A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP A HIGH OCCUPANCY GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE

This study focused on parking pricing for commuters to downtown Providence, Rhode Island as a strategy to encourage commuters to switch from their single-occupant-vehicle (SOV) to a high occupant vehicle (HOV), such as a car or vanpool. An HOV Garage was proposed as a joint venture of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), the City of Providence, and a private retail mall as a TDM measure and as an innovative transportation financing project. The public-private partnership consisted of the State and Developer working together to plan, permit and build the 1,000,000 square foot Providence Place Mall (Mall) and HOV Garage. The project has been scaled-back from its original proposal; however, the process, analysis and anticipated benefits have been documented to guide others considering similar projects.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Brown, R S
  • Shaw, R B
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers for the 66th ITE Annual Meeting
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 1996-9-15 to 1996-9-18
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 374-378

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; High occupancy vehicles; Parking garages; Public private partnerships; Vanpools
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00734886
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1997 12:00AM