Concept of Parking Study Management in the Ja...

Concept of Parking Study Management in the Jaipur City

Author Name : Saharsh Agrawal, Deepak Mathur

ABSTRACT

Jaipur is one of the important cities of Rajasthan known for its religious and historical importance. It is a mid-sized city having population of about 42 lac. Transportation is the key infrastructure of a country. As road transportation gives personal mobility to the person, the vehicle ownership rate has increased at a fast rate. This increase in the number of vehicles has given birth to the problem of parking. The availability of less space in urban areas has increased demand for parking space, especially in shopping centers, public places and office complexes. It also has an impact on transportation development. With the growing population of motor vehicles, the problem of parking has assumed serious proportions in the town. Shortage of parking spaces forces drivers to park their vehicles on the road which further creates lot of problems like congestion, jams, accidents and also reduces effective road width. The objective of this study is to identify the current parking supply and parking demand in Jaipur city. The study consists of parking usage survey using fixed period sampling method. It is found that the utilization percentage of on-the-road parking space varies from 68 to 424.75 percent of all the eight sites considered in the study. The average utilization factor is 243%. At present the demand for parking exceeds the parking space available on the roads for all the ten parking sites. Separate parking lots, in addition to properly marked on-the-road parking bays, need to be provided on the available spaces close to the studied areas to address the problem of parking. Data was collected from different sites along main corridors of Jaipur. The sites were selected in such a manner that they cover all locations of substantial parking along main routes of the city. The sites selected for the study are Ajmeri gate, Johari Bazar, Railway Station, Choti Chopad, Badi Chopad, Chand pole, Sindhi Camp, Collectorate Circle

Key Words: motor vehicles, parking, parking demand, Jaipur city, parking space, problem of parking.