Developing a tool for assessing park-and-ride facilities in a sustainable mobility perspective

This article presents results from context-related empirical case-studies of the traffic-reducing effects of 12 existing Norwegian park-and-ride facilities (P&R), in a sustainable mobility perspective. It further presents results from studies of planning processes related to construction or expansion of P&Rs. Main findings are that introduction or expansion of P&R normally cannot be expected to contribute to traffic reductions, if understood in a strategic, long-term and system-wide perspective. Further, that Norwegian planning processes are weak with respect to evidence-based ex-ante assessments of the traffic-reducing effects of P&R. The results and experiences from these studies were used in developing an easy-to-use tool for ex-ante assessments of traffic-reducing effects of P&R, taking properties of the facilities and the context of their location into consideration. The tool also includes suggestions of alternative measures to introducing or expanding P&Rs. As cities and urban regions in many countries struggle to curb traffic-growth and achieve more sustainable mobility patterns, the authors believe the empirical results, as well as the suggested assessment tool, will be useful also beyond the Norwegian context.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2019.1690571
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 Aud Tennøy et al. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Tennøy, Aud
  • Hanssen, Jan Usterud
  • Øksenholt, Kjersti Visnes
• Publication Date: 2020-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1-23
• Serial:
  • Urban, Planning and Transport Research
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • EISSN: 2165-0020
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/rupt20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Park and ride; Sustainable transportation; Traffic volume; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01761172
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 23 2020 10:03AM