A STUDY OF ATTITUDES TO ROAD USER CHARGING AMONG BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PARKING DEPOSIT SYSTEM

摘要

While road pricing (RP) is considered one of the most effective means of traffic demandmanagement (TDM), its poor acceptability has been the greatest impediment to itsimplementation. The authors propose a 'parking deposit system' (PDS) as a new form ofhighly acceptable RP, and the aim of this study is to examine PDS's superiority focusingprimarily on acceptability.In a previous study, the authors demonstrated the greater acceptability of PDS compared withRP using the results of a questionnaire survey of the public (visitors to city centers). Thisstudy follows this up with a comparative analysis of the acceptability of PDS and RP from thestandpoint of businesses, such as store proprietors and enterprises, and an investigation of theeffectiveness of PDS.