APPRAISAL OF MULTILEVEL CAR PARKING FACILITY AT KG ROAD-CBD AREA, BENGALURU CITY

Abstract

Due to the tremendous increase in Vehicular growth rate and city’s population in recent time, terrific changes in land use is also observed. Traffic congestion on the roads is very rampant. Increased traffic congestion is making it tougher and tougher to get around on our regions roads. As there are more than 45.91 Lakh vehicles registered in Bengaluru as for 2013. Parking is one of the major problems that are created by the increasing vehicular traffic. It has an impact on transport development. The availability of less space in urban areas has increased demand for parking space especially in central business area, which affects the mode choice and has a great economic impact. Increasing parking demand together with limited parking supply and the absence of a parking regulation is an impediment to the smooth flow of traffic. The provision of multi-level parking system and other parking management strategies and their effective use emerges as the most viable initiatives in the large cities. The scope of the study encompasses Zone wise On-street and Off-street Parking Surveys, Opinion survey, Road Inventory survey at and around KG Road MLCP which is one of the Busiest CBD areas in Central Bangalore. The relevant data were investigated and analysed. Based on the above data the Multi Storey Car parking system characteristics have been analysed and management has been assessed and parking management strategies or measures have been proposed.This Report highlights the surveys done, the analytical results, the future parking demand, constraint at the MLCPs with possible solutions and the justification on the need of MLCP at KG Road.