Ride-sharing Activities in the Richmond Regional Planning District

Report No: 77-R47

Published in 1977

About the report:

This report gives the results of a survey made of industries in the Richmond Regional Planning District to determine the current and expected ride-sharing activities there and the type of information deemed most useful in planning ride-sharing programs. Present ride-sharing activity was found to consist predominantly of carpools organized by the employees. Larger firms are more inclined to provide assistance for ride-sharing programs than are smaller firms and they use a greater variety of vehicle types. Over two thirds of the firms without ride-sharing programs indicated a possible interest in considering a program, and of these 75% selected carpools. Over 65% of these firms indicated that research-developed information would be useful in planning programs.

Documents

77-R47

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Authors

John K. Austin, Lester A. Hoel, Ph.D.

Last updated: January 28, 2024