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From page 32... ... General strategies included in this category are as follows: • Increase public parking supply, • Introduce new parking products, • Reallocate supply among public parking products, • Adjust parking rates, • Introduce technology improvements, and • Promote use of HOV modes. Increase Public Parking Supply This strategy involves increasing the parking supply to accommodate demand, which can be accomplished by increasing the number of permanent public parking spaces or by providing additional parking spaces on a temporary basis during busy periods, referred to as overflow parking. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Introduce New Parking Products New parking products may be introduced to improve or resolve the constrained parking condition at an airport and to provide a desired service for (1) all public parking customers, (2) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... • Charge only a daily rate in the long-term parking facility and charge an hourly rate in the short-term parking facility to discourage short-duration parking in long-term parking facilities. • Increase the differential between the daily rate in the terminal area parking facility and the daily rate in the remote 34 Reallocation of Valet Parking to Other Parking Products at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport In 2007, the Port of Seattle reallocated parking spaces at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... (4) Rate Changes to Shift Passenger Demand at Port Columbus International Airport In 2008, the daily rate in the long-term parking garage in the terminal area at Port Columbus International Airport was increased from $15 to $17; the daily rate in the economy lots was not raised. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... Curbside Drop-Off Fee An airport operator can implement a curbside drop-off fee to enhance the effectiveness of other strategies aimed at relieving constrained parking by reducing the potential mode shift from parking to the use of curbside pickup and drop-off modes. As an example, vehicles entering Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport are charged a fee to access the airport roadways that serve the terminal curbsides and parking facilities; however, it should be noted that this fee was not implemented to address a constrained parking condition, but serves as an example of how a curbside drop-off fee could be implemented. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... . Automated Parking Guidance System at Portland International Airport In 2008, the Port of Portland introduced a new automated parking guidance system (APGS) Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... Information may also be provided to the parking customer via variable message signage posted along the airport access route or on airport roadways. Real-Time Parking Information at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Real-time parking information is maintained on the website for Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... General strategies considered to be short-term solutions for managing constrained public parking events include the following: • Provide hands-on management in constrained parking facilities, • Adjust parking rates on a temporary basis, • Disseminate public information, • Provide temporary overflow parking, and • Direct parking customers to privately operated parking facilities. Provide Hands-On Management in Constrained Parking Facilities To maximize the use of parking facility capacity, parking staff may direct parking customers to available spaces or to another parking facility. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... The airport operator may choose to direct all parking customers to the overflow area when a facility reaches capacity, may provide parking customers with a choice of the overflow or permanent facility before the permanent facility reaches capacity, or may direct certain customers to the overflow facility based on a travel characteristic, such as trip duration. Direct Parking Customers to Privately Operated Parking Facilities An airport operator may direct customers to privately operated off-airport parking facilities when the public parking supply at the airport is nearing capacity. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Vehicle Traffic Considerations. Considerations related to vehicle traffic generated by the airport as a result of increasing the supply of public parking may include a change in vehicle trips generated by attracting parkers lost as the result of parking constraints back to the on-airport parking supply. Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... Environmental Considerations. Environmental considerations related to airport and regional vehicle traffic congestion and vehicle emissions as a result of increasing the public parking supply may include the following: • Potential changes in regional VMT and related vehicle emissions resulting from changes in trips to and from the airport once the parking constraint is resolved (it should be noted that this may result in a reduction in the number of trips generated if fewer pickup, drop-off, taxicab, and singleparty limousine trips are made to the airport) Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Environmental considerations related to airport and regional vehicle traffic congestion and vehicle emissions due to the provision of new parking products may include the following: • Potential changes in regional VMT and related vehicle emissions resulting from changes in trips to and from the airport once the parking constraint is resolved (it should be noted that this may result in a reduction in the number of trips generated if fewer pickup, drop-off, taxicab, and single-party limousine trips are made to the airport) ; • Changes in vehicle emissions related to the operation of new shuttle bus service to the new parking product or the elimination of shuttle service due to closure of overflow parking facilities; and • Changes in curbside traffic congestion and emissions if the new product causes changes in curbside activity levels (e.g., fewer curbside drop-offs or pickups) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... Vehicle traffic considerations related to the adjustment of parking rates may include the following: • Changes in vehicle trips on airport roadways resulting from shifts in demand between airport parking facilities and shifts between airport-operated and privately operated off-airport parking facilities; and • Potential changes in vehicle trips and the effects on curbside congestion resulting from shifts between airport-operated parking, privately operated off-airport parking, pickup and drop-off modes, and HOV modes. Environmental Considerations. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Customer service considerations related to the provision of hands-on management in constrained parking facilities may include the following: • Recognition that time-constrained parking customers are less likely to miss their flights with the provision of handson management than are customers who spend time searching for a parking space in a constrained facility or must find another parking space in an on- or off-airport parking facility and • Provision of hands-on management alleviates parking customers' uncertainty of finding a parking space due to a constrained parking facility. Adjust Parking Rates on a Temporary Basis When considering the temporary adjustment of parking rates to balance demand among facilities, the following financial, vehicle traffic, environmental, and customer service issues should be considered. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... Financial considerations related to implementing a public parking information program may include the following: • Costs associated with providing and maintaining the information source, such as the dissemination of public information, including advertising and website maintenance; • Cost of procurement, installation, and maintenance of available technology, such as variable message signage on roadways serving the airport, which directs parkers to available parking facilities; • Reduced parking management staff costs resulting from implementation of public information strategies to reduce parking demand at constrained facilities during peak periods; and • Potential lost revenues resulting from airline passengers electing to use an alternative mode of accessing the airport rather than driving to the airport and parking in an alternate, but available, airport parking product. Vehicle Traffic Considerations. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Customer service considerations related to the provision of temporary overflow parking may include the following: • Inconvenience to the customer compared to other strategies being considered, such as the strategy to increase the permanent parking supply; and • Provision of information to the customer in advance of the airport trip, which is the best approach if this strategy is used. Direct Parking Customers to Privately Operated Parking Facilities When considering directing parking customers to privately operated parking facilities to accommodate demand, the following financial, vehicle traffic, environmental, and customer service issues should be considered. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... Customer service considerations related to directing parking customers to privately operated parking facilities may include the following: • The inconvenience to the customer compared to other strategies; when parking customers are diverted from one facility to another, some time-constrained airline passengers will miss their flights; and • Provision of information to the airline passenger in advance of the airport trip, which is the best approach if this strategy is used. Read the entire page →

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... General strategies included in this category are as follows: • Increase public parking supply, • Introduce new parking products, • Reallocate supply among public parking products, • Adjust parking rates, • Introduce technology improvements, and • Promote use of HOV modes. Increase Public Parking Supply This strategy involves increasing the parking supply to accommodate demand, which can be accomplished by increasing the number of permanent public parking spaces or by providing additional parking spaces on a temporary basis during busy periods, referred to as overflow parking.