Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.metro From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Survey Finds Willingness to Shift to Public Transit Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 08:11:37 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Survey Finds Willingness to Shift to Public Transit Publication Date: Friday November 13, 1992 BYLINE: Nearly 70% of San Fernando Valley residents who drive alone to work say they are willing to use car pools or public transit, but about half believe public transit is not readily accessible, according to a survey for the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission. To entice more people to use public transit or car pools, a consulting firm hired to conduct the survey suggested increasing the cost of parking in the Valley while lowering the cost of local public transit. The report said commuter behavior changes dramatically when parking costs more than $5 a day. The Transportation Commission requested the survey of 750 Valley residents to glean information about commuters in order to help city and county transit officials redesign the Valley's bus and shuttle routes, which were laid out in the late 1970s. The results of the survey were presented Wednesday to the transportation commission's Planning and Mobility Improvement Committee, which recommended that the survey be reviewed by the entire commission. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM