Considering Availability Bias in Parking Decisions

Behavioral economics and social nudges in sustainable travel

“…For example, studies have shown that when physicians look at small snippets of data on an illness they make judgments that are more subjective (Redelmeier et al, 1995;Redelmeier and Tversky, 1992). Likewise, research shows that individuals will misjudge the price of parking when presented with limited information, and underestimate the price of parking on a daily basis when presented with a monthly price (Riggs and Yudowitz, 2020). Further, when individuals are shown a number, for example at the front of a store or at the top of a form, the higher the number, the more likely that any subsequent numbers that person comes up with will be high (Ariely, 2008(Ariely, , 2016.…”

“…It offered an incremental approach to shifting away from the monthly permit that incentivized driving alternatives. To this effect it focused on incremental decisions and habit, reinforcing the idea of daily trip-making via auto, transit, or non-motorized means (Riggs and Yudowitz, 2020).…”

Innovations in Transport

“…For example, studies have shown that when physicians look at small snippets of data on an illness they make judgments that are more subjective (Redelmeier et al, 1995;Redelmeier and Tversky, 1992). Likewise, research shows that individuals will misjudge the price of parking when presented with limited information, and underestimate the price of parking on a daily basis when presented with a monthly price (Riggs and Yudowitz, 2020). Further, when individuals are shown a number, for example at the front of a store or at the top of a form, the higher the number, the more likely that any subsequent numbers that person comes up with will be high (Ariely, 2008(Ariely, , 2016.…”

“…It offered an incremental approach to shifting away from the monthly permit that incentivized driving alternatives. To this effect it focused on incremental decisions and habit, reinforcing the idea of daily trip-making via auto, transit, or non-motorized means (Riggs and Yudowitz, 2020).…”