IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEAK-PERIOD PRICING STRATEGY FOR CBD PARKING

The Madison Parking Pricing Demonstration has provided a useful data base for evaluating the impacts attributable to pricing the use of parking spaces during the peak commuting hours. Restricting the prime-time charge to those peak users who park for 3 or more hours was found to be an effective way of targeting the surcharge to long-term parkers making work or school trips. Shopping and personal business trips were not adversely affected. The $1 prime time charge saw most auto commutation continuing, but switching to nonsurcharge parking facilities. There was some carpooling, but not primarily because of the surcharge. There was some increase in the perception that more downtown spaces were available for shopping and mid-day business parkers.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808608?urlappend=%3Bseq=159
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/7938948
• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  P.O. Box 2055, Saugatuck Station
  Westport, CT  United States  06880-0055
• Authors:
  • Parody, T E
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 153-169
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carpools; Central business districts; Commuting; Parking facilities; Peak periods; Pricing; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Surcharge
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM