摘要: |
Local Officials often consider parking problems in downtown areas to be the result of inadequate, inconvenient or expensive parking. This perspective suggests that the best solution to parking problems is to increase parking supply without directly charging the end-user. While decision-makers and planners have long accepted that we cannot build our way out of congestion. (see, e.g. Downs, 1992), we paradoxically believe that we can solve the parking problem by adding more parking spaces, which is the equivalent of adding additional capacity on a congested roadway. Traffic congestion remains a major long-term concern in the Central Business Districts (CBDs) of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. This research explores the diverse range of parking supply and demand management strategies that could be used to address congestion associated with parking in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale CBDs. |