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A logit-based park-and-ride evaluation model was developed to facilitate appropriate planning decisions for a metro-based park-and-ride network in the city of Guangzhou. The decisions regard the number, location, and capacity of park-and-ride facilities and the differential pricing for park-and-ride and general parking facilities. Effects of these decisions on the users’ choice between automobile only and park-and-ride alternatives were examined. Based on the analysis, the capacity and location of the six existing park-and-ride facilities were found to be non-optimal in terms of demand maximization. Best locations for the park-and-ride facilities were identified with demand estimation. Experiments further showed that competition exist among nearby park-and-ride facilities, which should be considered in locating park-and-ride facilities. The diminishing effects of additional park-and-ride facilities on demand contribution were also identified. Instead of building 26 facilities as proposed by the government, a more prudent way is to focus on providing sufficient capacity at the best locations first and conduct cost-benefit analysis before building additional facilities at locations with less demand. On the other hand, increasing the parking rates in the central area was shown to be an effective way to improve overall park-and-ride demand but with significantly diminishing effects. As the parking rate regulation is a sensitive issue for both the parking facility operators and the residents, the diminishing effects should be taken into account before a pricing decision is made.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB40 Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Forecasting. Alternate title: Metro-Based Park-and-Ride Facilities in Guangzhou City, China: Evaluation of Facility Locations and Parking Rate Policy in Central Area.

01584066

16-2480

English

14p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Central business districts; Facilities; Location; Park and ride; Rail transit stations; Rates; Transportation policy

Guangzhou (China)

Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-2480

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 5:06PM