2. 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
3. Definitions of parking terms
Parking 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.
4. Four types of parking studies
1. parking space inventory
2. Parking usage survey by patrol
3. Questionnaire type parking usage
survey
4. Cordon count