THE SHARED VEHICLE FLEET. A STUDY OF ITS IMPACT UPON ACCESSIBILITY AND VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.

A SHARED FLEET EXPERIMENT IN A MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITY PROVIDED EACH PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLD WITH A SMALL VEHICLE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON LARGER VEHICLES WHEN REQUIRED. GAINS IN ACCESSIBILITY ACCRUED CHIEFLY TO SMALL LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THERE WAS A DECREASE OF 25 PERCENT IN TOTAL VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.