Worker/vehicle ratios at major eastern power plant construction sites: a time of change
A 1979 survey of the worker/vehicle ratios at 16 power-plant construction sites averaged 2.3. A trend toward higher ratios in recent years indicates that costs are overcoming single-occupant commuting habits. Five factors influencing how workers commute to the site are parking area and site accessibility, residence location, workforce composition and scheduling, gasoline availability and price, and van or bus availability. A sixth factor, project management involvement to encourage ridesharing, may increase as data for commuting research and monitoring becomes available. Management participation can include the dissemination of information to workers and special parking and lane incentives, but will avoid the liabilities associated with fiscal participation. Government assistance can include research data, public bus routing, and parking lot development. 21 references, 1 table. (DCK)
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 6469140
- Journal Information:
- Traffic Q.; (United States), Vol. 35:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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