Can high quality public transport support reduced car parking requirements for new residential apartments?

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2020

Subject Area

place - australasia, place - urban, land use - impacts, land use - planning, land use - urban design, policy - parking

Keywords

Car parking, Car ownership, Public transport, Transit, Apartments, Residential development

Abstract

This paper explores the extent to which high quality public transport can support reduced car parking requirements for new residential apartment buildings. Using a case study of Melbourne, the demand for car parking at residential apartment buildings in proximity to high frequency public transport is assessed, while controlling for a range of socio-demographic, urban design and demand management variables. Key findings indicate that while lower demand for car parking is associated with proximity to high quality public transport, this association is not significant when controlling for other factors that influence car ownership. Public transport service supply within 800 m of residential apartment buildings was instead found to be significant, rather than simple distance to transit. Modelling results suggest an inelastic relationship whereby a 10% increase in public transport service supply is associated with a 0.9–1.2% reduction in car parking demand as measured by levels of car ownership. Notwithstanding broader criticisms of residential off-street parking minimums, the findings have important implications for the development of residential car parking policies, suggesting that city-wide car parking requirements should appropriately reflect the spatial distribution and quality of public transport services.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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