I am looking for an article that discusses the traffic problems in New
York city. Specifically the problem of cars driving around trying to
find a parking place. The article said that a study showed that (?)%
of the drivers were not going to point A to point B, but were actually
circling around just to find a parking place. The article may have
appeared in any publication, but most likely the Wall Street Journal,
New York Times or some other prestigious publication. I would like to
locate this article. Please provide a citation or a link.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 May 2005 09:27 PDT

Hi Santabarbara!

An article from the Boston Globe states that " a 1999 Department of
Transportation study that suggested more than 50 percent of the
traffic in a typical downtown is on the road searching for a parking
space."

Parking for the 21st century
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | March 5, 2005
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/2005/march/0307_parking.html

Would this article meet your needs?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by santabarbara-ga on 30 May 2005 13:40 PDT

Hello Bobbie. The Department of Transportation article was probably
the study that the article I am looking for cited. But the Boston
Globe article you cited is not the article that I saw. It was a much
more detailed article about the problems. Could you search further?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 May 2005 13:47 PDT

Santabarbara,

I'll do some more research and see what I can find.

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 May 2005 13:57 PDT

The article "Parking" by Gail Robinson published in the Gotham Gazette on 
April 11, 2005 discusses New York City parking problems, however it
doesn't mention the percentage of drivers that are searching for a
parking space.
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20050411/200/1376

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 May 2005 14:28 PDT

Not the article but an interesting tidbit of information:

"Surveys indicate that 8-74% of urban traffic congestion is caused by
vehicles cruising for on-street parking, and motorists spend an
average of 3.5 to 13.9 minutes finding a curb parking space, both
indications of inefficiency due to underpricing (Shoup, 2004)"
http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm26.htm

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 May 2005 14:33 PDT

Santabarbara,

Perhaps this is the article:

COPING
No Parking. You're Welcome.
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: March 27, 2005
"In much of the country, free or at least cheap parking is a God-given
right. But not in New York."
http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/nyregion/thecity/27colm.html&OP=5ee5406e/37_Q203aiY}giivQ243Q24jjM3jK3Q24s3~Hg_()i~3vz_Y)vH3Q24sYimQ26|zvQ26m

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Clarification of Question by santabarbara-ga on 31 May 2005 01:16 PDT

Question answered.

Dear Santabarbara, 

I'm delighted that my findings serve your purpose. I am reposting the
information below to make the answer official.

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

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An article from the Boston Globe states that " a 1999 Department of
Transportation study that suggested more than 50 percent of the
traffic in a typical downtown is on the road searching for a parking
space."

Parking for the 21st century
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | March 5, 2005
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/2005/march/0307_parking.html


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The article "Parking" by Gail Robinson published in the Gotham Gazette on 
April 11, 2005 discusses New York City parking problems, however it
doesn't mention the percentage of drivers that are searching for a
parking space.

Gotham Gazette:April 11, 2005 
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20050411/200/1376
 

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An interesting tidbit of information:

"Surveys indicate that 8-74% of urban traffic congestion is caused by
vehicles cruising for on-street parking, and motorists spend an
average of 3.5 to 13.9 minutes finding a curb parking space, both
indications of inefficiency due to underpricing (Shoup, 2004)"
http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm26.htm
 

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COPING
No Parking. You're Welcome.
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: March 27, 2005
"In much of the country, free or at least cheap parking is a God-given
right. But not in New York."
http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/nyregion/thecity/27colm.html&OP=5ee5406e/37_Q203aiY}giivQ243Q24jjM3jK3Q24s3~Hg_()i~3vz_Y)vH3Q24sYimQ26|zvQ26m

Bobbie7 - Always the best!

In much of New York City and just about all of Manhattan, you have to
tip the car-movers if you want to keep your car parked on the street.
It's the reality of alternate side of the street parking. Unless you
bribe them, you are not going to get a street-parking space.

Bobbie7-

I think I have enough articles to make a point. I will locate the
Department of Transportation report cited and that should complete the
project. Consider this question answered.

Thanks.