The first thing to understand about transportation in California is how grave the problems really are. In terms of both traffic congestion and air pollution, California’s problems are the worst in the nation. Traffic congestion is difficult to comparea mongci ties, but one attempt to rank...

Urban planners typically set the minimum parking requirements for every land use to satisfy the peak demand for free parking. As a result, parking is free for 99% of automobile trips in the United States Minimum parking requirements increase the supply and reduce the price – but not the...

Transit agencies have found a new way to increase ridership: offer Eco Pass programs that cater to specific user groups. In these programs, a transit agency sells to groups the right for all of their members to ride public transit without paying a fare. Because all members of the group can ride...

California law requires many employers to offer commuters the option to choose cash in lieu of any parking subsidy offered. This report presents case studies of eight firms that have complied with California’s cash-out requirement. For the 1,694 employees of the eight firms, the number of...

Suppose curb parking is free but all the spaces are occupied, and off-street parking is expensive but immediately available. In this case, you can cruise to find a curb space being vacated by a departing motorist, or pay for off-street parking right away. This paper presents a model of how...

Employer-paid parking is the most common tax-exempt fringe benefit offered to workers in the United States, and 95 percent of American automobile commuters park free at work. All this free parking at work helps to explain why 91 percent of commuters drive to work, and why 91 percent of...

In 1992, California enacted legislation (AB 2109, KATZ) that requires many employers offer employees the option to choose cash in lieu of any parking subsidy offered. This report presents eight case studies of employers who have complied with California’s cash-out requirement. One...

This article reviews empirical studies of how employer-paid parking affects employees’ travel choices. A strong effect is found: parking subsidies greatly increase solo driving. When employers reduce or remove parking subsidies, a significant number of solo drivers shift to earpools...

Whether you're driving to work, to a doctor's appointment, or to dinner with a friend, you don't want to reach your destination and then circle the neighborhood for 40 minutes looking for a parking space. You want even less to compete with dozens of other cars looking for that same vacant space,...

Urban planners typically set minimum parking requirements to meet the peak demand for parking at each land use, without considering either the price motorists pay for parking or the cost of providing the required parking spaces. By reducing the market price of parking, minimum parking...