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... DATA ANALYSIS
Underdirectionoftheleadresearcher,thesurveyteamentered and compiledthesurveydata
and computedpreliminarytallies and trends.Additionalsurvey and parkingdata analysis and
correlationswerecomputed by theleadresearcherunderdirectionoftheadvisorycommittee.
ThesurveyteamusedSPSSstatisticssoftware,whilethelead
researcherusedMSExcel.Further
descriptionofthedata analysis methodologyisfound in the‘Findings’sectionofthisreport.
3.5 ...
P’lots,alsowithin a twoorthreeminutewalkofthe study area:at577
Palmerston,365
Lippincott and 19Spadina.ThedatatrackspaymentsmadeusingTPA’spay and display
machinesforbothon‐streetparking and off‐streetTPAlots.
Foron‐streetparking,dataisreportedasthenumberofvalidticketsduring15‐minuteintervals
throughoutthedaysthatcorrespondwith
thepedestriansurveydays(July8,9,10,15,16,17
and 19).However,dataforSaturday,July19
th
wasnotavailable,soSaturday,July12
th
was
substitutedinstead.Theresearcherstookhourlysnapshotsbetween10:00 a. m. and 9:00p.m.–
thehourswhenthemachinesaregenerally in use– and determinedtheaveragenumberof
validticketsthroughouttheday,aswellasmorning‐midday,afternoon, and eveningaverages.
Fortheoff‐streetlots,
parkingdataisreportedasdaily and eveningpeaks–thehighest
recordednumberofvalidticketsatanygiventime in thedayoreveningperiod.Again,theTPA
supplieddataforthesamedaysastheon‐streetparkingdata,whichcorrespondtothe
pedestriansurveydays.
Theaverage
validticketcountswerecomparedtotheoverallcapacity–eitheron‐streetor in
lots–todeterminetheaverageusageofon‐street and off‐streetpaidparking.
3.4 ...
In ordertounderstandtheeffectsofremovingonelaneofon‐streetparking,theresearchers
neededtoknowthecurrentsupplyofpublicon‐street and off‐streetparking in thearea, and the
currentratesofusage.Ifonelaneofparkingisremoved,merchants and Citydecision‐makers
willwanttoknowiftheexistingparkingdemandcanbeaccommodatedwiththeremaining
supply.(Itisimportanttonotethateveniftheremainingsupplycannotaccommodateexisting
demand,municipalitieshavetheoptionofconstructingnewmunicipalparkinglotsor
convertingsidestreetparkingtopayparking.For
example,aspartofthenewlyconstructedSt.
Clairstreetcarexclusiveright‐of‐way,TPAisbuildingnew‘GreenP’lotstomakeupforsome
oftheloston‐streetparking.)
Ratherthanusingobservationaldata,parkingcapacity and usagedatawasrequestedfromthe
TorontoParkingAuthority(TPA).Because
theTPAnowexclusivelyemployspay and display
parkingmachinesforon‐streetparking and in mostmunicipalparkinglots(‘GreenP’lots),the
TPAhas a robust,sophisticated, and reliablesystemfortrackingparkingusage.
ExecutiveDirector
EvaLigeti,CleanAirPartnership
Researcher and Author:
FredSztabinski,ActiveTransportationResearcher,CleanAirPartnership
SurveyTeam:
DepartmentofHealthSciences,FacultyofMedicine,UniversityofToronto
ParkingData:
PlanningDepartment,TorontoParkingAuthority
AdvisoryCommittee:
MichaelCanzi,TransportationPolicy and PlanningAdvisor,Metrolinx
AlanFilipuzzi,
SeniorTransportationPlanner,CityofToronto
PaulHess,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofGeography&Program in Planning,
UniversityofToronto
JenniferPenney,DirectorofResearch,CleanAirPartnership
Supporthasbeenprovided by a grant fromtheTorontoCommunityFoundation.CAP
wouldalsoliketothankTransportCanada and the
CityofTorontofortheirgenerous
supportofthiswork, and thefollowingpeoplefortheirhelp in reviewingthereport:
GordBrown,DanielEgan,JenniferHyland,JanaNeumann,LukaszPawlowski,Nancy
SmithLea and StephanieTencer.
©CleanAirPartnership,2009
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CleanAir
Partnership
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Toronto,Ontario,M5G1P4,Canada
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