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... 5 implementing parking policies. In response to these challenges, transit agencies have adopted a variety of policies to manage parking at stations.
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... 6 Policy Opportunities Challenges Example Agencies Pricing Free Parking Encourage ridership, Reduce costs to riders Expensive for agency, Limits opportunities for demand management Capital Metro, COTA, Sound Transit Flat Pricing (weekday) Simple for riders, perceived as fair Unresponsive to market conditions SEPTA Demand-Based Pricing (weekday)
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... 7 Policy Opportunities Challenges Example Agencies Transit-Oriented Development/Joint Development 1-1 Parking Replacement Maintains parking opportunities; potentially generates revenue Expensive; may crowd out space for other uses, such as development and placemaking NJ TRANSIT, WMATA, Regional Transportation District Site-Specific or Flexible Parking Replacement Balances maintenance of parking opportunities with other goals Often requires parking removal; complex transactions require time and effort from the agency/local government BART, MARTA, CTA Station Typology Application General policy application to station types/station area types Station area types may change over time; may be difficult to categorize unique contexts Metro Transit (Minneapolis) , UTA Parking Expansion Expand Parking for Existing Service Increase drive access opportunities High cost; use of valuable space near stations; placemaking impacts VTA, SEPTA Expand Parking for New Service Increase drive access opportunities High cost; use of valuable space near stations; placemaking impacts RTD, TriMet, MTA COTA = Central Ohio Transit Authority; SEPTA = Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; BART = Bay Area Rapid Transit; WMATA = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; CTA = Chicago Transit Authority; DART = Dallas Area Rapid Transit; JTA = Jacksonville Transportation Authority; Capital Metro = Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority; LA Metro = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; BCT = Broome County Transit; TriMet = Tri-County Metropolitan District of Oregon; RTD = Regional Transportation District; UTA = Utah Transit Authority; KCMT = King County Metro Transit; VTA = Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority; TANK = Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky; VIA = VIA Metropolitan Transit; MTA = Maryland Transit Administration; RTC = Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; Sound Transit = Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority; NJ Transit = New Jersey Transit; MARTA = Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
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