Evaluation of parking demand dispersion measures for Highway SA & PA

Abstract

While SA/PAs have become tourist attractions in recent years, the shortage of parking spaces at SA/PA has become a social problem. Stricter operation control in the freight industry has increased the demand SA/PAs, and space for over-sized trucks is becoming tight. This paper analyzes ETC/FF (ETC Free Flow) data from NEXCO Central Japan, in the Tomei and the New Tomei expressway. ETC/FF data is data that can be used to determine the entry/exit times of individual ETC vehicles at SA/PAs and IC entrances/exits based on the history of road-to-vehicle wireless communication devices installed at SA/PA entrances and exits. Using discrete choice models of SA/PA usage, the effects on congestion in parking lots were examined, and the effectiveness of measures to disperse parking demand at SA/PAs was tested using developed simulator model.