Problems Associated With on Street Parking Lots in Addis Ababa
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Parking and traffic congestion is synonymous to each other because failure to meet parking demand of people in a city lead to on-street parking that results to traffic congestion. Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queuing. The availability of less space in urban areas has increased demand for parking space especially in central business area. Inadequate off-street parking in most of our urban centers has metamorphosed to the problem of on-street parking coupled with inadequate traffic management commonly experienced today in city of Addis Ababa. In view of the above, this research work examined the condition of on street parking and its effect on traffic congestion in Addis Ababa. The study was conducted using questionnaires and interview to collect the required data in the city where on-street parking and traffic congestion were prominent. Fifty (50) questionnaires’ were administrated for 30 car owners and 10 parking lot coordinators and officialsand interview also made with three 10 officials of Addis Ababa transport bureau and Addis Ababa Road Transport Authority. Finding reveled that for the purpose of running private work, location of shopping areas, location of schools ,lack of enough parking areas, lack of alternative roads, increments of cars and pedestrian, and the imbalance between the amount of cars and roads causes on street parking and traffic congestion in Addis Ababa. To reduce the problem policy recommendations are recommended among which are; Addis Ababa transport administration should adopt stiff penalty measures on on-street parking and traffic offenders, which will be communicated to the people, Police and the traffic Management Authorities are the frontlines in traffic laws. They should be mandated to enforce the rules and regulations binding the vehicular traffic operations without any fear or favour in order to mate out penalties and punishment to defaulters, and Government should develop a mean through which some activities that propel on-street parking in Addis Ababa will be relocated to another area within the city.
Key words: Transportation, on-street parking, traffic congestion, Addis Ababa.
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Transportation, on-street parking, traffic congestion, Addis Ababa