Parking Costs
In December, 2009, Gov. Deval Patrick, Congressman Ed Markey and Mayor Tom Ambrosino announced plans to construct the Wonderland parking garage project in Revere, Mass. A mix of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and MBTA bond revenue financing will fund the project. To Read more click here. Reverecost.”
ARRA, MBTA to Fund Wonderland Station Garage,” Metro Magazine (December 8, 2009), available at this site. This recent article shows the costs of garage parking (aka “structured parking) at a new facility outside Boston.
Donald Shroup, professor of urban planning at UCLA, offers readable and often controversial insight into the world of parking. The San Fransisco Chronicle published an “essay adaption” of his book, The High Cost of Free Parking, on June 3, 2005.
The Victoria Transport Policy Institute offers figures for many transportation-related costs – parking, environmental, health and safety, and so forth. To read its concise 2008 report on transportation costs (and benefits) click here.
Benefits of Multimodalism
The Goddard Institute for Space Studies at NASA recently released a report finding that transportation contributes more to greenhouse gas emissions than any other economic sector. Link
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability published a short overview of how intermodal facilities have reduced emissions and single-occupancy vehicles in New England. To read the report, click here.
The Victoria Transport Policy Institute offers a thorough overview of the benefits of park-and-ride lots.
What is Transit Oriented Development? Click here to learn more.
