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dc.contributor.advisorFrederick P. Salvucci.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChang, Winnie Cen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialn-us-maen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T20:02:27Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T20:02:27Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92653
dc.descriptionThesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis: S.M. in Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2014.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 97-102).en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the context of urban growth, how can a city approach residential parking issues? Cambridge, MA is experiencing rapid growth in real estate development and investment, shifts in demographics and travel behavior. How do these changes impact residential parking? Questions such as, "Who has a right to a curbside space?", "How much should it cost?", and "How much regulation is desirable?" trigger antagonistic reactions in the best of times. This research illustrates the complexity of parking problems and provides a framework for breaking parking disputes down to their spatial, political and institutional issues. Three multi-block sites in Central Square (CS), Area 4/Wellington-Harrington (A4) and East Cambridge (EC) are manually surveyed for parking supplies and utilization rates. 75-95% of on-street and 6-45% of off-street spaces are occupied during night counts. Total registered vehicles (2011) in CS, A4 and EC exceed on-street parking supply. This does not necessarily indicate a physical parking problem exists. But it does illustrate that under the assumption residents have an equal right to public space, eligible vehicle owners in practice have claim to only a fraction of a curbside parking space. 'No Intervention,' 'Parking as a Public Asset' and 'Priority to Locals' are ideologies used to explore interventions, which focus on changes to the residential parking permit program, shared parking uses and tie-ins to new development approvals. The most effective ideology is managing parking as a public asset. Increasing the residential parking permit price with an income based structure is strongly recommended, in addition to greater city efforts to collect data on current parking conditions and continued campaigning by city and community representatives to ensure local interests are represented in significant projects such as the Sullivan Courthouse redevelopment. Parking disputes can invoke impassioned reactions in the sanest of individuals. Finding a solution that addresses spatial, political and institutional issues is challenging, requires accurate information, and a willingness to attempt, evaluate and learn from errors. But it can be done.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Winnie C. Chang.en_US
dc.format.extent102 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.subjectCivil and Environmental Engineering.en_US
dc.titleWhose parking space is it? : managing residential parking in the context of urban growth : case study of Cambridge, MAen_US
dc.title.alternativeManaging residential parking in the context of urban growthen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.C.P.en_US
dc.description.degreeS.M. in Transportationen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
dc.identifier.oclc898134280en_US


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