The research has tested several policy scenarios, and the practical implications of parking supply management is discussed. The results obtained help provide a better understanding of the need of freight parking and the policy alternatives available to improve the efficiency of urban freight systems. The results of the simulation provided the following insights related to which parking policies could be implemented to improve freight parking. While increased parking supply is not an easy feat, this would be a very effective policy that can decrease the average search time of trucks by 61%, shaving an average of 16 minutes of travel time off per delivery. This change would have important effects not only on freight traffic but also on other users of the transportation network. From the fieldwork conducted by the authors, it is clear that the current parking inventory is not utilized in the most efficient manner, and there are various avenues by which more supply could be added to the existing parking availability, such as adding more freight parking spaces in alleyways, or the implementation of the delivery time windows as a way to better manage the existing infrastructure and provide the additional number of spaces needed. The research also shows that changing the total amount of time it takes to make deliveries also impacts the parking. The analyses show that a decrease of 10% in the delivery time can yield up to 55% reduction of average search time, and conversely, an increase of delivery times by 10% results in a 200% increase of search time in average. This highlights the important role receivers play in the performance of urban freight systems. Therefore, policy interventions that engage receivers with other stakeholders, and target better freight demand management practices such as receiver led consolidation, can show significant benefits.
Impacts of Freight Parking Policies in Urban Areas: The Case of New York City
2017
40 pages
Report
No indication
English
Identification of Potential Freight Parking Locations in Urban Areas
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