停车类问题中英文翻译旅游古城斋浦尔的停车管理战略.docx
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停车类问题中英文翻译旅游古城斋浦尔的停车管理战略
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《ParkingManagementStrategyfortheWalledCityofJaipur》
ParkingManagementStrategyfortheWalledCityofJaipur
Jaipurisaveryfastgrowingmetropolitancitywhichhasrecordedexponentialgrowthofpopulationinthelastfourdecades.ThegrowthofvehiclepopulationinJaipurisveryalarming.Thepublictransportsystemisveryweakandthisispropellingthegrowthofindividualmodesoftransport.TheeconomicactivitiesarecongregatingandintensifyinginthewalledcityofJaipurasaresultofwhichalargenumberofpassengerandgoodstransporttripsoriginateandendinthewalledcity.Thissituationiswarrantingtheneedforadequateparkingfacilitiesandappropriatemanagementpolicies,iftheactivitiesofwalledcityaretosustain.ThispaperpresentsthesurveyscarriedouttoassesstheparkingdemandandsupplywithinthewalledcityofJaipur.Theparkingdemandisprojectedforthehorizonyearandtheshortfallisestimated.Theprivatesectorparticipationtomeettheprojecteddemandbyimplementingparkingmanagementandpricingpoliciesisalsoillustratedinthepaper.
Keywords:
Parkingaccumulation;Parkingduration;Parkingdemand;Parkingdesign;Parkingpolicy
INTRODUCTION
Metropolitancentresinthecountryareincreasingbothinnumberandpopulation.Therewere23suchcitiesin1991andtheseareexpectedtobe40bytheturnofthecentury1.Mostofthesecitieshavedevelopedfromhistoricaltimes.Theeconomicactivitiesliketrade,commerceandadministrationcreatedintheoldpartsofthecitiesaregettingdensifiedrapidly.Insomecitiesthehistoricspotsoftouristinterestarealsolocatedintheseoldparts.Consequentlytheintensityofjourneystotheseactivitycentresareincreasing.Theimprovementintheeconomicstatusofthepeoplecoupledwithavailabilityofpersonalmodesoftransporthascontributedtothegrowthinvehiculartraffictotheactivitycentres.Theresultingscenarioisthattheroadsleadingtothesecentresarefloodedwithvehiclesofalltypesresultingincongestion.Anothertypicalfeatureoftheseareasisthatthecarriagewayandfootpaths,meantrespectivelyforvehicularandpedestriantraffic,areoccupiedbyhawkersandvendorsreducingthecapacityofcarriagewaysaddingtotheproblemsofcrawlingtrafficandchokedroads.Asoftodaythecommercialareasineverycityarefacedwithproblemsofparking,congestion,accidentsandenvironmentalpollution.Theplannersandadministrators,concernedwiththeseproblems,aretryingtofindsolutions.ThepresentpaperdescribesoneoftheattemptsofplannersinfindingoutsolutiontotheparkingproblemsofwalledcityinJaipur.ThepaperincludesdescriptionoftheparkingproblemsinwalledcityofJaipur,fieldstudiesconductedtoassessthecharacteristicsofparkingandremedialmeasuressuggestedalongwithasuitableparkingpolicy.
PARKINGPROBLEMSINJAIPURCITY
Jaipurisoneofthemetropolitancitiesinthecountrywithapopulationofover1.5millionandisobservedtobegrowingat49%perdecade1.BesidesbeingthecapitalcityofRajasthan,thecityofJaipurisamajortouristcentreinthecountryaswell.Majorportionsofeconomicactivitiesofthecityarelocatedinwalledcityarea,spreadingover6.7km2.Thisareais,besideshavingheavilyconcentratedactivities,averyimportanttouristcentreandattractstouristsfromallovertheglobe.Theeconomicactivitiesintheformofwholesaletrade,commerce,householdindustries,administrationandtouristspotsgenerateheavytraffictoandfromtheseareas.Thelimitedroadspaceoftheareaiscongestedwithvehicularandpedestriantraffic.Theshopkeepersandvendorsalsooccupythesidewalksandcarriageways.Consequentlythetrafficintheseareasisfacingacutecongestion,bottlenecksandhazards.Theenvironmentalpollutionaswellasphysicalandvisualintrusionsarealsosomeoftheotherproblemsincreasinglyfacedbytheresidentsandthevisitorstothearea.
Parkingdemandinthewalledcityareaismetmainlybyroadsideparkingalongallmajorroadsandthereisnomajoroff-streetparkingfacility.Withtheeverincreasingparkingdemandthevehiclesareparkedintworowsoncarriageways.Footpathsarealsofilledwithparkedvehicles.Whilethereisheavydemandforparking,thelimitedenforcementofregulatorymeasuresfailtocontrolandmanagetheparkingproblems.TheJaipurDevelopmentAuthority(JDA)concernedwiththegrowingdemandforparkingandtherelatedproblems,(ie,trafficcirculation,congestionetc),requestedtheCentralRoadResearchInstitute.NewDelhi,tostudytheparkingproblemsandsuggestpoliciesandschemesofmanagement.Inthelightoftheresourceandtimeconstraints,aswellasseverityofproblems,thescopeofthestudywasrestrictedtoKishanpolebazaarinthewest,
Tripoliabazaarinthenorth,MirzaIsmailRoad(MIRoad)inthesouthandJoharibazaarintheeastasshowninFigure1.
