REDUCING CAR USE THROUGH CARPOOL PROGRAM

ABSTRACT: The use of car by students as a primary mode for commuting to and from campus has profound effects on campus parking requirements and traffic congestion at the peak hour. It is interesting how to reduce the amount of parking provided and also minimize traffic congestion, but still meet transportation demand. One of the alternative solutions was Campus Transportation Management (CTM), that aim was improving transportation efficiency by reducing car dependency by changes to other transport modes. Carpool is one of the most common and cost effective alternative modes, particularly in areas that are not well serve by public transit. This paper aims to recognize the student respond regarding the carpool program and to identify reduction of car use if that program will implement at Petra Christian University. By analyzing 470 questionnaires, the paper presents two major factors that influence the student to join the carpool program, which are cost saving (29%) and attractive facility (26%). If the program will implement, there will be reduction about 796 cars per day (25.3%). Anyway the student which not interested on carpool program, still prefer to use automobile even if they should bear the consequences, such as higher parking charge and limited parking space