: an arrangement by which a group of people commute to work in a van
vanpooling
noun
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Electric vehicles now make up nearly 10% of Metro’s vanpool fleet.
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Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The most efficient vehicles in U.S. transit are vanpools, because van-sized vehicles offer the right compromise between the efficiencies of sharing and the downsides of sharing which hurt load factor and kill efficiency.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Some are increasing vanpool offerings as a cost-effective way to fill gaps in public transit.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2022
For years, Nicholas Ramfos, director of transportation operations programs at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, has overseen efforts to reduce congestion and pollution by nudging commuters to hop in a vanpool or on a train.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
To that end, Hobbs' plan set aside about $4 billion for bus, vanpool, and ferry electrification grants while Fey's includes $6 billion for similar projects along with bike and pedestrian crossing grants.
—Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2021
Officials also are looking at how to increase carpool and vanpool programs, as well as the use of technologies to discourage solo driving.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
Another applicant, OmniRide based in Prince William County, sought funding to support three bus routes and a new vanpool program.
—Washington Post, 4 July 2020
The flex tag allows carpools, vanpools, motorcycles, and eligible clean air vehicles to travel toll-free in the express lanes with the tag set to the 2 or 3+ position.
—Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 12 July 2019
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Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The most efficient vehicles in U.S. transit are vanpools, because van-sized vehicles offer the right compromise between the efficiencies of sharing and the downsides of sharing which hurt load factor and kill efficiency.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Some are increasing vanpool offerings as a cost-effective way to fill gaps in public transit.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2022
For years, Nicholas Ramfos, director of transportation operations programs at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, has overseen efforts to reduce congestion and pollution by nudging commuters to hop in a vanpool or on a train.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
To that end, Hobbs' plan set aside about $4 billion for bus, vanpool, and ferry electrification grants while Fey's includes $6 billion for similar projects along with bike and pedestrian crossing grants.
—Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2021
Officials also are looking at how to increase carpool and vanpool programs, as well as the use of technologies to discourage solo driving.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
Another applicant, OmniRide based in Prince William County, sought funding to support three bus routes and a new vanpool program.
—Washington Post, 4 July 2020
The flex tag allows carpools, vanpools, motorcycles, and eligible clean air vehicles to travel toll-free in the express lanes with the tag set to the 2 or 3+ position.
—Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 12 July 2019
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“Vanpool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanpool. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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