Yes Parking Reform Is Possible Analysis

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The article, Yes, Parking Reform Is Possible by Donald Shoup discusses how the curb parking requirements and cost in a city can be regulated to allow lesser time spent searching for parking slots and increase the number of available slots while still ensuring that they are maximally utilized. He refers to one of the first projects in San Francisco named the SFpark. Using SFparking, he demonstrated how innovative strategized parking reformations have allowed reduction of congestion in normally filled parking and redistributed the traffic all over the town in the underused parking. The plan worked through manipulation of the curb parking prices after collecting data on parking trends every day used to determine the rise or

The plan was aimed at determining the right price that would result in an occupancy rate that allowed every block to have at least one available parking slot. The other objective was to redistribute traffic from highly congested parking curbs to other under-utilized parking in the town. The city conducted trial and error processes to find out whether the outcome lowered or raised parking prices would create. The prices were structured to ensure that high prices discouraged overcrowding in lots yet not to turn away too many drivers that the lots would remain mostly vacant. Parking price adjustments generated some debate as drivers were now paying more for parking, and the meters run through the evening until 8 pm that angered many who drove into the town at night to dine or party at restaurants. However, the project’s aim was explained, and the collected revenue was used to conduct various projects that allowed people to see the worth of the parking fees through public services. The use of the revenue helped convince people as they saw their money at

Reduced time by drivers looking for a parking slot reduced driving time to less than 3 minutes; hence, lowering the amounts of carbon dioxide produced and fuel used. Time was saved as drivers used less time looking for a slot, and traffic in the town flowed more efficiently. Vehicles were also diverted to under-utilized parking ensuring maximum use of resources available. The plan was also tailored to promote the businesses surrounding the parking and encourage growth in stagnant regions. The revenue from the program was also directed towards public services. The most notable were the restoration of the battered Old Pasadena. This entire outcome indicates that the project’s goals were achieved after analysis of collected data that was used to design a forecasting system which was a product of strategic