Control of car-parks at public-intensive institutions – impact analysis (SVI 2000/383)
Overview
Background & policy context:
This study was prompted by the discussion platform on 'Facilities used Intensively by the Public' (PIFs) in which representatives from environmental, town planning, business and transportation sectors examine questions relating to location and traffic. It took place against the background of the surprisingly meager state of knowledge about the effects of introducing parking-space management to these facilities. As a result, the views on the usefulness or irrelevance of such action are correspondingly controversial.
Objectives:
The principal aim of these activities is to improve our state of knowledge about the relationship between parking-space management applied to facilities used intensively by the public (visitors/customers) and its impact on local traffic conditions and on polluting emissions. In addition, the framework conditions within which a parking-space management system would make economic sense from the standpoint of investors and PIF managers must be examined in depth.
Methodology:
The procedure is based on the awareness that empirical surveys are needed to improve the present scanty state of knowledge. A literature search will initially be performed in order to analyze the current status of research and to estimate the proportion of PIF traffic in the total road traffic. The surveys consisted of 450 interviews with customers/visitors in 15 selected PIFs (shopping/leisure centers) as well as of extensive discussions with the managers of these 15 PIFs.
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