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Table 22.15 Case studies of parking pricing effects at seven employment locations
Solo driver mode share
Cars per 100 employees
Location, date (type of case
study)
Employer pays
for parking (%)
Driver pays
for parking
(%)
Difference
(%)
Employer
pays for
parking
Driver pays
for parking
Difference
Price elasticity of
parking demand
1. Civic Center, Los
Angeles, 1969
(with/without)
72
40
32
78
50
28
0.22
-
−
−
2. Downtown Ottawa,
Canada, 1978 (before/after)
35
28
7
39
62
7
0.10
−
−
−
3. Century City, Los
Angeles, 1980
(with/without)
92
75
17
94
80
14
0.08
−
−
−
4. Mid-Wilshire, Los
Angeles, 1984
(before/after)
42
8
−
34
48
30
−
18
−
0.23
5. Warner Center, Los
Angeles, 1989
(before/after)
90
46
44
92
64
28
0.18
−
−
−
6. Washington, DC, 1991
(with/without)
72
50
22
76
58
18
0.13
−
−
−
7. Downtown Los Angeles,
1991 (with/without)
69
48
21
75
56
19
0.15
−
−
−
Average values
67
42
−
25
72
53
−
19
−
0.15
“
refers to a case
study comparing the commuting behavior of employees before and after elimination of employer payment for parking. The estimated price elasticity of
demand is the midpoint arc elasticity
Source
Reference [
2
], pp 13
-
16, Table 13.10
With/without
”
refers to a case study comparing the commuting behavior of employees with and without employer-paid parking.
“
Before/after
”
