Analysis of parking cruising behaviour and parking location choice. Issue 7 (2nd October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qin, Huanmei; Yang, Xiuhan; Wu, Yao-Jan; Guan, Hongzhi; Wang, Pengfei; Shahinpoor, Nasrin
• Is Part Of: Transportation planning and technology. Volume 43:Issue 7(2020)
• Page Start: 717
• Page End: 734
• Publication Date: 2020-10-02
• Subjects: Parking -- cruising behaviour -- sequential decisions -- parking location choice -- multinomial probit model -- case study; Transportation -- Periodicals; Transportation -- Research -- Periodicals; Local transit -- Periodicals; Transportation and state -- Periodicals; 388
• DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2020.1805545
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-1060

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper explores car drivers' cruising behaviour and location choice for curb parking in areas with insufficient parking space based on a survey of car drivers in Beijing, China. Preliminary analysis of the data show that car drivers' cruising behaviour is closely related to their parking duration and parking location. A multinomial probit (MNP) model is used to analyse cruising behaviour and the results show that the closer to the destination car drivers are, the more likely they choose to park on the curb. The adjacent locations are the basis of car drivers' sequential parking decisions at different locations. The research results provide a better understanding of cruising behaviour for parking and recommendations for reducing cruising for parking. The provision of parking information can help regulate the parking demand distribution.