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Manlio Di Giovanna

Parking Pricing for a Sustainable Transport System

Abstract The purpose of this study has been the develop of a model for designing an efficient parking pricing policy. The aim is an intelligent control and management system of parking pricing integrated with a redefinition of the circulation scheme for a limited traffic zone in the Central Business District (CBD) of Palermo. The transport demand over the entire area of the town has been studied in order to design various parking pricing scenarios with the application of an additional cost on parking inside the selected area of the CBD. This area attracts most of the private vehicular traffic and it is characterized by university faculties, schools, hospitals, offices and commercial areas. …

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The Latent Factors Behind the Urban Travel Behaviour

Abstract This research aims to explore the impact of latent variables, mirroring the users’ preferences, on the individual decision making process regarding the mode of transport. The paper describes the first results of an ongoing research activity, which derives from a pilot study carried out in Palermo. The authors have administered to a sample of travellers a questionnaire and they simulated the mode choice behaviour referring to the random utility theory. Then the transport demand over the entire area of Palermo has been studied in order to design the cordon pricing scenario with the application of an additional cost on private car dedicated to a selected area of the historic centre of…

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PARKING PRICING FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM

The purpose of this study has been to develop a model to designing an efficient parking pricing policy. The aim is an intelligent control and management system of parking pricing integrated with a redefinition of the circulation scheme to define a limited traffic zone in the central business district of Palermo. The transport demand over the entire area of the town has been studied in order to design various parking pricing scenarios with the application of an additional cost on parking inside the selected area of the CBD. This area attracts most of the private vehicular traffic and it is characterized by university faculties, schools, hospitals, offices and commercial areas. The optimal ho…

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La sicurezza dei ciclisti: valutazione dei percorsi ciclabili della città di Palermo

The safety of cyclists: evaluation of cycle paths in the city of Palermo Some Italian cities have developed a growing interest in the development of cycling and they are equipped with efficient network of bicycle paths. Palermo has a high potential for increasing the use of the bicycle, for both orographic characteristics of its urban center both for the highly favorable climatic conditions. Unfortunately, a lack of integration between the urban and the transport system, generated infrastructures in urban areas, which for lack of space does not offer users a high level of service in terms of comfort and safety. These conditions don’t have certainly encouraged the development of an active cy…

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