RIDESHARING: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The history of ridesharing responsibilities is examined and the current distribution of responsibilities is discussed. The present providers of this service include individuals who lease their vans or make carpools, employers, public and quasi-public agencies, and private vendors. A lack of clarity about roles and responsibilities is noted and this is compounded by confusion about ridesharing strategies. The future of ridesharing is discussed, and it is seen to be dependent on certain economic factors. Uncertainties of public and private sector roles in the future are also noted. However, there is a consensus that ridesharing should be encouraged. It is suggested that this could be effected by a public-private partnership. The critical question seems to be the terms of this partnership. It is pointed out that the most successful ridesharing programs not only supply a number of services but are also built on incentives that encourage ridesharing and disincentives that discourage driving alone. Critical issues that will influence decisions about what is done by the public and private sectors are listed. The article also discussed possible models and relationships between the public and private sectors, functional analysis, marketing and operational issues, the influence of decision-making on partners, public-sector agencies and roles, and optional methods of service delivery.

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• Authors:
  • Shallbetter, Clarence
• Conference:
  • National Strategies Workshop on Ridesharing Needs and Requirements: The Role of the Private and Public Sectors
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-5-16 to 1981-5-18
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 26-32
• Monograph Title: RIDESHARING NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS: THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 193
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carpools; Decision making; Disincentives; Employers; Governments; Incentives; Level of service; Marketing; Operations; Private enterprise; Ridesharing; Vanpools
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibilities; Service
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361080
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 30 1982 12:00AM