Throughout the United States, transportation agencies have begun implementing advanced parking information systems to increase customer satisfaction and to improve traffic operations. Through the use of variable message signs, these systems provide motorists with real-time information about parking availability at appropriate decision points on their route so that they can make an informed decision about where to park. These systems are being deployed in a variety of environments including central business districts, airports, and transit park-and-ride lots. The goals in deploying such a system can vary depending on the operating environment. When deployed in a transit environment, goals can include improved user satisfaction, increased parking utilization at a lot that is currently under-utilized, and increased transit ridership. This report presents the results of an independent national evaluation of two transit applications of parking management systems: one that was deployed in conjunction with two Metra Stations in suburbs southwest of Chicago, Illinois and the other which was deployed in conjunction with two Metro Stations in Montgomery County, Maryland. The study documents quantified system impacts in terms of parking utilization, transit ridership and mode choice, traffic circulation within and between transit park and ride lots, and customer satisfaction.
Evaluation of Transit Applications of Advanced Parking Management Systems. Final Evaluation Report
2008
82 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Parking facilities , Transit industries , Transpotation management , Information systems , Traffic operations , Customer satisfaction , Ridership , Availability , Travel modes , Deployment , Performance evaluation , Metropolitan areas , Park-and-ride lots
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