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Parking Study
Parking Study
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PARKING (To provide or to restrict?)
It must be recognized that parking demand is always high at a Central
Business District (CBD). Time and fuel is wasted, while congestion and
pollution is created by motorists driving around to find parking spaces.
Therefore provision of adequate parking spaces is necessary.
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THE IMPACTS OF PARKING
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PARKING POLICIES
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PARKING POLICIES
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PARKING POLICIES
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TYPES OF PARKING
PUBLIC PARKING
On-street parking may be free or not, and it may be regulated or
unregulated (e.g. No Parking During Rush Hours, No Overnight
Parking).
Off-street parking is usually in parking lots, decks (with multi-
purpose buildings), or in exclusive parking structures.
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TYPES OF PARKING
PRIVATE PARKING
Usually off-street, private parking includes home or apartment
building garages, stalls, driveways, or affiliate-specific parking
(permit required).
For owners of homes and apartments or businesses, and exclusive for
members of clubs.
On-street private parking also can exist.
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ON-STREET PARKING (CURB PARKING)
PARALLEL PARKING
Tandem parallel parking is recommended
for major streets with heavy vehicles.
Also recommended for roadways which
are not wide.
Time taken to parallel park is longer and
may also encourage double parking and
waiting.
ANGLE PARKING
Angled parking allows more spaces per
linear length of curb.
Maneuver for angle parking is easier
compared to parallel parking.
However, it restricts traffic movement
on streets more than parallel parking.
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ON-STREET PARKING (CURB PARKING)
Curb Parking Geometry Design
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OFF-STREET PARKING
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OFF-STREET PARKING
MULTISTOREY CARPARKS
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OFF-STREET PARKING
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ROTARY PARKING SYSTEM
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OFF-STREET PARKING
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DEFINITIONS
Parking duration: the actual length of time a vehicle remains in one
parking space.
Parking load: the area under the accumulation curve between two specific
times.
Parking turnover: number of vehicle utilizing the same stall over a given
period of time (four or more during an 8-hour period indicates a high
turnover rate). Parking turnover measures utilization.
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DEFINITIONS
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PARKING STUDIES
Fixed Period
All vehicles parked in the focus area are counted at the beginning of
the survey period.
Occupancy counts are conducted every 15 minutes to 1 hour.
This method may miss short term parkers and may be difficult for
private garages.
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PARKING STUDIES
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ANALYSIS of PARKING FACILITIES
ADEQUACY ANALYSIS
A = Q x T
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ADEQUACY ANALYSIS
AM
M!
P
2 3 4 M
1 A A A A A
...
2! 3! 4! M !
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Example:
Solution:
Q = 120 veh/hr
T = 50 mins = 5/6 hrs
100 50
50 !
P
2 3 4 50 = 0.509
1 100 100 100 100 ... 100
2! 3! 4! 50 !
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LICENSE PLATE SURVEY
Example:
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Sample of License Plate Survey
* The numbers represent the first time that a vehicle parked in the space.
* The check marks indicate that the same vehicle was in the space on the next circulation.
* The T prefix indicates that a delivery truck was using the parking space. If this occurs frequently, there may be a need for a truck
loading zone.
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Parking Duration
is the average length of time that a vehicle is parked.
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Parking Turnover
is the number of different vehicles parked in the study period
Parking turnover for spaces 109 to 112 over a 2.5 hour period:
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EXAMPLE:
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Solution
Discussion:
Although 75 additional spaces are needed only during the 4 peak hours, it is
open debate whether the garage owner should spend money to meet this
demand, because for the rest of the operating time (14 – 4 = 10 hrs), it is
likely that the 75 spaces may not be occupied
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