Development of Trip Attraction Rates and Parking Standards for Supermarkets in Kandy Area

Abstract

Trip attraction rates are major inputs needed in traffic impact assessment of commercial developments. The objectives of this study are to develop models to estimate trip attraction rates for person trips and vehicle trips and to develop parking standards for three-wheelers, motorcycles, cars/vans for supermarkets in the Kandy area. The number of vehicles entering and leaving the supermarkets and the number of people visiting the supermarkets at every fifteen minute interval during peak hours will be surveyed using a smart-phone based Android application. Multiple linear regression analysis will be used to analyse data. Central limit theorem will be used to develop parking standards. For each category a sophisticated model for supermarket designers and simplified model for local authorities will be developed. The results show that the wine shop area is the governing factor of the trip attraction rate and parking standards in the Kandy area.