International Journal of Engineering Research
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 7

A Study on Parking Needs at Intersections-Case of Surat T. P. Schemes

  • Author:
  • Bhasker Vijaykumar Bhatt1,, Fenil Rajeshkumar Gandhi2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 449 to 452

1Department of Civil Engineering, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India

2Department of Water Resources Engineering, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding Email: bhasker.bhatt@scet.ac.in

Online published on 8 November, 2017.

Abstract

Paper discusses parking needs at intersections of developed T. P. Schemes of Surat under the GTPUD Act, 1976. Land use and width of road along with existing parking facilities have an impact where the act has no specific provisions. Study identifies Parking consumes 0.1%-2.46% road land at intersections.

Keywords

Land use, Parking, Road arm width, Surat, Urban intersection