EFFECTS OF ENDING EMPLOYER-PAID PARKING FOR SOLO DRIVERS

The change in employee travel choices at a company in Los Angeles that ended employer-paid parking for solo drivers who do not use their cars at work is documented. The modal split among affected employees changed in the following ways: solo driving fell from 42 to 8 percent, carpooling rose from 17 to 58 percent; and bus ridership declined from 38 to 28 percent. There was no change in the modal split at a nearby comparison company that continued to offer free parking to all employees. It is concluded that ending employer-paid parking for solo drivers significantly influenced employees' modal choices.

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• Authors:
  • Surber, Monica
  • Shoup, Donald
  • Wachs, Martin
  • 0000-0002-6739-1654
• Conference:
  • 63rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1984-1-16 to 1984-1-20
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 67-71
• Monograph Title: URBAN TRAFFIC, PARKING, AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 957
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Carpools; Choice models; Drivers; Employers; Modal split; Parking; Personnel; Public transit; Ridership; Single occupant vehicles; Subsidies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Solo drivers
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391633
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903034
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM