An Allocation Model for Curb and Off-Street Parking Facilities: Capacity Coordinating with Urban Road Network Capacity

Abstract

Parking facility capacity and city road network capacity are interrelated, and this results in problems such as parking disorder and transportation inefficacy if they are out of balance. So it is necessary to study the relationships between them in order to confirm the supply and distribution of parking facilities. This paper introduces the concept of road network capacity in the programming of parking facilities. The supply of curb parking facilities is the vinculum of parking supply capacity and road network capacity in the city. A model considering capacity configuration of parking facilities and networks is established to satisfy the expectation level of network service and balance the parking supply and network capacity. Finally, an example in (1~4 park area) the city of TongLin in the Anhui province is demonstrated to prove the maneuverability of the method.