Land development and vehicle travel continue to outpace population growth. Efforts to manage this growth and the adverse impacts associated with it have been mostly ineffective. Promising technology solutions include telecommunications (telecommuting, electronic commerce, teleconferencing,...

Land development and vehicle travel continue to outpace population growth. Efforts to manage this growth and the adverse impacts associated wlth it have been mostly ineffective. Promising technology solutmns include tetecommunicat!ons (telecommuting, electromc commerce, teleconferencing, etc.),...

Most cars carry one person and are used for less than one hour per day. A more economically rational approach would be to use vehicles more intensively. Carsharing, in which people pay a subscription plus a per-use fee, is one means of doing so. Carsharing may be organized through affinity...