ارزیابی توزیع فضایی پارکینگ‌های عمومی شهر کاشان و ارائه الگوی بهینه جهت دسترسی مناسب شهروندان

Abstract

Parking lots are considered to be one of the most important infrastructure facilities in the city, which play a very important role in reducing marginal parking and traffic on roads. A lack of public parking lots can lead to various problems such as citizens’ wasted time to find a suitable parking space, occupied road space, the reduced capacity of the road, and an increase in the speed of traffic. Besides, the availability of parking and its proper location will facilitate traffic congestion and reduce noise pollution. In this regard, Kashan is one of the urban areas that is influenced by the high population growth during the last six decades from 1335 to 1395 as a result of its intense physical development and its lack of coordination with all-round economic, social, cultural, and environmental development, especially in its lack of services and infrastructures. The city has many parking lots in its central part. In other words, the existence of travel-absorbing uses, especially in the city center, has created many problems in the field of transportation and traffic. The commercial, educational, and health uses have also made a large number of people to come and go on the streets in this part of the city during the day, which has resulted in and traffic and congestion. In addition, the existence of historical buildings in the city and the visit of tourists to these areas have added to this problem; therefore, the lack or inappropriateness of public parking spaces, as a means of attracting people and travel, leads to the lack of optimal access to parking and an increase in traffic in this part of the city. To this end, the current research aims to provide the optimal model for proper access of citizens to public parking lots by using the spatial analysis tools of the geographic information system while answering the following question: what is the spatial distribution of public parking lots in Kashan?