| Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to assess the opportunity and
challenges of car parking in Addis Ababa. The study set out
specifically to show the trend, the scarcity of car parking place
and how far the city drivers were satisfied with the car parking
facilities. It also helps to determine to what extent car parking
had effects on the city. Parking plays an important role in
mobility, access and the economic development of Addis Ababa. As the
same time, it is a profitable business for both the private and
public sectors. The city centre car parking market is a sector of
the economy that will increased the importance of the market where
number of cars has grown. To that end, car parking sector has always
been of great importance in terms of urban mobility, since it is a
fundamental element in achieving a high level of accessibility in
the city centers. Three tools for data gathering were employed in
order to obtain relevant data required for the study. One was semi
structured Likert type of questionnaire, the second was direct
and/or indirect observation and the other was interview. The results
of the study indicated that car parking was a major problem for
traffic flow and development of the city. Besides, it was also
learnt that car parking has major social, political and economical
impact on the growth of the city. Due to that, the city
administration had found the problem of car parking is a crucial
one. Finally, the findings show that, the current situation and the
future trends of car parking by analyzing the questionnaire. On the
study, recommendations are made to show directions, to give emphasis
on the challenges of car parking and to present other related job
opportunities. It is also recommended that, the needs of clear
written car parking strategy and policy which will align with the
objectives of parking facility and purpose of the capital city of
Ethiopia and Africa. The study will also help and encourage for
further investigation to other researchers. |
