Street design survey and data collection
1. Pedestrian and Cyclist count 30 minute surveys on each side of the road, during peak hr Gender Age Cycle rickshaw Or Goods cycle On/Off footpath
Presentation of pedestrian count - sample <=10 18-25 26-33 34-45 46-64 65+
Presentation of cyclist count – sample
2. Footpath obstruction survey Mark points at intersections along the length of the road, Walk between these points to count: Permanent obstructions Temporary obstructions Parked vehicles
Continuous survey
Types of obstructions Drain covers Dust bins, TNEB box Trees Light pole, parking Road side shops Temporary Permanent
3. Land use analysis Identify for all buildings in the study area: Ground and upper floor land use Number of floors Type of activities in each building
Street vending locations
5. Parking survey To identify parking patterns and occupancy rates Survey should cover Study Area streets + streets within a buffer of 500 m on both sides Both on-street parking + off-street public or semi- public parking Parking demand to be assessed and classified by vehicle type Parking fee structure
Calculating parking requirement Equivalent car space (ECS) Mode Number of vehicles 1 Car 5 bikes 10 bicycles Nearly 2 auto-rickshaws 5 m
Equivalent car space (ECS) Vehicle Parking slot area (sq m) Adopted ECS Car 10 1.0 Two wheeler 2 0.2 Cycle 1 0.1 Auto-rickshaw 4.5 0.7 Cycle rickshaw 2.5 0.5 Bus 39 3.9 HCV 21.6 2.2 LCV Mini Bus 21 1.5
Calculating parking occupancy – Kasthurbhai Nagar 3rd Street Calculations Road length 300m Total length (2 sides of the road) 600m 300 x 2 = 600 Total parking area 1200 sqm 600m x 2 (car width) = 1200 Net parking area (available parking area) 840 sqm 70% x 1200sqm = 840 Net capacity (Max no. of cars parked) 84 ECS 840 / 10 (1 car area) = 84 No. of parked vehicles (as per survey) 57.4 ECS Area occupied by parked ECS 574 sqm 57.4 ECS x 10 (1 car area) = 574 Occupancy 69% 574 sqm of parked ECS / 840 sqm of net parking area = 0.69 Available parking space 226 sqm 22.6 ECS 840 sqm – 574 sqm = 226 sqm = 22.6 ECS
Calculating parking occupancy – 1st Avenue Road, Indira Nagar Calculations Road length 300m Total length (2 sides of the road) 600m 300 x 2 = 600 Total parking area 1200 sqm 600m x 2 (car width) = 1200 Net parking area (available parking area) 840 sqm 70% x 1200sqm = 840 Net capacity (Max no. of cars parked) 84 ECS 840 / 10 (1 car area) = 84 No. of parked vehicles (as per survey) 24.4 ECS Area occupied by parked ECS 244 sqm 24.4 ECS x 10 (1 car area) = 244 Occupancy 29% 244 sqm of parked ECS / 840 sqm of net parking area = 0.29 Available parking space 596 sqm 59.6 ECS 840 sqm – 244 sqm = 226 sqm = 22.6 ECS
Calculating parking occupancy – South Canal Road, Stretch 1 Calculations Road length 240m Total length (2 sides of the road) 480m 240 x 2 = 480 Total parking area 960 sqm 480m x 2 (car width) = 960 Net parking area (available parking area) 672 sqm 70% x 960sqm = 672 Net capacity (Max no. of cars parked) 67.2 ECS 672 / 10 (1 car area) = 67.2 No. of parked vehicles (as per survey) 49.8 ECS Area occupied by parked ECS 498 sqm 49.8 ECS x 10 (1 car area) = 498 Occupancy 74.1% 498 sqm of parked ECS / 672 sqm of net parking area = 0.741 Available parking space 174 sqm 17.4 ECS 672 sqm – 498 sqm = 174 sqm = 17.4 ECS
Calculating parking occupancy – South Canal Road, Stretch 2 Calculations Road length 300m Total length (2 sides of the road) 600m 300 x 2 = 600 Total parking area 1200 sqm 600m x 2 (car width) = 1200 Net parking area (available parking area) 840 sqm 70% x 1200sqm = 840 Net capacity (Max no. of cars parked) 84 ECS 840 / 10 (1 car area) = 84 No. of parked vehicles (as per survey) 74.2 ECS Area occupied by parked ECS 742 sqm 74.2 ECS x 10 (1 car area) = 742 Occupancy 88.4% 742 sqm of parked ECS / 840 sqm of net parking area = .884 Available parking space 98 sqm 9.8 ECS 840 sqm – 742 sqm = 98 sqm = 9.8 ECS
Parking occupancy Available parking spaces-726 ECS Occupied parking spaces-318 ECS