Abstract: This article examines the opportunities that exist to increase the productivity of the commuter transportation system. It focuses primarily on high-gain, comparatively low-cost solutions involving ridesharing. Two ways of increasing the number of commuters transported are examined: reduce institutional barriers impacting commuter vehicles, and establish an effective system of incentives to foster American ingenuity and innovation to reduce commuter vehicle miles of travel. Changes at all levels of government are required: changes at national level; changes at national or state level; and changes at local level. Based on experience over the past decade, many options including vanpools, carpools, buses, and HOV lanes have proved attractive to commuters. Additional options, such as full deregulation, full cost parking, effective incentives, marketing, and a vested interest transportation broker, will likely dictate the pace and scope of solving the pressing problem of traffic congestion.
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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