ANALYSIS OF COMMUTER VAN EXPERIENCE, 1976

Report on the characteristics and advantages of commuter van services (van-pools) providing flexible route home-to-work transportation, usually on a subscription basis. Includes 2 tables showing: a) list of operations in existence, with name and type of organizer (private or government employer, non-profit group, private bus operator, individual), location, date started, number of vans and riders, employment location (urban, suburban, rural), and length of round trip. b) Estimated average cost savings compared with driving alone, for 4 home-to-work round-trip distances. (TSC)

• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Energy consumption; Inventory; Location; Passenger transportation; Savings; Transportation; Urban transit; Vanpools
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy data related to transportation; Urban/mass
• Subject Areas: Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00320335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: One-Time
• Files: TSR, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 2003 12:00AM