Why and when to manage parking ? key indicators to be considered before implementing an on-street parking management system in Cape Town
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description: The City of Cape Town is responsible for the administration, management, and regulation of all public parking bays within the metropolitan area of Cape Town. On-street parking, within central business districts (CBD), aims to facilitate and provide access to short-term parking within short distances of places of business and opportunities, and the turnover of these parking bays is essential for the economic viability of these businesses. Historically, the implementation of newly managed parking areas was based on public outcry rather than proper planning. The purpose of this study is to understand why parking is managed, by looking at literature from around the world, then to see when management gets implemented. This study then wishes to develop a set of indicators that municipalities should consider monitoring before formal parking management gets implemented within Cape Town areas. The aim of this study was therefore to develop a list of indicators that needs to be surveyed on an ongoing basis to use parking efficiently as a travel demand management tool in Transport Planning, by knowing why and when to implement parking management, instead as an operational tool to facilitate management once the situation on-street becomes a problem. The methodology used in this study was to look at the historical literature from various parts of the world and determine what the main reasons for management parking are. Once it has been determined why parking is managed, the study aims to understand when to manage parking. Essentially develop a list of indicators, then set targets for these indicators, then when these targets have been achieved, the municipality can identify when to manage parking. Three areas were selected that could serve as a proxy for the Cape Town context and test these areas against the indicators. A residential area, Durbanville, was selected which, over the past few years, has seen land use changes driving up the competition and demand for onstreet parkin…
abstract: The City of Cape Town is responsible for the administration, management, and regulation of all public parking bays within the metropolitan area of Cape Town. On-street parking, within central business districts (CBD), aims to facilitate and provide access to short-term parking within short distances of places of business and opportunities, and the turnover of these parking bays is essential for the economic viability of these businesses. Historically, the implementation of newly managed parking areas was based on public outcry rather than proper planning. The purpose of this study is to understand why parking is managed, by looking at literature from around the world, then to see when management gets implemented. This study then wishes to develop a set of indicators that municipalities should consider monitoring before formal parking management gets implemented within Cape Town areas. The aim of this study was therefore to develop a list of indicators that needs to be surveyed on an ongoing basis to use parking efficiently as a travel demand management tool in Transport Planning, by knowing why and when to implement parking management, instead as an operational tool to facilitate management once the situation on-street becomes a problem. The methodology used in this study was to look at the historical literature from various parts of the world and determine what the main reasons for management parking are. Once it has been determined why parking is managed, the study aims to understand when to manage parking. Essentially develop a list of indicators, then set targets for these indicators, then when these targets have been achieved, the municipality can identify when to manage parking. Three areas were selected that could serve as a proxy for the Cape Town context and test these areas against the indicators. A residential area, Durbanville, was selected which, over the past few years, has seen land use changes driving up the competition and demand for onstreet parkin…
author: Frydie, Imeraan
keywords: Civil Engineering
date published: 2023
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:23:10Z
provider: University of Cape Town
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Department of Civil Engineering

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