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https://doi.org/10.3141/2187-16

http://scholar.google.com...rick&publication_year=2010

Over the past 40 to 50 years, most American cities have experienced significant increases in automobile use. Now, to offset increasing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, many are contemplating measures to reduce automobile use. This study examined Hartford, Connecticut, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, which exhibited an increase and a decrease in automobile use, respectively, between 1960 and 2007. It is hoped that these cities provide lessons in how to successfully reduce automobile travel. The study focused on the cumulative effects of historical policy decisions over decades on parking provisions and changes in travel behavior. The results of this analysis suggest that parking policy affects incremental changes in parking provision that may greatly influence gradual changes in automobile use over time.

01329024

10-3768

English

pp 123-130

2010

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309160605

Print

Figures (3) ; Maps (2) ; References (27) ; Tables (1)

Air quality management; Automobile travel; Built environment; Greenhouse gases; Parking; Parking facilities; Policy making; Transportation policy; Travel behavior

Parking policy

Cambridge (Massachusetts); Hartford (Connecticut)

Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 25 2010 11:55AM

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