GROUP 5: CENGR 3130: PARKING ACCUMULATION

Aningat, Jenson P.
Dizon, Rowella Jennise D.L.
Ek, Jennica R.
Pangilinan, Ahr Nicole B.

I. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

Today, the population of transportation vehicles grows exponentially. The increasing
population of vehicles demand a larger parking area in order to accommodate the demand. For
this reason, accumulation study on parking area is conducted. Accumulation can be found by
subtracting the initial number of vehicles that entered the parking area and the number of
vehicles that exited during a specific period of time. For this analysis, accumulation study will
take place at the McDonald’s Fast Food Chain in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. The parking area
of McDonald’s provide an opportunity to simply gather data and has a number of motorists, grab
drivers and other consumers that use the parking area.

II. METHODOLOGY

Parking accumulation is an analysis of the volume of vehicles parked in a specified time

duration. Here are the general procedures involved in conducting a parking study that includes
the analysis of accumulation data:

I. Determine the study area: The first step is to identify the area that will be studied.
This could be a particular street, block, or neighborhood, depending on the scope of
the study.
II. Choose the study period: The next step is to choose the period during which data will
be collected. This could be a day, a week, or a month, depending on the study
objectives.
III. Collect parking data: Researchers will need to collect data on the number of vehicles
parked in the study area and the length of time they remain parked. This data can be
collected manually by observing the area or through automatic systems such as
parking sensors or cameras.

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 IV. Analyze accumulation data: Once the parking data is collected, the accumulation
data is analyzed to determine how frequently parking spaces are turning over. This
can be calculated by dividing the number of vehicles that parked in a particular space
during the study period by the number of available parking spaces.
V. Identify parking demand: By analyzing the accumulation data, researchers can also
determine the demand for parking in the study area. This information can be used to
identify areas of high parking demand and potential parking shortages.
VI. Evaluate parking policies: The results of the study can be used to evaluate the
effectiveness of current parking policies and to identify potential solutions to improve
parking availability and management.
VII. Present findings: Finally, the findings of the study should be presented in a report or
presentation, including the methodology used, data collected, and recommendations
for improving parking in the study area.

III. DATA GATHERING:

The necessary data about the capacity and use of current parking facilities must be
gathered through studies. Moreover, details regarding parking demand are required. Studies on
parking can be limited to a specific source of traffic or attraction.

The McDonald’s parking area needs to be identified before parking studies may begin.
The study area is marked off by a cordon line. Traffic-producing areas and a peripheral, which
includes all locations within a reasonable walking distance, should be included. Every location
that the parking changes might affect should also be included in the survey area. The barrier
should be created with the fewest possible entrance and departure locations to aid with cordon
counts.

They are carried out to gather information on the quantity of cars parked in a study area
over a certain time period. The first step is to count or estimate how many vehicles are currently
present in the region. The number of vehicles coming in and going out during that time period is
then recorded, added to, or removed from, the total number of vehicles. Across the entire
research region, accumulation statistics are typically summarized by time period. By combining

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the accumulation and total spaces, the occupancy may be computed. By plotting the
accumulation data by indicated in the accumulation table by time of day, peaking characteristics
can be identified. The cumulative arrival and departure graphs are typically included in the
accumulation graph.

Accumulation Table

Accumulation Diagram

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 Parking length, turnover, or parking violations are not covered by the accumulating
research. This data necessitates a survey of license plates, which is frequently highly expensive.
Instead, changes to the field data gathering techniques are frequently implemented. Keep in mind
that the accuracy of the study and the expense of data collecting are frequently tradeoffs.

Time Arrival Cumulative Departure Cumulative Accumulation

Arrival Departure

Sample Tally Sheet for the Accumulation Study

REFERENCES:
https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/niatt_labmanual/chapters/parkinglotdesign/theoryandconcepts
/ParkingStudies.htm
https://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~vmtom/nptel/581_Parking/web/web.html#:~:text=Accumulation%2
0can%20be%20found%20out,%2B3%2D2%20%3D%2026.
https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/niatt_labmanual/chapters/parkinglotdesign/theoryandconcepts
/ParkingStudies.htm