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Title: Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking? Empirical evidence from Seattle

Abstract

In this study we propose a simple method to quantitively explore the parking cruising behavior of commercial vehicle drivers in urban areas using widely available GPS data, and how urban transport infrastructure impacts parking cruising times.

Authors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1638326
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1643696
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0008462
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Transport Policy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Transport Policy Journal Volume: 97 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0967-070X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; Cruising for parking; Urban logistics; Freight parking; Google maps route data; Commercial vehicles

Citation Formats

Dalla Chiara, Giacomo, and Goodchild, Anne. Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking? Empirical evidence from Seattle. United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.06.013.
Dalla Chiara, Giacomo, & Goodchild, Anne. Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking? Empirical evidence from Seattle. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.06.013
Dalla Chiara, Giacomo, and Goodchild, Anne. Thu . "Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking? Empirical evidence from Seattle". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.06.013.
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abstractNote = {In this study we propose a simple method to quantitively explore the parking cruising behavior of commercial vehicle drivers in urban areas using widely available GPS data, and how urban transport infrastructure impacts parking cruising times.},
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place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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