CARPOOLING WITH CO-WORKERS IN LOS ANGELES: EMPLOYER INVOLVEMENT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Carpool rates in Los Angeles are the highest of all metropolitan areas in the United States. But the carpool rate has not changed here since 1991, even with a mandatory employer-based vehicle trip reduction regulation involving over 6,000 employers and nearly 2 million commuters. Carpooling with co-workers has been increasing while carpooling with friends and family has been decreasing. Therefore, employer-based efforts have been responsible for maintaining regional rideshare rates. An analysis was conducted comparing co-worker carpoolers and carpoolers who ride with friends and family based on commute behavior, employment characteristics, attitudes toward the commute, and demographics. Carpooling with co-workers has produced greater reduction in vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled than carpooling with family and friends. Those riding with co-workers are far more likely to consider commuting costs, comfort, and stress--perhaps a function of relatively long commute distances. More men, more commuters in the 30- to 39-year age group, more whites and blacks, and more commuters with household incomes of $50,000 or greater are now carpooling regularly as a result of employer efforts.

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• Authors:
  • Young, Roy
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 151-157
• Monograph Title: Public transportation 1995: current research in planning, management, technology, and ridesharing
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1496
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Attitudes; Behavior; Car pooling (Railroads); Comfort; Costs; Demographics; Employers; Employment; Families; Gender; Income; Race; Stress (Psychology); Travel demand management; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Carpooling; Co-workers
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714931
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061741
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 15 1995 12:00AM