DEMAND ASSESSMENT OF MULTI LEVEL CAR PARKING IN GARUDA MALL

There are more than 45 Lakh vehicles registered in Bengaluru as for 2014 and may likely go up to 50 lakh by 2015.Increasing parking demand together with limited parking space availability and the absence of a parking regulation is an impediment to the smooth flow of traffic, especially in and around the major commercial areas. The main objective of parking is to make an assessment of already existing shopping complex. The present study is also intended to evaluate the parking patterns, identifying authorized and unauthorized parking around the study area. There are several Multilevel Car Parking (MLCP) in the city but they are not fully utilized even population of vehicle is very high. here is a need to study the popularity of these parking spaces even though they are located in important places. Garuda Mall MLCP location was considered for the study