PARKING LOT DESIGN: THE ROLE OF MODELS IN PROVIDING THE BEST LAYOUT. NEW ZEALAND ROADING SYMPOSIUM 1987. VOLUME 3

The efficient design of parking lots is an important element in the development of transport infrastructure. The design process often adopted, is based on design manuals outlining the minimum size of the components and the experience of the designer. This process may not result in the best design. It is of particular concern that this process does not provide any quantitative information on the "level of service" resulting from the choice of a parking layout. Models of parking systems provide this assistance. Existing models provide information on the utilisation of the parking system, its capacity, the best distribution of parking space usage and the delay experienced by parkers. Recent developments in these models has been aided by the rapid developments in computer and graphics technology. This paper reviews developments in models of parking lots. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 810782. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  National Roads Board, New Zealand

  P.O. Box 12-041
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • YOUNG, W
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 465-474
• Serial:
  • Publication of: UNITED NATIONS
  • Publisher: United Nations
  • ISSN: 0252-4392

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Conferences; Design; Information processing; Layout; Level of service; Mathematical models; Parking; Parking demand; Parking lots; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• ITRD Terms: 643: Capacity (road, footway); 8525: Conference; 9010: Delay; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 1772: Driver; 2885: Layout; 653: Level of service; 6473: Mathematical model; 955: Parking; 975: Parking place (one veh only); 8645: Software; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476406
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-477-07156-2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM