RIDESHARING AT CONSTRUCTION SITES: TVA EXPERIENCE. ABRIDGMENT

This paper provides a case study of Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) rideshare experience at the Hartsville nuclear power plant, which is under construction in middle Tennessee. As part of a formal mitigation program, TVA has developed an extensive rideshare program that involves 132 vans and 17 buses that transport 56 percent of the day-shift employees. The costs and benefits derived from this rideshare program are described as is the administrative structure of the program. The TVA experience has shown that an employer-based program can benefit employees and employer as well as the community. The Hartsville rideshare program results in an estimated annual reduction of 19.7 million annual vehicle miles of travel. Ridesharing has meant a net annual savings to TVA employees of $1.2 million in commuting cost and the conservation of 800,000 gal of gasoline. TVA has benefited by avoiding the need to construct additional lanes along TN-25, which has little if any developmental potential for the area. Also, through improved commuter transportation, the construction labor pool can be geographically expanded so that relocations can be held to a minimum. At the Hartsville site, 40 percent of the work force resides outside the immediate five-county impact area. Transportation is the linkage to relieve pressure on local housing, schools, utilities, public services, and road networks.

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• Authors:
  • Stokey, Stan
  • Wegmann, Frederick
  • Menendez, Katalin
  • WHITNEY, TOM
• Conference:
  • 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 22-25
• Monograph Title: Current status of ridesharing activities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 823
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Commuting; Construction sites; Employers; Energy conservation; Ridesharing
• Geographic Terms: Tennessee
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349094
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309032652
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM