Factors associated with students' parking-pass purchase decisions: Evidence from an American University

Sultana, Selima

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.07.002

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“…Since availability and affordability of parking spaces encourages car use, strategies for reducing parking spaces are discussed, including raising parking prices to a point when affordability can be an issue for students [15,48]. This program is criticized for being ineffective to higher income students and the possible long-term impact on students' enrollment, especially in commuter campuses [40].…”

Section: Policies and Interventions To Mitigate Lct Barriersmentioning

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“…Socio-economic characteristics, such as age, race, gender, income, home and car ownerships also have an impact on university students' commute mode choice [7,51] and their magnitude can be larger than urban built-environment characteristics [40]. Studies, however, reports that today's university students are less likely to own a car and more likely have positive attitudes towards using alternative LCT modes [16,[52][53][54].…”

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“…Use of bicycle as commute mode increases if people think they live 'near enough' [37,38]. Similarly, perception of car as a necessity to save travel time results in the increased car use [38][39][40]. That said approximately two-thirds of the population in Amsterdam, The Netherlands would consider riding public transport if the perception of travel time for public transportation was accurate [41].…”

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Geographical Assessment of Low-Carbon Transportation Modes: A Case Study from a Commuter University

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This case study examines the geographic variation in students' low-carbon transportation (LCT) modes to a commuter university campus. Three major goals are accomplished from this research: (1) identifying commuting zones for the bicycling, walking, and transit mode choice for UNCG students; (2) understanding whether the real vs. perception of space can be predictive to mode choice; and (3) understanding the relative importance of demographic, psychological, and logistic factors on students' mode choice, using a suite of variables developed in multiple fields. Our analyses support the assertion that various physical, demographic, and psychological dimensions influence LCT mode choice. While the presence of sidewalks is conducive to walking, the distance, either perceived or actual, within 1.61 km from UNCG is the most important factor for walking mode share. The bicycling commute is not associated with either the distance or presence of bicycle lanes, while transit ridership most likely increases if students live >8 km from the UNCG campus with the nearest bus stop within 1 km from home. Given the limited bicycle lanes in Greensboro, students who commute to campus by bicycle are resilient to unfavorable bicycle conditions by sharing the road with cars and adjusting their travel routes. Our findings also concur with previous studies showing that bicycle commuters are disproportionately represented by self-identified whites while bus riders are disproportionately comprised of self-identified non-whites. Our analyses support Greensboro's current planning and policy emphasis on low-carbon travel behaviors via equitable and safe transit-oriented multi-modal infrastructures, and suggest that UNCG should utilize its influence to advocate and further facilitate these ongoing efforts.

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Section: Policies and Interventions To Mitigate Lct Barriersmentioning

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“…Reviews of this literature suggest that the built environment does impact travel choices, but that socioeconomic factors are probably more important than built environment characteristics (e.g., Ewing & Cervero, 2010;Salon, Boarnet, Handy, Spears, & Tal, 2012;Sultana, 2015;Sultana & Weber, 2007). Built environment characteristics such as population density, accessibility of employment and other destinations, and land-use diversity are important determinants of travel choices in at least some published studies, and the relationships are in the expected direction (Table 2).…”

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“…Built environment characteristics such as population density, accessibility of employment and other destinations, and land-use diversity are important determinants of travel choices in at least some published studies, and the relationships are in the expected direction (Table 2). A separate literature investigates the effect of parking supply on car dependence, finding strong evidence that more parking spaces lead to more driving (Chester, Fraser, Matute, Flower, & Pendyala, 2015;Guo & Ren, 2013;Sultana, 2015).…”

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Transportation sustainability in the urban context: a comprehensive review

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Although the term "sustainability" did not gain traction until the 1980s, concerns about the consequences of transportation technology started long before. This paper reviews the literature on urban transportation sustainability using three frameworks. First, urban transportation can be unsustainable environmentally, economically, and socially (the three pillars of sustainability). Second, sustainable strategies tend to fall into two paradigms. Sustainable Transport Technology improves current patterns of modes and trips by consuming less resources and generating less waste. Sustainable Travel Behavior and Built Environment takes a more holistic approach that targets more sustainable travel choices, recognizing that changes in the built environment that currently constrains those choices are also essential. Third, the Planner's Triangle helps explain commonly encountered situations where inherent tradeoffs can impede win-win-win strategies across environmental, economic, and social domains. The paper concludes with future research directions and concluding thoughts about urban transportation and sustainability.

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Determinants of travel mode choices of post-secondary students in a large metropolitan area: The case of the city of Toronto

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Factors associated with students' parking-pass purchase decisions: Evidence from an American University

Cited by 14 publications

References 31 publications

Geographical Assessment of Low-Carbon Transportation Modes: A Case Study from a Commuter University

Geographical Assessment of Low-Carbon Transportation Modes: A Case Study from a Commuter University

Transportation sustainability in the urban context: a comprehensive review

Determinants of travel mode choices of post-secondary students in a large metropolitan area: The case of the city of Toronto

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