PARKING MANAGEMENT WITH A RAPIDLY EXPANDING CAR POPULATION

Rapidly increasing levels of car ownership can cause problems for those municipalities that are slow in responding to the demand for more road space and car parking areas. Eventually there comes a stage when demand for road space cannot be fully realised and restraints on car use have to be introduced. This can ultimately include restricting where, when and for how long a motorist may park his/her vehicle. This paper discusses the mechanisms that municipalities, faced with the problem of addressing motorists' demand for more parking spaces, might use. The mechanisms discussed include the development of a comprehenive parking policy, the selection of the most appropriate method for charging motorists to park and for collecting their parking fees, the use of variable message signs and other information sources to inform motorists of the location of vacant parking spaces, the effective enforcement of parking regulations and the provision of Park & Ride services from the periphery of an urban centre. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102135.

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  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • PICKETT, M W
  • AL-KATIB, M
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 9-12
• Serial:
  • TRL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH 1999 - VOL 2, NO 2
  • Publisher: TRL
  • ISSN: 1464-7907

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Law enforcement; Park and ride; Parking; Payment; Planning; Urban areas; Variable message signs
• ITRD Terms: 1534: Enforcement (law); 958: Park and ride; 955: Parking; 272: Payment; 143: Planning; 313: Urban area; 574: Variable message sign
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00771407
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 4 1999 12:00AM