Lecture 17

Question 1

Who are the stakeholders in parking

Answer 1

#Drivers
#Businesses
#Developers
#urban residents
#Pedestrians

Question 2

How is parking demand divided

Answer 2

# If it is at trip origin then it is for residence
# if it is at trip destination then it is for work, business, shopping....

Question 3

How is parking supplied

Answer 3

# On street through curbside 
# Off street through parking lots and parking garages

Question 4

On street parking is convenient for whom

Answer 4

Curb side parking is convenient for people running errands (short trips) and for goods delivery

Question 5

True or false
Curb space is a valuable resource and privilege that needs to be restricted especially in CBD (central business district)

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Prohibition o on-street parking to maintain road way capacity is necessary because streets should favor vehicle movement over vehicle storage

Answer 6

true

Question 7

Off - street parking

Answer 7

#Surface parking : desirable where land is less expensive
# parking garages: underground or above ground, appropriate where land is expensive

Question 8

Parking by duration

Answer 8

#Short term parking (<1/2 hrs like loading-unloading trucks)
#Shopper parking (<2 hrs)
#long term parking (employee or residential , should not use curbside)

Question 9

Acceptable walking distance when parking for long term users versus short term users

Answer 9

long term users will generally accept longer walking distance than short term users as customers or visitors

Question 10

parking area types
Off street parking is the most common and accepted method facility parking needs
on street

Answer 10

True

Question 11

In off street parking we must ensure at least 15 meters distance is provided from proposed area parking entrances and the exists to intersections

Answer 11

true see page 36

Question 12

In on street parking area type

See page 38

Answer 12

favor parallel parking

# Maintain a minimum distance of 15 meters from on-street
parking spaces to intersections and off-street parking area
entrances
# ensure street maintain required traffic capacity
#– Break up long lines of vehicles with occasional planting
island projections

Question 13

Parking configurations

See pic 43

Answer 13

#Parallel configuration 
# Perpendicular configuration
#Angled (30,45,60 degrees) to the driving lane (one way operation)

Question 14

As a general rule of thumb , the closer to perpendicular parking configuration, the more vehicles that can be parked per linear meter. Thus the area required by each parking configuration will vary.

Answer 14

True
(72 veh for perpendicular or 90 degrees parking per 100 linear meter versus less than 40 vehicles for 30 degrees parking.)

Question 15

Name the advantages of parallel parking

Answer 15

#Functional in extremely narrow and linear spaces.
# Requires minimum pavement area

Question 16

Name the disadvantages of parallel parking

Answer 16

# Difficult maneuvers for most drivers
# Less visibility of adjacent traffic
# Inefficient use of on-street space

Question 17

Name the advantages of perpendicular parking

Answer 17

#Functional with one way or two way aisles(ممرات)
#Most efficient and economical (max veh per linear meter and per squarer meter, effective in low turnover rate )

Question 18

Name the disadvantages of perpendicular parking

Answer 18

# requires widest area
# Difficult maneuvering for some drivers
# Two-way traffic can create some visibility problems

Question 19

Name the advantages of 60 degrees parking

Answer 19

# fast turnover rate
# Easy maneuvering in and out of parking spaces
# Good visibility
# Lends itself to one way aisles

Question 20

Name the disadvantages of 60 degrees parking

Answer 20

# Requires more pavement per vehicle than perpendicular configuration
# handles fewer vehicles per linear meter 
 # Difficulties of inefficient circulation pattern and one-way aisles

Question 21

Name the advantages of 45 degrees parking

Answer 21

– Reduced width requirements for layout
– Easy maneuvering in and out of parking spaces
– Good visibility to the rear

Question 22

Name the disadvantages of 45 degrees parking

Answer 22

Doesn’t work well with two-way aisles
– Requires more pavement per vehicle than perpendicular
parking configuration

Question 23

Name the advantages of 30 degrees parking

Answer 23

– Easy parking

– Reduced width requirements for layout

Question 24

Name the disadvantages of 30 degrees parking

Answer 24

Requires the most pavement per vehicle

– Doesn’t work well with two-way aisles