The document discusses various types of vanpooling options including owner/operator, employer-sponsored, and third-party contracted vans, highlighting their financial benefits such as significant savings on commuting costs. It emphasizes the positive impacts on commute time, stress reduction, environmental benefits, and overall quality of life for participants. Additionally, it provides statistical insights into daily transportation reductions, gasoline savings, and geographic data related to vanpool origins and destinations in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

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2. Owner/Operator – vans owned by individuals who want to have riders share the cost of operating the van Employer Sponsored – vans that are owned by an employer, and offered to employees for commuting purposes, as a benefit Third Party – vans are contracted by individuals or employers from a vanpool management company

3. Save $$$$ - Vanpoolers save an average of $800.00 a year or more compared with the cost of driving alone Plus they spend less for gas, parking and vehicle repair/ maintenance Commuter Tax Benefit in many cases covers the entire cost of commuting Save Time – Vanpools can use the HOV lanes, which can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get to work Flexible and Convenient – Vanpools can operate where and when they are needed regardless of the availability of transit service Reduces Commute Stress – By not driving every day, you arrive at work and back home in a much more relaxed frame of mind Improved Quality of Life – Vanpooling shortens your commute, giving you more family or leisure time Save the Environment – One vanpool takes as many as 14 vehicles and their emissions off the road every day. That’s good for all of us.

4. Transport 9,408 persons daily/2,352,000 annually Reduce 15,538 work trips daily/3,884,500 annually Reduce 932,248 vehicle miles traveled daily Reduce 233,062,000 vehicle miles traveled annually Saves 46,612 gallons of gasoline daily Saves 11,652,000 gallons of gasoline annually

5. 7 passenger vanpool Miles eliminated – 143,780 Fuel Savings (gallons) – 5,700 Fuel Savings (dollars) - $20.650 CO@ Reductions (tons) – 58.20 15 passenger vanpool Miles eliminated – 335,500 Fuel Savings (gallons) – 13,310 Fuel Savings (dollars) $48,180 CO2 Reductions (tons) – 136.00* Equal to the amount of emissions from 1.6 tanker trucks worth of gasoline Annual data

6. Significant number of HOV Lanes Large number of independent vanpool owner/operators Large number of commuters receiving the transit benefit Robust slugging activity

7. Virginia – largest number of vans originate here Spotslylvania Stafford Prince William Counties Close to 500 vans Maryland Frederick Anne Arundel Howard Counties DC – largest destination location for VA and MD vans VA destinations – Arlington, Fairfax and Alexandria MD destinations – Montgomery, Prince Georges and St. Mary’s Counties

8. Finding and maintaining riders Slugging Reduction/Elimination of the Federal Transit Benefit

9. Growth in the population in the residential areas from which vanpools originate* Spotsylvania – 43.6% Stafford – 37.3% PWC – 19.3% Change in employment in the destination areas, especially any shifts in employment sites not readily served by transit (BRAC) Rise in gas prices Transit Benefits (employer or government sponsored) HOT lanes *Population growth projections from 2010 to 2020 compiled from Virginia Employment Commission forecasts, the Caroline County Comprehensive Plan and the MWCOG Round 8 Cooperative Forecasts