Citywide parking policy and traffic: Evidence from Amsterdam

Francis Ostermeijer, Hans RA Koster, Leonardo Nunes and Jos van Ommeren (jos.van.ommeren@vu.nl)
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Francis Ostermeijer: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans RA Koster: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Leonardo Nunes: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

No 21-015/VIII, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: We examine the eff ect of citywide parking policy on parking and traffic demand. Using a large increase in on-street parking prices for the city of Amsterdam, we show that the policy caused a substantial drop in on-street parking demand, which is not off set by an increase in off -street demand. The overall reduction in parking demand implies a 2% - 3% reduction in traffic, which is con firmed with traffic flow data. The reductions in traffic are larger during the evening peak, which indicates that parking prices are effective at reducing congestion in the evening peak, but lesser in the morning peak.

Keywords: Parking; prices; traffic flow; congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R41 R48 R51 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-02-05
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