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Parking studies

Parking is one of the major problems that is


created by the increasing road traffic. It is an
impact of transport development.
The availability of less space in urban areas has
increased the demand for parking space
especially in areas like Central business district.
Parking studies
Any vehicle will at one time be
parked short time or longer time,
provision of parking facilities is
essential

Need for parking spaces is usually


very great in areas of business,
residential, or commercial
activities.

Park-and-ride increased the


parking demand at transit stations
Parking studies
Providing adequate parking space to meet the
demand for parking in the Central Business
District (CBD)

Parking bays along curbs


reduce the capacity of streets and may affect
the level of service

Parking studies are used to determine the


demand for and the supply of parking facilities
in the area, the projection demand and the
views of various interest groups on how best to
solve this problem.
Definitions of parking terms
Parking accumulation
It is defined as the number of vehicles parked at a given instant
of time. Normally this is expressed by accumulation curve.
Accumulation curve is the graph obtained by plotting the
number of bays occupied with respect to time.
Parking volume
Parking volume is the total number of vehicles parked at a given
duration of time. This does not account for repetition of vehicles.
The actual volume of vehicles entered in the area is recorded.
Parking load
Parking load gives the area under the accumulation curve. It can
also be obtained by simply multiplying the number of vehicles
occupying the parking area at each time interval with the time
interval. It is expressed as vehicle hours.
Definitions of parking terms
Definitions of parking terms
Average parking duration:
It is the ratio of total vehicle hours to the number of
vehicles parked.
parking duration = parking load/parking volume
Parking turnover:
It is the ratio of number of vehicles parked in a
duration to the number of parking bays available.
parking turnover = parking volume/No. of bays
available
Parking index:
It is the ratio of number of bays occupied in a time
duration to the total space available. It gives an
aggregate measure of how effectively the parking
space is utilized.
Parking problem
Definitions of parking terms
Parking Demand:
The number of vehicles with drivers desiring to park at a
specific location or in a general area. It is usually expressed
as the number of vehicles during the peak-parking hour.

Parking Supply
The number of spaces available for use, usually classified by
on-street curb (metered and unmetered), lot and garage.
Further differentiation of the types of parking is useful, such
as those available to the general public, and private spaces
reserved for a specific purpose such as loading.

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