PARKING MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND AUTO CONTROL ZONES

The report discusses the feasibilities and impacts of parking management programs and auto control zones as air quality strategies in the National Capital Region. Legal, institutional and administrative problems are examined. Three parking programs involving higher rates and/or supply restrictions would be effective in achieving the 12% VMT reduction set forth in the Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan to achieve ambient air quality standards in 1977 (the $2 per day rate increase would approximately double current average daily rates). Implementation problems are more complex for supply restrictions than rate increases. Auto control zones have regional air quality potential in a 5-10 year time frame. A 69-page Summary Report, dated February 1976, is available.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. See also report dated Feb 76, PB-254 662.(PC A12/MF A01)
• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

  1225 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Environmental Protection Agency

  1901 Fort Myer Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 262 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobiles; Control; Exhaust gases; Legal factors; Legislation; Local government; Management; Metropolitan areas; Parking; Parking facilities; Pay parking; Pedestrian areas; Planning; Policy; Pollutants; Regulations; Standards; Taxes; Zoning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parking costs
• Geographic Terms: Maryland; Virginia; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Air pollution abatement; Management planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146466
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/OS-40045-2 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-40045
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM