CARLINK I AND CARLINK II RESEARCH PROJECTS
Launched in January 1999, CarLink I was a 10-month research
project based at the Dublin/Pleasanton Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in
the
Employees at LLNL had access to12 compressed natural gas Honda Civics to drive between the BART station and their work location and for use during the day. Other members could pick up the same cars at the BART station at the end of the day and use the vehicles during the evenings and weekends. Advanced technologies employed included the COCOS smart carsharing and Teletrac vehicle tracking systems. CarLink I resulted in a net commute reduction of approximately 20 vehicle miles per commuter per day. Please see the CarLink Field Test Report for more information.
[ Download/View CarLink Field Test Report ]
CarLink II, a one-year project launched in July 2001, introduced more advanced vehicle access, reservation, and tracking technologies. This second phase was a partnership among California PATH, ITS-Davis, Caltrans, American Honda, and Caltrain. CarLink II employed 18 ultra-low emission 2001 Honda Civics and included 100 members. The program served commuters using the California Avenue Caltrain station in Palo Alto and employees working for companies at or near the Stanford Research Park. At the close of the research on July 1, 2002, the pilot project transitioned to carsharing provider Flexcar to manager as an ongoing commercial enterprise. Please see the CarLink II Final Report for more information on research results.
[ Download/View CarLink II Final Report ]
CARSHARING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECT
IMR managed a two-year carsharing research and outreach
effort in conjunction with Caltrans' Division of Mass Transportation (DMT). IMR tracked and analyzed the status of
carsharing in the