Federal, state, and local responses to 1979 fuel shortages. Summary report

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6378892· OSTI ID:6378892

Schueftan, O.; Ellis, R. H.

Case studies were made of emergency transportation energy conservation actions implemented, or attempted, in Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle, Rhode Island, and New York State. Information on responses to the fuel shortages for each case study area was obtained through on-site meetings with representatives of organizations having a strong interest in emergency transportation actions such as transit operators, metropolitan planning organizations, service station dealers, state highway and energy departments, ridesharing agencies, and others. Types of emergency transportation actions most commonly implemented or attempted by the case study areas were identified as: (1) expanded public information and marketing distribution systems, (2) emergency expansion of ridesharing (carpool and vanpool services), (3) rehabilitation and placing in service of standby reserve or mothball fleet buses, (4) implementation of odd-even and/or minimum (maximum) fuel purchase restrictions, and (5) monitoring of transit ridership and shifting buses to the most heavily used routes. This report summarizes, and partially assesses, the major transportation energy contingency actions implemented, key implementation problems encountered, and actions planned but not implemented. Preliminary conclusions, recommendations, and implications for developing future transportation energy contingency plans are also presented.

• Research Organization: Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6378892
• Report Number(s): DOT-P-30-81-05
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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