THE DEMAND FOR THE SHINJUKU DYNAMIC PARKING GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

The response of drivers to Parking Guidance and Information (PGI) systems should be identified since it is not clear what types of drivers are using these systems and how they are influencing parking choice. To understand the current and potential market for such information, a range of surveys and analysis techniques must be applied. A well planned and coordinated study of parking and driver behavior is necessary. This paper describes the results of a number of survey and analysis techniques recently undertaken to estimate the impacts of the Shinjuku PGI system. Major findings of an interview survey of drivers are presented. Models relating driver awareness, usage, and understanding of PGI systems to various driver and trip characteristics were developed. Both driver awareness and usage were found to be strongly related to trip frequency and origin. An analysis of the type of parking related information requested by drivers was also undertaken.x Overall, it appears that many of the aims of this system are being achieved with moderate awareness and usage levels. The results of this study may be useful in designing and marketing PGI systems in the future.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
• Corporate Authors:

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  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • Thompson, Russell G
  • Takada, K
  • KOBAYAKAWA, S
• Conference:
  • Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
  • Location: Yokohama, Japan
  • Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 860

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Awareness; Behavior; Drivers; Guidance systems (Aircraft); Human characteristics; Information systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Parking facilities; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics; Guidance systems
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722004
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1996 12:00AM