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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Current Parking StandardsShopping Centre's

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5000

m2)

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ity (5

000

– 15

000m

2)

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l (>1

5000

m2)

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od (<

5000

m2)

Com

mun

ity (5

000

– 15

000m

2)

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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

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ber P

arki

ng b

ays

Req

uire

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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

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atio

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atio

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3.3

6

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

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atio

Standard

Parking R

atio

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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

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2.9

6

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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2

3

4

5

6

7

3.3

5.9

4.6

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Shopping Centre’s Surveyed

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imum

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vera

ge P

arki

ng

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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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