THE POTENTIAL FOR CARPOOLING TO INCREASE AVERAGE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY ON THE TRI-STATE TOLLWAY

Over the last two decades, more commuters chose driving alone to work over other available travel modes such as carpooling, vanpooling, or public transportation. In the context of growing concerns about traffic congestion and air quality, transportation officials have proposed and, in some cases, implemented an array of measures to reduce the number of vehicles on the highways by encouraging commuters to travel together to work. They include high occupancy vehicle lanes, park and ride lots and ridesharing programs. The need to abate the number of vehicles on the highway has been established. Still unknown is whether the potential that exists for increasing vehicle occupancy throuhg carpooling can be achieved. This paper assesses the possibility of achieving this potential by using survey data collected from Tri-State tollway motorists passing through the Cermak toll plaza.

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  Chicago Area Transportation Study

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• Authors:
  • Hanlon, A
  • Mescher, R
• Publication Date: 1992-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 18-34
• Serial:
  • CATS Research News
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Chicago Area Transportation Study

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car pooling (Railroads); Commuting; Data collection; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Single occupant vehicles; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Old TRIS Terms: Carpooling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00634008
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 1993 12:00AM