4 Follow Us on Social Media Contact Us (852) 3469 2721 ppolpr@ust.hk The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology c/o Division of Public Policy (PPOL) Room 4611, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Pengyu ZHU is Associate Professor in the Division of Public Policy at HKUST. His research focuses on 1) travel behavior, location choice, implications for economic and environmental issues; 2) links between transportation infrastructure, housing market, and economic developments; 3) urban planning and policy decision-making by spatio-temporal big data analytics. His work has been published in major academic journals such as Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Annals of Regional Sciences, Transportation, Transportation Research Part D, Urban Geography, Cities, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, and International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. He was also among the world’s top 2% scientists in 2023 and top 1% in 2024, based on TopResearchersList.com ranking by Elsevier and Stanford University. In recognition of his academic excellence, Prof. Zhu has been recently awarded 5.2 million HKD and conferred the esteemed title of ‘RGC Research Fellow‘. Juan WANG is an advisor and researcher in the field of sustainable mobility and transport. She received her PhD in Urban and Transportation department in Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. Dr. Wang was a postdoctoral researcher at HKUST (GZ) and HKUST (CWB). She is currently an advisor at HetEnergieBureau B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands. She is passionate about contributing to policy development, and translating research into practical applications in order to promote sustainable transportation use and improve the urban living environment. She has so far focused on sustainable transportation mode choices, shared transportation, EV charging station allocation, and transportation satisfaction. Meanwhile, she worked on the interaction of transportation strategy and urban land use management. She is a specialist in quantitative analysis, spatial analysis, and computational simulation. Main Reference Wang, Juan & Zhu, Pengyu. (2024). The distribution of shared parking use in time and space: A case study in Guangzhou, China. Journal of Transport and Land Use. 17. 603-623. Recommendations Providing Assistance to Newly Established Shared Parking Lots As the study reveals, parking lots with a longer shared parking implemented duration have more transactions, which might be associated with better reputation and mature management. Thus, to enhance the utilization of newly established shared parking lots, providing management assistance in improving service quality would be helpful. Besides, advertising may also help new shared parking lots to attract more users within a shorter operation time, in which shared parking operators could benefit from governmental policy advocacy. Considering Job Density in Shared Parking Site Selection The study finds that the number of business office buildings nearby impacts both the number of transactions and the average parking duration. Thus, urban areas with high job densities should be considered good candidates to implement a shared parking policy. Also, considering that business office visits often occur during work hours, residential shared parking lots, which are more likely to be idle during residents’ working time, should be considered as a suitable type to serve the business parking needs. Tailoring Implementation Plans for Diverse Shared Parking Types The study reveals varied operational features in different shared parking types, which calls for tailoring implementation plans for diverse shared parking types. For example, considering the result that residential parking lots arrive at their shared parking peak around 8-9 am, a period already bustling with neighborhood traffic, strategic coordination (e.g., designated shared parking lanes and spaces to segregate the traffic flows) is indispensable to ensure an efficient and harmonized coexistence of original neighborhood traffic and shared parking activities, therefore enhance the overall effectiveness of the shared parking solutions. Public Policy BULLETIN Factors Influencing Shared Parking Use in Time and Space: A Case Study in Guangzhou
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