Characteristics of on-street parking : case study al-Rowad street in al-Mansour area-Baghdad

Abstract EN

Parking facility is one of the important means to regulate traffic and facilitate the movement of vehicles in commercial, industrial and entertainment areas.

On-street parking is one of the most important problems that need to be managed and organized, especially at peak hours for the area.

In the Mansour area and Al-Rowad Street in particular, it is one of the important streets in the city of Baghdad and is due to the presence of various commercial centers, such as Al-Mansour Mall, in addition to shopping centers, restaurants, medical clinics and educational centers.

The study took place during the week.

The data collection time is for five hours (5: 00-10: 00) PM.

The mechanism for collecting data was manually.

The data showed that the peak hours start from five in the afternoon and continue until ten in the evening.

According to the cumulative scheme, the rush hour was at 8: 00 pm with 150 vehicles, as the street capacity is 168 spaces.

Moreover, the duration time ranged between (30-60) minutes.

Turnover rate was 2.16.

Parking facility is one of the important means to regulate traffic and facilitate the movement of vehicles in commercial, industrial and entertainment areas.

On-street parking is one of the most important problems that need to be managed and organized, especially at peak hours for the area.

In the Mansour area and Al-Rowad Street in particular, it is one of the important streets in the city of Baghdad and is due to the presence of various commercial centers, such as Al-Mansour Mall, in addition to shopping centers, restaurants, medical clinics and educational centers.

The study took place during the week.

The data collection time is for five hours (5: 00-10: 00) PM.

The mechanism for collecting data was manually.

The data showed that the peak hours start from five in the afternoon and continue until ten in the evening.

According to the cumulative scheme, the rush hour was at 8: 00 pm with 150 vehicles, as the street capacity is 168 spaces.

Moreover, the duration time ranged between (30-60) minutes.

Turnover rate was 2.16.