THE EFFECTS OF PARKING MEASURES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

EFFECTEN VAN PARKEERMAATREGELEN OP CONSUMENTENGEDRAG

Deteriorating accessibility is one of the main reasons for concern over the proper functioning of the inner cities. Therefore there must be a guarantee that customers, suppliers and delivery services can get as near to their destination as possible. A good economic performance in a city centre has a positive effect on socio-cultural functions as well. An important factor are parking facilities. In Nijmegen a comparative study was conducted in 1978 and 1982, including a street interview among shoppers in the city centre and the suburb Dukenburg. From 1978 to 1982 free parking in the city centre was reduced, paid parking became more expensive and only 2 of the 5 planned parking garages were built. The changes in orientation in the city centre were slight and were thought to be the result of the economic decline rather than being caused by the parking measures. Quality of parking provisions seems to be more important than quantity. There is some shift from car to bicycle usage. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Van Dinteren, JHJ
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-15
• Serial:
  • Verkeerskunde
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
  • ISSN: 0377-8495
  • Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bicycles; Central business districts; Freight transportation; Impact studies; Interviewing; Parking; Parking regulations; Pay parking; Policy; Shopping centers; Suburbs; Tariffs; Transportation modes
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: User characteristics
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 741: Goods traffic; 9147: Interview; 8078: Netherlands; 955: Parking; 933: Pay parking; 173: Policy; 320: Shopping centre; 241: Tariff; 311: Town centre; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386577
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM