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Approved For ReIe 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP85-0098 000100110090-1 THE WHITE HOUSE February 1, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Federal Facility Ridesharing Program Executive Order 12191 , which I signed on February 1, 1900, directs each of you to set federal employee rideshar.ing goals for each federal facility under your jurisdiction and to institute enabling actions and programs for achieving those goals. This Order complements Circular A-118 issued by the Off-‘ce of Management and Budget to institute parking ices at federal facilities in metropolitan areas. It also fulfills a commit- ment I made in October, 1979, to “issue an Executive Order mandating aggressive efforts by federal agencies and ins–aila- tions to increase carpooling, vanpooling, and use of mass transit by federal. employees.” (This and other steps being taken by the Administration to promote ridesharing are described in the attached White House pamphlet.’) In addition to the specific requirements of this Order, ‘I expect Agencies to take all feasible actions under current law to provide’ridesharing incentives.

Potential incentives include: o providing for flexibility in working hours to facilitate employee ridesharing arrangements, if this will result in net energy savings; o reserving the majority of conveniently located parking spaces for carpools and vanpools; o encouraging federal employees’ credit unions to establish favorable commuter vanpool financing arrangements; o providing opportunities for employees to form vanpools through third-party leasing arrangements; o scheduling meetings at times that will not interfere with employees’ ridesharing arrangements; o providing convenient places and opportunities for employees to meet potential ridesharers; o facilitating the installation of public transportation i;.For~.a tion kiosks and passenger shelters on government property; Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP85-00988R000100110090-1 AM 0 facilitating the distribution of :ronthly t::- t ;,asses; o, encouraging major federal contractors to prcr-;ote ridesh,~:. at their facilities; and o recognizing through ilency awards those emclo’ees who?ar instrumental in establishing & ffr’ctive :ides. ring -_Jrog::- or who contribute valuable rides;:ar i n ideas.

The energy savings potential of ridesha: i ng is eno=o~. .. Sin: the home-to-work commute is the most routine and comvonent of all driving, it is the most adap~abi to reculz_ sharing arrangements. ‘The Federal government must provide le- by encouraging its own employees to rideshare — ar:d to 6emon:3 that ridesharing can save energy, reduce concesticri, i :_ove _ quality, and expand options for safe and economical personal travel. The Administrator of the General Services in consultation with the Department of Transportation ?.:i 11 report to me annually on the reasonableness of the ,oats established by the Agencies and the effectiveness ol s e:s being taken to achieve those goals. This report wi.1 c :ar the efforts of federal, agencies in promoting ridesha:ing under this Order with actions of the privU-,_e sector and recorr,Mend any further legislative or adminwstrative ac:Lons that, might be anproariate to eliminate barriers or t:o provide additional incc ntivf-s to encourage ridesharing

• Creator/s: CIA Reading Room
• Date: 2/1/1980
• Book Topics/Themes: CIA Reading Room

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