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Bundled Parking and Travel Behavior

Abstract

Driving has a host of known negative consequences, including traffic congestion and pollution, that planners and policymakers often aim to mitigate by encouraging people to use alternative modes of transportation or through disincentives such as gas taxes and tolls. The housing practice of “bundled parking” does the opposite, actively encouraging driving by including the cost of a parking space in the rent or sales price of a unit and presenting it as “free.”