Estimate parking generation rates for educational sites

Abstract

The benefits of providing sufficient parking spaces in a particular place return to the whole city, not just the intended place. Estimation of the required parking demand must rely on rates and models produced from the local studies, according to the local conditions, transportation habits, and law. This research is interested in educational sites (universities and colleges) in Iraq and works to establish a reliable reference to determine the required parking supply for them. Four educational sites in Baghdad city were selected to develop parking generation rates and models, besides two other sites were also chosen to verify the developed rates and models. Data collection was conducted using interviews and field surveys. Two kinds of data are collected, the first is about site characteristics, employees, and population, and the second is about the parked car accumulation, of three days, during two periods (am and pm). And then all the collected data were analyzed, and by using several different variables many parking generation rates and models were produced. The Data analysis and model production was done by using (SPSS) computer program. The research adopted the American Institute of transportation engineers (ITE) procedure as the main work reference. The results of the study can be used as guidance for the local government agencies to determine the required amount of parking spaces for educational sites.