[sustran] Don't miss GTZ's latest Module 2c on “Parking Management: A contribution towards Liveable Cities”
SUTP Team
sutp at sutp.org
Thu Nov 11 00:20:01 JST 2010
Every car that is on the road needs a place to be parked: it is a key
issue in almost all urban areas.In many towns and cities parking is not
managed at all, mismanaged or managed only in very limited areas. The
availability and cost of a parking space is an important determinant of
whether or not people choose to drive to a particular destination, and
also whether they choose to own a car at all.
Poor parking management or unregulated parking results in traffic
congestion, disruption of the usability and aesthetics of urban spaces,
corruption, hindrance of pedestrian access and movement, safety
concerns, inequitable usage of road space, etc.
Parking controls and pricing are transport demand management measures
implemented frequently by local authorities, yet little of the academic
literature deals with experience of this policy, preferring instead to
concentrate on the politically “more lucrative” topic of congestion
charging. This module attempts to redress that balance a little. It
discusses the various definitional, operational, planning, institutional
and social challenges around parking practices in cities, and how these
could be overcome. The module also discusses topics like types of
marking, parking demand and common myths associated with vehicle
parking. The publication contains 50 fully illustrated pages and
provides further reading and links on additional aspects of parking
management.
This new GTZ Sourcebook module on parking management is authored by Tom
Rye, Professor of Transport Policy & Mobility Management in the School
of Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier. This
module offers measures to address parking problems in developing cities
and is aimed primarily at stakeholders in local, regional or national
governments and anybody with an interest in this issue. This includes
not only traffic engineers but also policy makers, land use planners,
transport planners, urban designers and in general anyone who has an
interest in making parking more efficient and more sustainable.
More information:
http://www.sutp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2471&Itemid=1&lang=en
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