Intelligent Transportation System
A parking management approach
As human race is advancing day by day convenience is becoming part and parcel of our daily life. What used to be luxury few decades ago now is a commodity of a common man. Similar is the case of the automobile industry the average car that would take months on the assembly line now gets done in just a day even hours hence saving time and increasing supply resulting in affordable cars. Not only this but leasing schemes offered by banks have also added to the convenience in acquiring a vehicle. This ever-increasing number of vehicles on road is causing a plethora of traffic problems out of which the only transfiguration in Parking realm will be further discussed in this blog.
Usually, the facilities may it be recreational, institutional or educational do not have flexible parking space that can be expanded over time. Yes, in some cases the vertical expansion can be done in open lots but that is not usually a feasible solution in most cases.
The most feasible solution is the management of existing parking place to utilize it to its full extent. The question arises how to manage? For that, there are many possible solutions, but the most optimal solution is to manage with the help of an intelligent traffic system.
ITS in Parking
In Urban facilities, it is hellacious and vexatious to find a parking place because of either insufficient parking capacity or insufficient use of existing parking capacity. 90% of the time it is because of insufficient use of existing parking capacity and the remaining 10% it is because of both.
To solve the aforementioned problems Demand management of parking is mandatory and for that purpose, ITS must be implemented.
Parking Demand Management
Demand reduction and supply increment are two widely used methods for demand management. However, another efficient method for demand management is demand control. Demand control is a cost-effective method and demonstrates immediate lasting effects.
The objective of demand control is usually achieved by discouraging the targeted audience by introducing different control measures like introducing Charged Parking and issuing gate passes (RFID Cards). Charged parking and gate pass will automatically reduce unnecessary users visiting a facility resulting in an increment in the available capacity of parking lots. All this can be regulated and managed by Implementation of ITS.
Envision Engineering since its inception have always believed in use of latest technology for resolving issues pertaining Transportation Realm and therefore have successfully designed a PMS based on ITS that has been proposed to be installed in Pakistan’s one of the best Medical Institutions.
