Parking taxes as Roadway Prices: A Case Study of the San Francisco Experience

In October 1970 the City and County of San Francisco put into effect a 25% tax on parking within the entire city. This paper studies the impact of that tax on the parking industry, on traffic conditions generally, and on downtown business. It discusses the relationship between the observed travel behavior changes and problems of energy consumption and air pollution. Based on this analysis, it explores the likelihood that a policy of parking taxes and surcharges would improve transportation network efficiency and simultaneously serve environmental and conservation objectives. /NTIS/