Figure1Mapshowingthestudyarea
OBJECTIVEANDSCOPEOFTHESTUDY
Thestudywastakenupwiththefollowingobjectives:
otoassesstheparkingdemandandcharacteristicsofthestudyarea;
otoassessthetrafficoperatingconditionsonthemajorroadswithinthestudyarea;
otoprojecttheparkingdemandofthefuture;
otoexplorethepossibilitiesofaugmentingtheparkingspaces;and
otodevelopparkingmanagementschemesandpoliciestomeettheparking
demandofthepresentandfuture.
FIELDSTUDIES
Withaviewtoassesstheexistingparkingdemand,parkingsupply,trafficvolumeandtrafficspeedonmajorroadsandrelateddatawascollectedbycarryingoutfieldsurveys,namely,
otrafficvolumesurvey;
ospeedanddelaysurveyoftraffic;
oparkingdurationandaccumulationsurveys;
ousersopinionsurvey;
oinventoryofregulatorymeasuresofparking;and
oinventoryofparkingspaces.
TrafficVolumeSurvey
Thissurveywascarriedoutbetween0900hand1300handbetween1600hand2000honanormalworkingdayatmid-blocklocationsofthefollowingroadsections:
oKishanpoleBazaar;
oChauraRastha;
oJohariBazaar;and
oTripoliaBazaar.
SpeedandDelaySurveys
Speedanddelaystudieswereconductedonallthemajorroadsectionstoobtainaveragejourneyspeedsandrelateddelaysduringthemorningandeveningpeakhours.Theroadsectionsincludedinthesurveyare:
oKishanpoleBazaar;
oChauraRastha;
oJohariBazaar;
oTripoliaBazaar;
oNehruBazaar;
oBapuBazaar;and
oMirzaIsmailRoad.
ParkingSurveys
Thesesurveyswerecarriedouttoassesstheparkingdemand,parkingcharacteristics,parkingaccumulationanddurationwithinthestudyarea.
UsersSurvey
Bothtwo-wheelerandfour-wheeleruserswereinterviewedonsamplingbasistoobtainthedataonsocio-economiccharacteristics,purposeofthetrip,originoftrip,durationofparking,timeneededtowalktothefinaldestinationandproblemsfacedwhileparking.Theinterviewscoveredallthesevenroadsectionsmentionedinthespeedanddelaystudies.
InventoryofRegulationandControl
Theinventoryofregulatoryandcontrolmeasuresthatareinvoguehavebeenidentifiedandtheprevailingenforcementmeasureshavebeenstudiedthroughfieldinspection.Theinventorysurveycoveredalltheroadsectionsmentionedinspeedanddelaystudies.
InventoryofOff-streetParkingFacilities
Inventoryofthetwoavailableoff-streetparkingfacilitiesinthevicinityofthestudyareahasbeencarriedout.Thisincludedtheassessmentoftheavailablespacesandtheireffectivenessasparkinglots.
TRAFFICCHARACTERISTICS
Thedatacollectedthroughsurveyshavebeenanalysedtounderstandthenatureandmagnitudeofthetrafficproblemsandparkingcharacteristics.Theseaspectsoftrafficarediscussedhere.
TrafficVolume
Theroadsectionsinthestudyareaarefoundtocarrytrafficnotonlyterminatingtotheactivitieslocatedinthestudyareabutalsotootherareas(throughtraffic).ThepeakhourtrafficandcompositionpresentedinTable1showthatthetrafficvolumerangesfrom3600vehicles/hto8200vehicles/h.ThemaximumflowwasobservedonTripoliaBazaar.Itisinterestingtonotethatthetwo-wheelers,cyclesandcyclerickshawsaccountedformorethan85%ofthetraffic.TripoliaBazaarhasmaximumpercentageofnon-motorisedtraffic(morethan50%).
ParkingAccumulation
Vehiclesparkedinthestudyareacomprisedtwo-wheelers,cycles,cyclerickshaws,fourwheelersandgoodsvehicles,suchas,pedalcartsandcyclecarts.Amongstthesetwo-wheelerandcyclerickshawsweredominant.PeakparkingdemandofvehiclesonselectedroadsectionsispresentedinTable2.ThetableshowsthatTripoliaBazaarrankshighwith1882vehiclesfollowedbyJohariBazaarwith1604vehicles.Theparkingdemandfortheentirestudyareaintermsofequivalentcar
spaces(ECS)wasworkedouttobe3985.ThehourlyvariationsintermsofthevehiclesparkedondifferentroadsectionsarepresentedinFigure2.Fromthefigureitcanbeobservedthattheaccumulationreachesmaximumby1200handdeclinesgraduallybyafternoonandagainbecomesmaximumintheeveningby1830h.
ParkingDuration
Dataondurationofparkingofthecarsandtwo-wheelersinthestudyareahasbeenanalysed.Cumulativepercentagesofcarsandtwo-wheelersparkedfordifferenttimedurationarepresentedinFigure3.Itcanbeseenfromthefigurethat60%ofcarsand55%oftwo-wheelerswereparkedforlessthanhalfanhour.Similarly,78%ofcarsand75%oftwo-wheelersareparkedforlessthanonehour.Theparkingdurationoftwo-wheelersisobservedtobemorethanthatofcars.Thismaybeduetotheshopkeepersowningtwo-wheelersandparkin