PARKING DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF KADUNA.

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1993-05
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HARUNA, SARATU MU5A
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ABSTRACT The Central Business District (CBD) of any city is its economic, political and social nerve centre. Because of those activities large numbers of vehicles are attracted there. There are several parking problems experienced in the Kaduna CBD. This study focused on measuring the parking demand and supply in the Kaduna CBD. The object is understanding the charactersitics of parking in the CBD as a basis for making recommendations for effective planned provision of parking facilities. Quantitative and qualitative characteristices of parking, including aspects of parking durations in the CBD were surveyed. For the purpose of the study, the CBD was divided into four landuse sectors. Parking deficits and surpluses in the different sectors were determined. Some of the findings in the study include the fact that parking facilities are in short supply in all the sectors. The entire CBD is in short supply of public parking areas especially for long-term parking. Most of the private business/commercial centres of the CBD use kerbsides for parking. This practice is found to be responsible for a high percentage of traffic hold-ups experienced especially along busy streets like Ahmadu Bella Way, Ibrahim Taiwo Road and Broadcasting Road. Having established the level of demand fur parking facilities the study set out to examine and establish the space requirements to meet the present and future levels of parking demand. Against -vthe background of the findings, recommendations were made for surface parking within the CBD. Recommendations were made both for on-street and off-street parking at the areas" considered most appropriate. Two design proposals were made, one for on-street parking and the other for off-street parking. Other general policy recommendations were made for parking in the CBD as well as for further research.
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ABSTRACT The Central Business District (CBD) of any city is its economic, political and social nerve centre. Because of those activities large numbers of vehicles are attracted there. There are several parking problems experienced in the Kaduna CBD. This study focused on measuring the parking demand and supply in the Kaduna CBD. The object is understanding the charactersitics of parking in the CBD as a basis for making recommendations for effective planned provision of parking facilities. Quantitative and qualitative characteristices of parking, including aspects of parking durations in the CBD were surveyed. For the purpose of the study, the CBD was divided into four landuse sectors. Parking deficits and surpluses in the different sectors were determined. Some of the findings in the study include the fact that parking facilities are in short supply in all the sectors. The entire CBD is in short supply of public parking areas especially for long-term parking. Most of the private business/commercial centres of the CBD use kerbsides for parking. This practice is found to be responsible for a high percentage of traffic hold-ups experienced especially along busy streets like Ahmadu Bella Way, Ibrahim Taiwo Road and Broadcasting Road. Having established the level of demand fur parking facilities the study set out to examine and establish the space requirements to meet the present and future levels of parking demand. Against -vthe background of the findings, recommendations were made for surface parking within the CBD. Recommendations were made both for on-street and off-street parking at the areas" considered most appropriate. Two design proposals were made, one for on-street parking and the other for off-street parking. Other general policy recommendations were made for parking in the CBD as well as for further research.
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PARKING,, DEMAND,, SUPPLY,, CENTRAL,, BUSINESS,, DISTRICT,, KADUNA..
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