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来源

CITIES,Vol.70,P.111-121

语言

英文

关键字

On-street parking; Parking occupancy; Street design; Parking standards; Accessory dwelling units; STREET PARKING; REQUIREMENTS; LAND

作者单位

[Thigpen, Calvin G.; Volker, Jamey M. B.] Univ Calif Davis, Inst Transportat Studies, 2142 Wickson Hall,One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 USA. Thigpen, CG (reprint author), Univ Calif Davis, Inst Transportat Studies, 2142 Wickson Hall,One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 USA. E-Mail: cgthigpen@ucdavis.edu; jvolker@ucdavis.edu

摘要

The city of Davis, CA, has a rich history of high bicycling levels, and the city has ambitious transportation policies and goals. However, both the city of Davis and transportation scholars have overlooked the potential opportunities a surplus of on-street residential parking provides to cities. The existing literature on the influence of parking policy and provision has focused primarily on commercial districts and on large metropolises, neglecting parking in more purely residential areas. In this descriptive case study, we systematically observed the number of cars on a transect of residential streets in the early morning and late evening on weekdays to conservatively estimate the average peak parking demand by residents as a percentage of available parking spaces. On average, only 2 in 7 available parking spaces were occupied during peak hours. We note that the over provision of on-street parking in residential neighborhoods could be a nexus for the city to achieve its sustainable transportation policy goals while addressing its fiscal and housing supply challenges. We discuss possible design solutions, including providing ecosystem services, implementing traffic calming measures, and creating accessory dwelling units.