Transportation energy contingency planning: financing emergency transit services with temporary fare surcharges

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6882488

Felice, C; Larson, A

The feasibility of using a temporary fare surcharge as a source of additional operating revenue for transit agencies during an energy crisis is examined. The characteristics of a temporary surcharge proposal, including the general advantages and disadvantages of the surcharge, are discussed. Using data from the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, two representative scenarios were developed on the assumption that Seattle Metro would consider imposing a temporary surcharge during an energy crisis. The first scenario assumes Seattle Metro would impose a surcharge to cover the increased costs of operating its base service. The second one assumes a more severe energy crisis which would encourage Seattle Metro to provide peak overload service. Under this scenario, Seattle Metro would impose a surcharge to cover the increased costs of operating its base service and the total overload service operating costs. Background information on Seattle Metro, including their experience with previous energy crisis is presented. The scenario details and conclusions are followed by a discussion of the limitations of a temporary fare surcharge.

• Research Organization: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle-METRO, WA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6882488
• Report Number(s): DOT-I-83-09; ON: DE84901221
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320200* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation
CHARGES
COST
ENERGY SHORTAGES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OPERATING COST
PEAK LOAD
SHORTAGES
SURCHARGES
TAXES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
URBAN AREAS