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Estimation of Trip Attraction Rates and Models for Shopping Centers in Dhaka
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floors, number of commercial establishments, years surrounding area. However, physical features of the
in operation, occupancy rates and maintenance fee shopping center are easy to measure and can be
to collect the data to know the characteristics of the included to estimate the trip attraction rate. Hourly
selected condominiums and for modeling purpose. rates are determined with respect to gross floor
The crucial spatial characteristics has an impact on area, number of stores, number of employees,
the distance, destination and modal split of number of gate opening and total number of
shopping trips by the neighbourhoods and of parking spaces. It is found that these physical
shopping destinations [12]. The important features have significant influence on trip
independent variables consist of the number of attractions [11, 15-16].
different stores like, consumer market, The objective of this study is to estimate
supermarket, small land, sum of stores and large the trip attraction rate of shopping centers at
stores in the neighbourhood. Both physical different places (Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Uttara)
characteristics of the area and socio-economics in Dhaka City. This study will help for subsequent
characteristics of trip makers would affect the trip research to be conducted by local agencies and/or
generation. They developed multiple regression private organizations to further develop a
models and determined that socio-economic comprehensive urban trip attraction database of
characteristics plays a major roleto attract the trips shopping centers. This database can be used not
and land use shows a little role [13]. The only for planning and design of shopping centers
characteristics of trip attraction at the market land for the geometric design but also for traffic control
use, its influencing factors and also developed a on the roadways around the shopping centers.
model of trip attraction and a model of trip delay Macroscopic model also develops in this study to
analysis at Dinoyo market area [14]. A model was estimate the trip attraction rate of shopping centers.
developed depending on the factors like quality of The model will be used to estimate the trip
goods offered, price of goods, store hours of attraction rate of similar type of shopping centers
operation, accessibility to the shopping area, and for geometric design and for traffic control
availability of parking, goods offered and schemes on the roadways around the shopping
protection from environmental influences the centers.
modeling [15].
Trip rates manula like ITE's Trip METHODOLOGY
Generation Manual (ITE, 2008) is already
established but due to dissimilarities in land-use The survey was conducted in six shopping
pattern, socio-economic characteristics and road centers at Uttara, Gulshan and Dhanmondi area in
network facilities, the developed trip rates and Dhaka city. The shopping centers are Plaza A.R,
models are not applicable in our country. Mascot Plaza, Pink city, Rajlaxmi complex, Rapa
Hence, in this paper trip attraction rates of Plaza and Metro shopping Mall. All the shopping
shopping centers are determined in the context of centers are placed in type 2 or medium size
Bangladesh. It is difficult to consider all the factors shopping centers. The location of six shopping
influencing the trip attraction rate of shopping centers is shown in Fig. 1.
center like land use characteristics of the
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The number of people and vehicles Monday was selected to observe the weekend and
attracted to the shopping centers for various weekday variation in trip rate. The survey was
reasons like shopping, fitness centers having food carried for a length of three peak hours (4.30-7.30)
in restaurant and for other services were counted. pm. The maximum hourly data were taken as peak
Surveyors positioned themselves near the entrance hour trip rates for each shopping center. Trip
of the shopping center and counted people and attraction rate was determined with respect to
vehicles entering the shopping center in every 15 different physical features like person trips/1000
minutes interval to determine the trip attraction ft2/hour, person trips/shop/hour, person trips/100
rate. Two days data were collected in each employees/hour, Person trips/entry/hour and person
shopping center to understand the daily variation trips/10 parking spaces/hour. The physical features
between the trip attraction rates. Friday and of six shopping malls are provided in Table 1.
The highest peak hour trip attraction rate is shown in Fig. 2. On weekend, the highest peak
(person trips/1000 ft2/hour) of six shopping centers hour person trip attraction rate was in Mascot plaza
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with 28.8 person trips/1000 ft 2/hour and the lowest trip rate value of 15.3 person trips/1000 ft2/hour
peak hour trip attraction rate was in Metro was found in Metro shopping mall on weekdays.
shopping mall with 20.5 person trips/1000 ft2/hour. Grand average of peak hour person trip attraction
Mascot plaza attracted the highest trip attraction rate was 21.63 person trips/1000 ft2/hour and
rate because it covers all types of shops. The lowest Standard deviation was found 4.33.
