Parking Study

Highway Engineering

Prepared by:Ghanashyam prajapati

Parking studies (objectives) Understand parking planning is an

integral part of transportation planning

Know the definition of parking terms Learn the methodology of parking

studies Learn how to find out space

requirements for a parking garage

Definitions of parking termsParking index Percentage of ratio of no. of parked vehicles to

theoretical no. of bays available.Parking volume

The total number of vehicles that park in a study area during specific length of time (usually a day)

Parking accumulation

The number of parked vehicles in a study are at any specified time.

Parking load The area under the accumulation curve between two specific times. (space-hours)

Parking duration

The length of time a vehicle is parked at a parking bay.

Parking turnover

The rate of use of a parking space. Divide the parking volume for a specified period by the number of parking spaces.

Four types of parking studies

1. parking space inventory2. Parking usage survey by patrol3. Questionnaire type parking usage

survey4. Cordon count

Types of parking facilities

On-street parking facilities:

1. Parallel Parking2. 30° angle parking3. 45° angle parking4. 60° angle parking5. Right angle parking

Off street parking1. Surface car park2. Multi-storey parks3. Roof parks4. Mechanical car parks5. Underground car parks

Surface car park

Multi-storey car park

Roof parks

Mechanical car parks

Underground car parks

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