PARKING METERS - A STUDY OF THEIR NUMBER REVENUE AND USE

MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METERS ARE DESCRIBED. PARKING METERS MAY BE LOCATED AT THE CURB OR IN OFF-STREET-PARKING FACILITIES. THE GREAT BULK OF CURB PARKING METERS IS PLACED IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TOWARD METERS ARE DISCUSSED. COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PARKING METER PROGRAM AND INCOME FROM METERS ARE ANALYZED. THE MOVEMENT TO PLACE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING ON PARKING METERS IS DISCUSSED. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS, THE PARKING METER INCREASES PARKING TURNOVER AT THE CURB. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A DEVELOPING TENDENCY AMONG MUNICIPALITIES TO GRADUATE THEIR PARKING-METER-FEE SCHEDULES SO THAT HIGHER RATES OR SHORTER PERMISSIBLE TIMES ARE PLACED ON METER SPACES THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE MAJOR GENERATORS OF PARKING DEMAND. THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CURB METERS ARE DESCRIBED.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/81/81.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 81, 119 PP, 58 FIG, 65 TAB, 2 APP Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Levin, David R
• Publication Date: 1954

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 117p
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 81
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Communities; Income; Off street parking; On street parking; Parking demand; Parking meters; Parking regulations; Public relations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225463
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM