Parking Supply Standards using a "Matrix" Approach: Analysis of Its Potential and Applicability

In this article, the authors discuss what they call a "third generation" of methodologies designed to contribute to more efficient and sustainable urban development through an integrated parking policy that is coordinated with other urban modes of transportation (e.g., urban mass transit). Based on the reduction or control of private automobile usage in different areas of a city, these methodologies aim to provide a counterbalance that make alternative public transit modes both a more accessible and attractive option. A case study that tests the possibilities of applying the third generation 'matrices' methodologies is employed using the Regional Social Security Offices of medium-sized cities located in the Midlands of Portugal. In evaluating the practical difficulties of tying real condition parking demand to different land use functions in a wide range of private automobile and public transit accessibility conditions, the authors conclude that these methodologies have the potential to improve sustainable development in urban areas. However, they also note that more detailed studies on parking demand, based on different urban land use types now in existence, are needed to quantify different types of users and trip purposes in relation to overall trip generation levels.

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• Authors:
  • Da Maia Seco, Álvaro Jorge
  • Gaspar Gonçalves, Jorge Humberto
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 72-81
• Serial:
  • Routes/Roads
  • Issue Number: 331
  • Publisher: World Road Association (PIARC)
  • ISSN: 0004-556X
  • Serial URL: http://www.piarc.org/en/publications/Routes-Roads-Magazine/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Alternatives analysis; Applications; Automobiles; Cities; Government agencies; Highway facilities for nonmotorized users; Integrated systems; Land use planning; Matrices (Mathematics); Medium sized cities; Parking; Parking demand; Parking facilities; Policy; Potential theory; Public transit; Regional government; Standards; Supply; Sustainable development; Transportation modes; Travelers; Trip generation; Trip purpose; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transit
• Geographic Terms: Portugal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042741
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2007 8:41AM