ST HELIER'S CAR PARK INFORMATION SYSTEM

A car park information system is usually thought of as one of the optional facilities within compact urban traffic control. However, a totally independent system has been installed in St Helier, Jersey, where there is considerable congestion in the narrow streets of the town during the summer period. The purpose of the system is to provide information to drivers about the availability of parking spaces in the town. By reducing the number of trips to full car parks, the intention is to maximise use of multi-storey car parks and make life easier for the motorist. Equipment for the system was developed in-house by the states' department of electronics. Its operation and the method of signing -slightly different from, but compatible with, that used in compact urban traffic control -is described, as are the problems and benefits of the system. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gercans, R A
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 480-484
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Driver information systems; Multistory structures; Parking; Parking facilities; Parking garages; Traffic congestion; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 916: Car park; 632: Congestion (traffic); 9009: Decrease; 311: Town centre; 553: Traffic sign; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 005
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM