Contractor determined the effectiveness of Parking Cash-Out as a trip reduction strategy at 10 work sites. A "How to Set Up a Parking Cash-Out Handbook" was developed and distributed through the building owners.
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The selected sites were spread across the Greater Los Angeles Basin. The cash-out program encouraged carpooling, ridesharing, and use of mass transit. The effects of the reduced emissions would, therefore, be felt beyond the areas around the sites in an unquantified area of commuter traveled miles.
The parking cash-out programs result in a 20 percent reduction in solo driving, a reduction of 560 (2,800 x 20%) trips or 8,288 vehicle miles (560 x 14.8 miles). Assuming 0.035 pounds of pollutants per mile, this equates to an estimated reduction of 290 pounds of pollutants per day.
How to Set Up a Parking Cash-out Handbook, site locations and call reports.