Influence of Parking Policy on Built Environment and Travel Behavior in Two New England Cities, 1960 to 2007

Over the past 40 to 50 years, most American cities have experienced significant increases in automobile use. Now, to offset increasing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, many are contemplating measures to reduce automobile use. This study examined Hartford, Connecticut, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, which exhibited an increase and a decrease in automobile use, respectively, between 1960 and 2007. It is hoped that these cities provide lessons in how to successfully reduce automobile travel. The study focused on the cumulative effects of historical policy decisions over decades on parking provisions and changes in travel behavior. The results of this analysis suggest that parking policy affects incremental changes in parking provision that may greatly influence gradual changes in automobile use over time.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2187-16
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Influence+of+Parking+Policy+on+Built+Environment+and+Travel+Behavior+in+Two+New+England+Cities%2c+1960+to+2007&author=C.+McCahill&author=N.+Garrick&publication_year=2010
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• Authors:
  • McCahill, Christopher T
  • Garrick, Norman W
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 123-130
• Monograph Title: Economics, Demand Management, and Parking Policy
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2187
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobile travel; Built environment; Greenhouse gases; Parking; Parking facilities; Policy making; Transportation policy; Travel behavior
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parking policy
• Geographic Terms: Cambridge (Massachusetts); Hartford (Connecticut)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01154412
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309160605
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3768
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 14 2010 7:14AM