| Author | Wang, Kuo-liang |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-93-33 |
| Subject(s) | Automobile parking--Taiwan--Taipei
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment r equirements
for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GT-93-33 |
| Abstract | Parking problems can be considered as one of the major
contributing factors to traffic congestion probl ems in Taipei
City. Thus , there is an urgent need to a lleviate the parking
problems in the central area of Taipei.
The main objective of this study is to propose the measures
to improve parking problems in the central area of Taipei. In
this research, four car parks (three public and one private ) were
sel ected as the study sites using parking duration survey. Twelve
sites of on-street parking and ten sites of various t ypes of
off - s treet parking were selected for parking inventory s urvey .
One road section was sel ect ed to conduct the travel time and
traffic volume s urveys to examine the effect of before and after
studies of banning the curb parking. In addition, the motorists
were selected randomly to conduct the questionnaires survey in
order t o examine their attitudes and opinions toward the parking
problems and parking facilities in Taipei.
The results of parking duration survey showed that the
cruci al problem of public car parks is the degree of utilization
whic h d e p ends on the p arking fee. It was identified with the
comparisons of parking duration and turnover rates of the
different public car parks. The h igher parking fee caused the
higher turnover rate, and subsequently the l ower degree of
utilization (V/C ratio) were noticed especially at the private
car park. On the contrary, most of public car parks are facing
with higher degree of ut i li zation due to the l ower parking fee
b eing c harged. Besides, the on-street parking is the one of major
reasons to affect t he traffic flows along the road . It was
testified in the travel time and traffic volume surveys as t he
results c l early indicated that travel speeds were significantly
affected by the on-street parking. On the other hand, t he
insufficient parking spaces in Taipei City can be commonly
noticed. Results obtained from questionnaire surveys indicated
that the parking spaces are insufficient as responded by the
overwhelming majority of Taipe i motorists.
To alleviate the problem of insufficient parking spaces, t he
construction of more car parks is t he most direct measure. The
designated parking area, underneath the school playgrounds and
underneath the parks or squares were recommended to con struct
public car parks . Moreover , promotion of the private investment
to construct t he parking facilities is found to be t he most
favored among the respondents. Therefore improvements should be
incorporated according to the users needs and preferences. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GT-93-33 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Yordphol Tanaboriboon; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hokao, Kasunori;Takeyama, Yasushi; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of the Republic of China; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology |