A new study by the Council of Governments (COG) of the number of people and vehicles that enter core employment areas in the District of Columbia and Arlington County shows that, despite congested streets and the high cost of parking, driving alone is the choice for one out of every three commuters and the number of single-occupant cars is rising. Combining the incentives of Metrorail, HOV lanes, ridesharing and other high-occupancy modes with the disincentives of higher fuel and parking prices could make a significant impact on the market share of the single-occupant auto, and produce tangible progress toward reducing congestion, improving air quality and conserving energy. Working only on the incentive side, however, may just continue to rearrange patronage of high-occupancy modes with little net reduction of the market share held by the single-occupant automobile.

• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

  1875 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Kirby, R F
  • Neumann, C R
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 6-8
• Serial:
  • THE REGION
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: REGION (WASHINGTON, D.C.).

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Data collection; Disincentives; Fuels; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Incentives; Market share; Pay parking; Public transit; Ridesharing; Single occupant vehicles; Surveys; Taxation; Traffic congestion; Traffic lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parking costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Reserved lanes
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00464681
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1987 12:00AM