Study of Parking Accumulation in Major On-Street Parking Spots in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Abstract

Rajshahi is a metropolitan city in Bangladesh and a major industrial centre of North Bengal. Parking is one of the major problems. The availability of less space has increased the demand for parking space especially in major roads. On-street car parking is now creating severe transportation problems in major roads of Rajshahi city. In order to accommodate the large volume of vehicle, small cities and towns must develop to affect their infrastructures-roads, flyovers, car parks and other facilities. This paper aims to explicate the parking scenario of the major roads of Rajshahi city through analysing the parking accumulation rate. The study tried to explore the possibilities of moderating the present parking problems of the roads. Required data has been collected from eight parking spots from 9am-7pm. The study found that the highest parking accumulation rate is 2167 at 12am-1pm at Railgate parking spot and the lowest is at Vodra parking spot which is 606 at 9-10am. The analysis shows parking accumulation value of other study area lies between the value of Railgate and Vodra parking point. As the traffic on the existing road system increases, congestion becomes serious problems. Thus there could be medium and long term solution measures.