Description of Services Provided: Parking Inventory Accumulation & Duration Surveys

The objective of this project was to support DTCA in gaining a detailed understanding of the parking scenario across the entire Dhaka city, focusing on inventory, accumulation trends, and duration of parking.

Key services delivered included:

• Design and development of customized survey tools using KoBo Toolbox, tailored for collecting structured data on:

  • Parking inventory (available spaces and types)

  • Parking accumulation (how spaces are used over time)

  • Parking duration (how long vehicles remain parked)

• Recruitment of qualified enumerators for large-scale field deployment across multiple zones in Dhaka.

• Conducted comprehensive training sessions for enumerators to ensure accurate data collection, device handling, and field conduct.

• Field implementation of surveys using mobile devices, covering both on-street and off-street parking across residential, commercial, and institutional zones.

• Supervision and real-time monitoring of field activities to ensure data quality and consistency.

• Cleaning, analysis, and interpretation of collected data, including visual representation of accumulation curves and duration profiles.

• Submission of detailed analytical reports and raw datasets to DTCA for use in traffic planning, parking policy development, and congestion mitigation.

Key Highlights:

• Successfully covered all major areas of Dhaka city, ensuring city-wide representation of parking dynamics.

• Provided evidence-based insights to inform DTCA’s future parking strategy and urban transport planning.

• Demonstrated strong capacity in digital tool development, field coordination, and data analytics.