Personal, social, psychological, and other factors in ridesharing programs. Final report, September 1982-January 1984

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6751331

Ayele, M; Byun, J

An in-depth investigation of the ridesharing programs in the Baltimore and suburban Washington, D.C. areas was needed in light of the apparent difficulty in increasing ridership. To understand personal, social, psychological and other factors affecting ridesharing programs, the Ridesharer Survey was administered. An Agency Survey was also performed to study the reasons for varying levels of effectiveness of ridesharing programs offered by different organizations. The objectives of the agency based survey were to find: (1) the relationship between employee size and the number of employees engaged in ridesharing programs; (2) the role of the Vango program in Maryland; and (3) the effectiveness of specific incentives offered by various agencies. The incentives included were: (1) free parking; (2) preferential parking; and (3) subsidies for ridesharers.

• Research Organization: Morgan State Univ., Baltimore, MD (USA). Center for Transportation Studies
• OSTI ID: 6751331
• Report Number(s): PB-87-133765/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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