Methods of Transport Accessibility Management to Paid Parking Zones with Dynamic Parking Information

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Methods of Transport Accessibility Management to Paid Parking Zones with Dynamic Parking Information

Kurek, Agata

Greater possibilities of owning a car change the behavior of road users who use this means of transport more and more frequently when traveling. Traffic managers in the city are looking for solutions, the implementation of which may contribute to discouraging travel by car or encourage the use of alternative means of transport. For this purpose, city authorities in Poland are introducing Paid Parking Zones (PPZ), which also contribute to increasing the availability of parking spaces in the city center for a larger number of drivers. Traffic conditions near the parking are decreasing, due to the traffic generated by drivers of an empty parking space. Dynamic Parking Information (DPI) is used to reduce this problem. The purpose of which is to inform drivers about available parking spaces. The chapter presents the characteristics of PPZ and DPI in GZM cities. Next, isochrones of pedestrian accessibility for parking covered by DPI were determined. The pedestrian accessibility maps indicate that in the case of the analyzed parking in Gliwice (covered by PPZ and DPI), there are facilities nearby that do not require long-term stops from drivers. In the case of the analyzed parking in Piekary Śląskie (covered by DPI, without PPZ), the analyzed pedestrian accessibility variants include facilities that may encourage long-term parking. The analysis was performed as a part of research work entitled “Analysis of parking characteristics in the conditions of PPZ and DPI functioning in selected areas of GZM cities”.