On the morning commute problem with bottleneck congestion and parking space constraints

Morning commuters choose their departure times based on a combination of factors—the chances of running into bottleneck congestion, the likely schedule delays, and parking space availability. This study investigates the morning commute problem with both bottleneck congestion and parking space constraints. In particular, it considers the situation when some commuters have reserved parking spots while others have to compete for public ones on a first-come-first-served basis. Unlike the traditional pure bottleneck model, the rush-hour dynamic traffic pattern with a binding parking capacity constraint varies with the relative proportions of the two classes of commuters. It is found that an appropriate combination of reserved and unreserved parking spots can temporally relieve traffic congestion at the bottleneck and hence reduce the total system cost, because commuters without a reserved parking spot are compelled to leave home earlier in order to secure a public parking spot. System performance is quantified in terms of the relative proportions of the two classes of commuters and is compared with those in the extreme cases when all auto commuters have to compete for parking and when none of them have to compete for one.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2013.10.003
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191261513001768
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01912615
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission by Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Yang, Hai
  • Liu, Wei
  • Wang, Xiaolei
  • Zhang, Xiaoning
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 106-118
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0191-2615
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01912615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Commuting; Departure time; Dynamic traffic assignment; Morning; Parking; Peak hour traffic; Traffic congestion; Traffic equilibrium
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01515267
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 21 2014 3:18PM