Evaluating the Dynamic Impact of Theater Performances and Sports Events on Parking Demand in Downtown Pittsburgh
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Related Literature
2. Data and Method
2.1. Data Description
2.2. Event-Based Regression Model
3. Results
3.1. Oridinary Least Squares’ Coefficients
3.2. Interaction Terms
3.3. Coefficient of Determination
4. Conclusions and Future Research
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Event Venue | Capacity 1 | Distance to Theater Square Garage (Walking Time 2) |
---|---|---|
Benedum Center | 2800 seats | Less than 0.1 mile (1 min) |
Byham Theater | 1300 seats | 0.1 mile (2 min) |
O’Reilly Theater | 650 seats | Less than 0.1 mile (1 min) |
Heinz Hall | 2670 seats | Less than 0.1 mile (1 min) |
PNC Park | 38,000 seats | 0.6 mile (12 min) |
Heinz Field | 68,400 seats | 1.1 miles (22 min) |
Mellon Arena (Civic Arena) 3 | 16,940 seats | 0.7 mile (17 min) |
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Sasanuma, K. Evaluating the Dynamic Impact of Theater Performances and Sports Events on Parking Demand in Downtown Pittsburgh. Smart Cities 2021, 4, 1391-1402. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/smartcities4040073
Sasanuma K. Evaluating the Dynamic Impact of Theater Performances and Sports Events on Parking Demand in Downtown Pittsburgh. Smart Cities. 2021; 4(4):1391-1402. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/smartcities4040073
Chicago/Turabian StyleSasanuma, Katsunobu. 2021. "Evaluating the Dynamic Impact of Theater Performances and Sports Events on Parking Demand in Downtown Pittsburgh" Smart Cities 4, no. 4: 1391-1402. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/smartcities4040073