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Evaluation Plan - The Minneapolis Ridesharing Commuter Services Demonstration
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1978-05-01
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By Sherman, Len
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Alternative Title:The Minneapolis Ridesharing Commuter Services Demonstration: Evaluation Plan [Title from Cover]
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Corporate Contributors:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Transportation Management and Demonstrations
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Abstract:In April 1977, the Metropolitan Transit Commission initiated a two-year demonstration project designed to increase work trip-vehicle occupancy at selected employment sites in the Twin Cities region. Key elements of this demonstration which differentiate it from previous ridesharing promotion efforts are the reliance on a regional transit agency to serve as broker in marketing, coordinating, and monitoring the program; the promotion of a wide range of ridesharing services including carpools, vanpools, and subscription buses; and the choice of multi-employer sites as the focus of the program. Three demonstration sites have been chosen, ranging in size from 3600 to 7700 employees. All of these sites are multi-employer complexes outside the Central Business District of Minneapolis. The evaluation of the Commuter Services demonstration will have two main objectives. First, it is intended that the evaluation provide a detailed, chronological process description of the brokerage service. While some of the institutions, legal and administrative issues involved in the demonstration will be a site-specific nature, the evaluation report should nonetheless serve as a reference guide to other interested agencies, indicating the type and range of issues they may confront in establishing a ridesharing brokerage service. The second major objective of this evaluation is to provide a statistically sound assessment of the results of the demonstration project. Issue areas to be analyzed include level-of-service changes, demand shifts, and the cost, productivities, and economics of the ridesharing modes promoted in the demonstration.
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