Park-and-Ride motivations and air quality norms in Europe

Transport congestion and the quality of the air in cities is a persistent concern for urban planners, and in this context Park and Ride (P + R) facilities have been proposed as an element of urban sustainability strategies in many cities in Europe. In 2008 a European Commission directive aimed at improving local air quality has been introduced, the Directive on air quality and cleaner air for Europe. It seems reasonable to suggest that increased regulatory measures at European level may have spurred interest in developing potential sustainable transport (policy) innovations such as P + R. The authors test this hypothesis through a survey among 25 cities in North-West Europe. They find that by 2010 perceived regulatory pressure for P + R has indeed increased compared to 2005, although it remains weak and is still not a significant motivation for P + R development. Furthermore, it was found that perceived community pressure has become a significant motivation, possibly because of increased public awareness and attention for global warming and sustainability. Overall the authors find that framing of P + R among urban planners as well as the cities’ engagement levels have not evolved significantly from 2005 levels and thus that air quality concerns are an increasing but currently not strong motivation for local authorities in North-West Europe to develop P + R.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.04.008
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692313000720
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Dijk, Marc
  • de Haes, Jan
  • Montalvo, Carlos
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 149-160
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0966-6923
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; City planning; Motivation; Park and ride; Regulation; Surveys; Sustainable transportation; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487366
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:57PM