In a paper presented at the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting, SSTI Senior Associate Chris McCahill and colleagues from University of Connecticut examined the cause and effect of parking and driving habits.
Automobile use has been on the rise in cities for nearly a century and so has the supply of parking. Because driving often seems unavoidable, policymakers, developers and the public push endlessly for more parking to meet demand. That push, however, might only be making matters worse. SSTI’s Chris McCahill’s research suggests that abundant parking in cities causes people to drive more, shedding important light on the question of cause and effect.