Rapid increase in vehicle
The towns in Peninsular Malaysia has experienced an increase vehicles in line with the rapid economic growth in the follow by the increase in household income that directly improve purchasing power and the ability to own private vehicles also is increased. In urban public transport services that is not satisfactory, more private vehicle owners to use private car to working , shopping and other purposes the trip. This makes the demand for car parking, especially in the city center increased substantially.
Business and Service Sector Growth
In line with rapid economic development, growth in floor space for trade and services are increasing. this can be viewed with the increase in the hotels, high-rise buildings that accommodate office space and business center of exclusive a large scale. These developments have directly increase trip generation to the city center by car, especially private car to perform daily activities.
Supply of Free Parking
There are many government buildings are located in city center offers free car parking spaces to their employees. Indirectly, this has encouraged many of their employees come to office using private vehicles, and so use of private vehicles to travel to other elsewhere in town and will increase the demand for space car park.
Lack of Public Transport Service Efficiency
Most public transport is less efficient in terms of services include services that are not on schedule, conditions and quality of public transport vehicles that are not comfortable and placement bus stops away. These are among the factors that are not encourage the majority of those who make the journey use of public transport services, but use private vehicles for almost all journeys.
The Increaseof Temporary Car Parking
As a result of pressure on the demand for parking cars in the city center, most areas have been proposed for private development has been used as while parking by the developer. This has become increasingly narrow road space for vehicle movement and is one of factor of traffic congestion in the city center as well as encourage more many people who have private vehicles using their own vehicles to city center.
Car Parking For The Disabled
Because of the parking standards adopted by nearly all cities in Peninsular Malaysia is a standard that has been so long provided, no standards available for use by the disabled. At this time the number of drivers that from handicapped people increases due to the vehicle design has been provided. However at the end of these days, showed awareness towards the provision of car parking for disabled driversmade without regard to any standards.
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