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Re: How to Show the Cost-Effectiveness of Trip-Reduction over Road-Construction?
2009-09-03 19:38:32 UTC
Hi Alison
The research report below has a range of ref's that may provide you with some assistance:
INVESTIGATING A CBD-WIDE CARPOOLING SCHEME FOR MELBOURNE, C.DeGruyter, 2006
-> http://www.travelsmart.vic.gov.au/doi/doielect.nsf/2a6bd98dee287482ca256915001cff0c/faaf0efd97f8e9c4ca2571fb00759813/
$FILE/060620cd%20Investigating%20a%20CBD-wide%20carpooling%20scheme%20for%20Melbourne%20Paper.pdf
A summary of the relevant findings as follows:
De Gruyter compared to costs and effectiveness of five different carpooling schemes in different countries. The results imply that carpooling schemes in Canada and the UK with around 2,200 participants have led to annual VKT savings of 9.3 million and 19.5 million, respectively. The annual GHG emissions savings are estimated at 3,083 tonnes and 6,446 tonnes annually for the Canadian and UK schemes. These results show that carpooling schemes that with around 2,000 participants can lead to significant reductions in GHG.
Hope this helps - Kristian
Kristian Handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
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Re: Stranger Danger - a Barrier to Carpooling Programs?
2009-04-15 18:56:48 UTC
Hi Bernhard
Although not specifically answering your question, an assessment by the Victorian Department of Infrastructure of other carpooling programs worldwide found that those which delivered passengers to a common destination provided the greatest rates of adoption of carpooling practices. By way of example, the Commuter Connections program run by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in the United States, includes a carpooling system with coverage for the entire city of Washington D.C. In it, the employer-based facilities within the broader program have been found to experience significantly higher rates of utilisation. This insight suggests that for the significant increase in complexity and cost that accompanies a broad-based carpooling scheme beyond single employers or employer clusters, there is only a slight improvement in outcomes.
In addition to this, there was a study conducted on a CBD-wide carpooling program which produced some interesting results, not least of which was the potential for carpooling to 'cannibalise' public transport patronage (Moderator: the link has been removed and the pdf has been added online to this post).
As an observation from the body of work above, the organisational or geographical correlation between commuters where higher take-up rates are found might be partially explained by a (perceived?) reduction in the 'stranger danger' phenomenon you allude to.
On a separate note, some useful carpooling source mat's are available at:
http://www.travelsmart.vic.gov.au/web4/tsmart.nsf
Finally, there was some negative news coverage on carpooling locally yesterday that might be a useful signpost regarding other issues that you may encounter:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/car-pool-research-sinks-brumby-scheme-claims-20090414-a695.html
You should note that some of the ref's quoted have been used out of context, presumably in support of an ongoing argument in favour of public transport investment.
Hope this helps
Kristian Handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
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Vehicle Salary-Packaging Incentives
2009-02-26 15:00:23 UTC
I am seeking case studies/examples of vehicle salary-packaging schemes which provide incentives for the selection of 'low emission vehicles' (LEVs). In particular, information relating to how much take-up there was of the scheme and/or how effective it was in reducing emissions would be of great assistance.
Thanks in advance
Kristian Handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
Australia -
Re: Best Practice Urban Design and Good Examples of Implementation
2009-02-17 19:47:47 UTC
As an input for your design process (and perhaps to justify your preferred solutions), the following studies have examined the transport energy implications of land-use planning decisions:
* Macro-urban form and transport energy outcomes - Investigations for Melbourne:
http://www.patrec.org/atrf/papers/2008/1685_ATRF08%203-2%20Alford.pdf
* Assessing the costs of alternative development paths in Australian cities:
http://sustainability.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/Curtin_Sustainability_Paper_0209.pdf
Hope this helps and good luck with your quest
kristian handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
Australia -
Re: Research on Alternative Commute End Use Facilities
2009-01-29 15:05:40 UTC
Mid last year Brisbane City Council/Queensland Transport launched a state-of-the-art public access facility in the CBD - for more info refer to:
http://www.cycle2city.com.au/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bI7Bzecoc0 (= virtual tour of the facility)
kristian handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
Australia -
Re: Web Campaigns Promoting Bicycle Commuting
2009-01-21 14:47:58 UTC
Hi Jernej
A specific example here in Oz of a schools-based program is the "Walking School Bus" initiative (http://www.travelsmart.gov.au/schools/schools2.html). As was suggested by the other respondents, this is not a unique idea by any means, however you'll find step-by-step guides etc on the website above.
For commuters, I think one of the most advanced programs I've come across is Transport for London's "A new way to work" program - you'll find loads of materials under the following website:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/workplacetravelplanning/7447.aspx
Finally, in support of a more consistent approach to workplace travel planning, there has been a national standard recently released in the UK that may be worth investigating (PAS 500/2008 National Spec for Travel Plans):
http://www.bsigroup.com/en/Shop/Publication-Detail/?pid=000000000030180397
Hope this helps and good luck for your quest
kristian handberg
Dept of Sustainability and Environment
Australia
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