Measuring and Modeling Safety & Congestion Impacts of Double Parking

Double parking is a common response to limited curb availability in dense urban areas and contributes to traffic disruptions, conflicts among roadway users, and increased crash risk. Despite its prevalence, the safety and congestion impacts of double parking are not well quantified, and cities lack analytical tools to evaluate potential policy interventions. This project addresses these gaps through integrated data collection and modeling. The research will combine video-based field observations, surveys of commercial drivers, and crash and enforcement data to characterize double-parking behavior and its effects on traffic flow and safety. Behavioral choice models will be developed to estimate the likelihood of double parking versus cruising under varying curb availability and policy conditions. By linking curb use decisions with safety and congestion outcomes, the project will provide quantitative tools to evaluate curb management strategies and support more effective urban transportation policies.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.umass.edu/neutc/projects/measuring-and-modeling-safety-congestion-impacts-double-parking

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $140,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348301

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  130 Natural Resources Road
  Amherst, MA  United States  01003
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  130 Natural Resources Road
  Amherst, MA  United States  01003
• Principal Investigators:

  Gonzales, Eric

• Start Date: 20260101
• Expected Completion Date: 20261231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Subprogram: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curb side parking; Data collection; Driving behavior; Parking violations; Traffic conflicts; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01974416
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: New England University Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348301
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 18 2025 3:01PM