Research on Parking Space Choice Behavior Based on Logit Models
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 150, Issue 4
Abstract
Previous studies have primarily focused on off-street parking lots, leveraging parking fees to reduce search time and enhance socioeconomic benefits. However, existing research overlooks the examination of parkers’ choice behavior within a single parking lot and fails to incorporate differential parking fees in analyzing the choices of individual parking spaces. To this end, this study introduces the multinomial logit and mixed logit models to explore the influence of variables on parkers’ choice of parking spaces. Moreover, the marginal willingness to pay is calculated for the four variables (i.e., parking fee, mechanical space, walking time, and search time) for work and recreation purposes to determine how much parkers are willing to spend for them. The results show that all four variables have a significant negative effect on parker’s choice, and mechanical parking space is core for parkers.
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All data, models, and codes generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 71971059 and 52302388) and the National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20230853).
Author contributions: The authors confirm contribution to the study as follows: study conception and design: Yuwei Yang and Jun Chen; data collection: Yuwei Yang and Jun Chen; analysis and interpretation of results: Yuwei Yang; and draft manuscript preparation: Yuwei Yang. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 150 • Issue 4 • December 2024
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Received: Oct 15, 2023
Accepted: Apr 11, 2024
Published online: Sep 18, 2024
Published in print: Dec 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Feb 18, 2025
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