Car Clubs / Car Sharing Research Project
Car Share and Car Clubs: Potential Impacts (Final Report)
8. Other Proposals
As noted in Section 6.2, our work in Phases One and Two of the project resulted in over thirty proposals for further work. Although many have been picked up within the four topic areas pursued in Phase Three, there are inevitably several which remain on the table. For the sake of completeness, we list them here.
- Sponsorship of car club(s) at:
- out-of-town employment sites with good public transport
- at premises of major employer in area with good public transport links and where introduction of workplace parking levy is expected
- A competition among existing car club organisers for additional funding
- A competition to supply products and services to car clubs
- Development of tools to predict impacts of:
- car clubs
- measures to encourage car sharing
- Sponsorship of new/expanded car sharing schemes:
- in an area to be affected by road user charging
- among employees of a group of adjacent employers
- in an area to be affected by a workplace parking levy
- in an area in which a HOV facility is planned
- in a rural neighbourhood where public transport is to be withdrawn
- Work with Highways Agency explore the potential for a High Occupancy Toll Lane.
- Work with DTLR sections responsible for local transport planning guidance to improve treatment of car sharing.
- Work with local authorities to explore:
- the possibility of a more pro-active strategy to encourage car sharing
- the potential for HOV-only zones within city centres
- the possibility of introducing parking spaces for exclusive use of HOVs
- Work with rural agencies to promote car sharing among visitors and non car owners.
- Work with Insurance companies to produce a more attractive package for car clubs.
- Clarification of the position of work-based car clubs in respect of company car tax and the Workplace Parking Levy.
- Analysis of National Travel Survey data to determine trends in car sharing.
- Further investigation of the relative costs of car clubs and car ownership to identify the 'switch points' where the cost advantage moves from one to the other.
- Provide an assessment of 'gaps' in the work on rural car clubs being conducted under the Countryside Agency's Contract with CCSN.
- Development of a framework for assessing the relative merits of competing proposals for developing car clubs and car sharing in rural areas.