Evaluation of parking provisions within the Ethekwini region
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EVALUATION OF PARKING PROVISIONS WITHIN THE ETHEKWINI REGION
Authors: Ms Nicolene Padayachee and Mr Neeraj Sunker
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Introduction
The Importance Of Parking Types of Shopping Centre’s
Effective Parking Requirements
National Parking Standards
Parking Standards For Shopping Centre's
Primary Aim Of This Paper
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BackgroundThe White Paper For Transport in South Africa (DOT, 1996)
Use of Public Transport over
Private Car Travel
Integrated Planning Land Use, Transport
Infrastructure, Transport Operations
and Bulk Services
Provincial Spatial Development Plans
Restraint on Private Car Usage
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The EThekwini Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network IRPTN
Go Durban!
Aims of Go Durban!
Ease of Access andElectronic Ticketing
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The EThekwini Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network IRPTN
Linkage between Bridge City Durban Central, Pinetown, Umlazi and Umhlanga
Nine Transport Corridors Linked by Bus, Rail and Taxi
Access to Safe, Affordable and Quality Scheduled Public Transport
Ethekwini Municipality Department of Transport
City of uMhlathuze City of Johannesburg0
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Authority
Num
ber o
f bay
s / 1
00m
2 PF
A
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Current Parking StandardsShopping Centre's
Nei
ghbo
urho
od (<
5000
m2)
Com
mun
ity (5
000
– 15
000m
2)
Reg
iona
l (>1
5000
m2)
Nei
ghbo
urho
od (<
5000
m2)
Com
mun
ity (5
000
– 15
000m
2)
Reg
iona
l (>1
5000
m2)
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Hierarchy of Shopping Centre’sCategorized According to Gross Leasable Area (GLA)
South African Trip Generation Manual
Local Centre400m2 to 2 000m2
Neighborhood Centre
2 000m2 to 15 000m2
Community Centre
15 000m2 to 30 000m2
Regional Centre30 000m2 +
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7 Bays/100m27 or 6 Bays/100m2 5 Bays/100m2
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Parking Demand Factors Influencing Parking Demand
Car OwnershipCar Availability
and Car Ownership by Area
Shopping Centre’s
Generates the largest aggregate off-street demand
for parking
Factors Influencing
Parking Standards
Accessibility of Shopping Centre’s
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Traffic Surveys
Parking Surveys Shopping Centre’s Surveys
Parking surveys were conducted at various shopping Centre's within the eThekwini Municipality with limited funding
Shopping Centers were selected randomly and vehicles were recorded entering & exiting the establishments during the peak hours
Surveys were conducted on a month-end Friday between 12h00 to 19h00
Payment dates for salaries, which influences spending behavior, varies from institution to institution and range between the 15th to 30th of the month
Research
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EThekwini Map Infographic
Waterloo Spar
Bluff Shopping
Centre
The Crescent
Phoenix Pick n Pay
Westville Mall
Waterloo Spar (5
577m2)
The Crescent (7
968m2)
Westville Mall (10
350m2)
Phoenix Pick n Pay (14 750m2)
Bluff Shopping Centre (14 900m2)
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1000
335
478
621
885 894
Shopping Centre’sParking Ratio: 6 bays/100m2
Tota
l Num
ber P
arki
ng b
ays
Req
uire
d
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Parking Requirements for Shopping Centre’s Surveyed
Reg
iona
l
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Waterloo Spar
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Parking Survey Result: Waterloo Spar
Highest Average Parking Standard 0
100
200
300
400
182
335
Waterloo Spar
Num
ber o
f Par
king
Bay
s
Observe
d Parking R
atio
Standard
Parking R
atio
01234567
3.3
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Waterloo Spar
Num
ber o
f B
ays/
100m
2
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The Crescent
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Parking Survey Result: The Crescent
Highest Average Parking Standard 0
100
200
300
400
500 469 478
The Crescent
Num
ber o
f Par
king
Bay
s
Observe
d Parking R
atio
Standard
Parking R
atio
01234567
5.9 6
The Crescent
Num
ber o
f B
ays/
100m
2
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Westville Mall
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Parking Survey Result: Westville Mall
Highest Average Parking Standard 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
471
621
Westville Mall
Num
ber o
f Par
king
Bay
s
Observe
d Parking R
atio
Standard
Parking R
atio
01234567
4.6
6
Westville Mall
Num
ber o
f B
ays/
100m
2
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Phoenix Pick n Pay
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Parking Survey Result: Phoenix Pick n Pay
Highest Average Parking Standard 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
448
885
Phoenix Pick n Pay
Num
ber o
f Par
king
Bay
s
Observe
d Parking R
atio
Standard
Parking R
atio
01234567
3
6
Phoenix Pick n Pay
Num
ber o
f B
ays/
100m
2
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Bluff Shopping Centre
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Parking Survey Result: Bluff Shopping Centre
Highest Average Parking Standard 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
431
894
Bluff Shopping Centre
Num
ber o
f Par
king
Bay
s
Observe
d Parking R
atio
Standard
Parking R
atio
01234567
2.9
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Bluff Shopping Centre
Num
ber o
f B
ays/
100m
2
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Summary of Parking Survey Result
Waterloo Spar The Crescent Westville Mall Phoenix Pick n Pay
Bluff Shopping Centre
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
3.3
5.9
4.6
3 2.9
Shopping Centre’s Surveyed
Max
imum
Obs
erve
d A
vera
ge P
arki
ng
Rat
ioN
umbe
r of b
ays
/ 100
m2
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Summary
Locality(Low, Medium or High)
Availability of Public Transport
Car Ownership LSM Level (Living Standards Measure)
Catchment Area Cost of Parking Bays(From R595 – R6050/m2)
The current parking standards should not be unilaterally applied but rather, cognizance should be taken to the following influencing factors:
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ConclusionThe current parking standards donot support the national and local initiatives of public transport
In fact the current rates do the opposite in that is encourages private motor vehicles usage
Diversity in Parking Requirements and supplementary provisions
THANK YOU !
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