EFFECTS OF PARKING MEASURES IN THE CENTER OF LEEUWARDEN

In the center of Leeuwarden, a town with approximately 85,000 inhabitants in the northern part of The Netherlands, new parking regulations were introduced that caused radical changes in parking policies. A beforeand-after study has been carried out to get information about the effects of the new parking policy. The effects can be divided into the effects on the parking system (primary level), the effects in relation to the transport system (secondary level), and the effects on the spatial and economic system (tertiary level). The situation before the introduction of the parking measures is compared with the situation a year after their introduction. The results of the before-and after study are discussed in detail.