FIRST U.S. VAN POOL--BIG SUCCESS

In 1972, a 3M Company traffic engineer came up with a way to relieve traffic congestion at company headquarters: van pools. The program is employee supported and run. 3M buys the vans and provides administrative support for the program, but employees drive, maintain vans and collect fares. The program now has 125 vans and 1300 riders: 15% of the 3M Center workforce. Even more important, it was a first and has been a catalyst for other U.S. firms to develop pools. Is it worth the effort? 3M saved between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 in parking facility construction alone. Article also has an overview of pooling and a case history of a municipal-run pool in Baltimore.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Seltz-Petrash, A
• Publication Date: 1979-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 76-78
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Carpools; Fares; Financing; Highway operations; Highway transportation; Management; Needs assessment; Traffic congestion; Traffic engineers; Traffic surveys; Transportation; Urban areas; Vanpools
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway administration; User needs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310342
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM