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Given the growing auto traffic and a lack of available land in most Chinese cities, parking guidance system (PGS) becomes highly favorable for reducing circulating traffic and making efficient use of existing parking facilities. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing development of parking choice models by proposing a two-phased parking choice model for pre-trip PGS based on a parking behavior survey in Nanjing, China. The two-phased parking choice model simulates the two-step produce in real-world decision making situations, including a search of all available parking options based on maximum acceptable walking distance from parking to destinations and available parking space, and a selection of the optimal alternative based on five indexes including distance, safety, convenience, cost, and accessibility. Both parking choice behavior and route selection behavior are considered in this model approach. This multi-object decision making problem is formulated as multi-dimensional fuzzy analysis. Modeling results can help drivers choose the optimal parking spaces and simultaneously offer detailed pre-trip route information.

01042056

07-1403

English

20p

2007

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

CD-ROM

Figures (6) ; References (18) ; Tables (2)

Behavior; Choice models; Decision making; Parking; Parking demand; Parking facilities; Parking guidance systems; Parking regulations; Real time information; Simulation

Nanjing (China)

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-1403

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2007 6:00PM