A BWS application to identify factors affecting user preferences for parking choices at university campuses

Parking around university campuses has become a major issue in recent decades because of nearby congestion impacts. Objective: To determine the factors influencing parking lot selection, which is crucial to propose adequate parking demand management strategies. Materials and Methods: We evaluate dif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Orozco-Fontalvo, Mauricio, Martínez, Sheila, Arellana, Julian, Vega, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Colombia
Institución:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Repositorio:Repositorio REDICUC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/7756
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11323/7756
https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.iyu24.aifa
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:escala maxdiff
logit multinomial
elección de parqueaderos
gestión de parqueaderobest-worst scaling
multinomial logit
parking choice
parking management
Descripción
Sumario:Parking around university campuses has become a major issue in recent decades because of nearby congestion impacts. Objective: To determine the factors influencing parking lot selection, which is crucial to propose adequate parking demand management strategies. Materials and Methods: We evaluate different attributes using a best-worst scaling survey applied at Universidad de la Costa (CUC), Colombia. Using discrete choice modeling techniques, we identified the extent to which selected infrastructure attributes influence parking behavior. Results: Security and cover (roof) availability are the most relevant attributes of parking choice in the case study. Conclusions: Based on our results, we strongly recommend implementing a dynamic pricing rate, roof pricing, removing “reserved spots” and investing in security.