35
Weekend
30
Weekday
Person/1000 ft2/hr
25
20
15
10
Plaza A.R Mascot Pink city Rajlaxmi Rapa Plaza Metro
Plaza complex shopping
Mall
Figure 2: Trip attraction rate (person trips/1000 ft2/hour) for different shopping centers.
Plaza A.R obtained with highest peak trips/shop/hour) of six shopping centers. Plaza
hour person/shop/hour on both the days with a A.R had the lowest number of shops but most
value of 4.9 on weekend and 3.6 on weekdays, of them were well renowned and branded shops
whereas Rajlaxmi complex obtained the lowest which attracted the people most. Grand average
trip attraction rate with a value of 1.6 and 1.1 of peak hour person trip attraction rate was 2.34
respectively. Fig. 3 represents the variation in person trips/shop/hour and Standard deviation
peak hour Trip Attraction Rate (Person was found 1.04.
5 Weekend
Weekday
Person/shop/hr
0
Plaza A.R Mascot Plaza Pink city Rajlaxmi Rapa Plaza Metro
complex shopping
Mall
Figure 3: Trip attraction rate (person trips/shop/hour) for different shopping centers.
The variation in peak hours trip attraction A.R. center had the highest trip attraction rate of
rate (person trips/100 employees/hour) of six 163.9 trips/100 employees/hour on weekend and
shopping centers is shown in Fig. 4. Again Plaza 118.5 trips/100 employees/hour on weekday. On
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the contrary, Rajlaxmi complex made the lowest and lowest as it was for the trip attraction rate
trip attraction rate 40.2 trips/100 employees/hour (Person trips/shop/hour). Grand average of peak
on weekend and 28.3 trips/100 employees/hour on hour person trip attraction rate was 67.53 person
weekday. There may be the same reasons to find trips/100 employees/hour and Standard deviation
the same shopping centers to become the highest was found 39.34.
180
160
Weekend
Person/100 employees/hr
140
Weekday
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Plaza A.R Mascot Plaza Pink city Rajlaxmi Rapa Plaza Metro
complex shopping
Mall
Figure 4: Trip attraction rate (person trips/100 employees /hour) for different shopping centers.
Fig. 5 illustrates the variation in peak hour respectively. All the shopping centers got two
trip attraction rate (Person trips/entry/hour) of six openings except Rajlaxmi complex which got three
shopping centers. Rapa plaza had the highest trip openings. Rajlaxmi complex did not attract many
attraction rate (Person trips/entry/hour) with a people compared to their gate opening. Grand
value of 264 on weekend and 189 on weekdays, average of peak hour person trip attraction rate was
whereas Rajlaxmi complex got the lowest trip 173.06 person trips/entry/hour and Standard
attraction rate with a value of 144.7 and 102 deviation was found 43.16.
300
Weekend
Weekday
250
Person/entry/hr
200
150
100
50
Plaza A.R Mascot Plaza Pink city Rajlaxmi Rapa Plaza Metro
complex shopping
Mall
Figure 5: Trip attraction rate (person trips/entry/hour) for different shopping centers.
A vice versa relationship had found spaces/hour. This time Rajlaxmi complex got the
between the trip attraction rate for Person largest trip attraction rate (Person trips/10 parking
trips/entry/hour and the Person trips/10 parking spaces/hour) of 144.7 on weekend and 102 on
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weekday, whereas Rapa plaza got the least trip trip attraction rate (Person trips/10 parking
attraction rate (Person trips/10 parking spaces/hour) spaces/hour) of six shopping centers. Grand
of 44 on weekend 31.5 on weekday. Rapa plaza did average of peak hour person trip attraction rate was
not attract many people compared to their number 72.99 person trips/10 parking spaces/hour and
of parking. Fig. 6 depicts the variation in peak hour Standard deviation was found 35.62.
160
Weekend
140
Person/10 parking spaces/hr
Weekday
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Plaza A.R Mascot Plaza Pink city Rajlaxmi Rapa Plaza Metro
complex shopping
Mall
Figure 6: Trip attraction rate (person trips/10 parking spaces/hour) for different shopping centers.
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