| Author | Villanueva, Edwin G. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. TE-95-03 |
| Subject(s) | Automobile parking--Philippines--Davao
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of
Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering
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| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. TE-95-03 |
| Abstract | The dismal impact of increasing economic activities left most Asian cities confronted with
various parking problems such as insufficiency of parking spaces, illegal parking, ineffective
parking ordinances, etc .. There is a pressing need to address such issues.
This study explores the parking characteristics in the Central Business District (CBD) of
Davao City, Philippines, specifically on the adapted parking ordinances, the current parking
supply, and the degree and efficiency of parking space utilization. The adapted stall dimensions in
the Philippines do not differ much from the other developing countries. However, an
investigation on the length of parallel parking stall showed that it can still be revised to conform
with local conditions. An inventory on the parking supply revealed that most of the available
parking spaces are accounted from curb spaces. Parking charges in off-street facilities are more
than double of what the on-street parking charging. Moreover, majority of the off-street parking
facilities are restricted and cannot be easily accessed by the general motorists. Consequently, the
degree of utilization of off-street facilities has been relatively low compared to that of the curb
spaces. Considering the entire study area, parking supply still exceeds the demand, although some
curbs are showing excessive utilization causing illegal parking.
Improvement in terms parking efficiency increases the attractiveness of a facility with
respect to the user's point of view, causing degree of utilization to rise. PARKSIM 1.3, a
microcomputer simulation model has been introduced in this study to assess the degree of parking
performance of various layouts simulated at varying degree of utilization and to determine the
most desirable layout. The result showed that the most efficient layout is having 2.4 meter by 5.0
meter parking stall dimension, angle of orientation of 65 degree, and aisle width of 5.0 meters. On
the other hand, on-street parking implementation has been found to be financially losing and
requires subsidy from the City Government. Off-street parking development is financially
attractive only if the present parking fee levels could be increased to P 35.00 for the first three
hours and P 12.00 per hour thereafter, or P 1050.00 per month. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. TE-95-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Transportation Engineering (TE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Yordphol Tanaboriboon;Okuyama, Yasuhide; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nagarur, Nagendra N.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Keidanren Foundation
(The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |