PARKING FACTS

A TABLE IS PRESENTED ON THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF AUTOMOBILE DRIVER TRIPS BY TYPE OF PARKING AT DESTINATION CHICAGO AREA. THE DATA SHOW THAT VERY FEW AUTO DRIVERS PAY MUCH AT ALL FOR PARKING. ABOUT 4 PERCENT PAY FOR STREET METER PARKING AND ABOUT 2 PERCENT FOR OFF-STREET PARKING. NEARLY ONE-HALF OF ALL DRIVERS /46 PERCENT/ PARK ON THE STREET. THE PERCENTAGE OF DRIVERS PAYING FOR OFF-STREET PARKING DECLINES RAPIDLY AND REGULARLY FROM NEARLY 60 PER CENT IN THE LOOP TO NEARLY NOTHING IN RING 7.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research NeWS, VOL 4, NO 2, PP 8-9, 1TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Chicago Area Transportation Study

  300 West Adams Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Creighton, R L
• Publication Date: 1961-6-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Central business districts; Off street parking; On street parking; Parking; Parking meters; Percent; Tables (Data); Traffic assignment
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225098
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Transp Plng Abstracts /Prelim
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1994 12:00AM