PARKING AREAS IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN EGYPTIAN CITIES: PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

Document Type : Research Paper

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Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University, Egypt Fax: 2327941 - 002088

Abstract

Most of the Arabian cities, especially Egyptian ones, suffer from the lack of parking areas in most of its parts, due to-high rates of population density. This problem is common in all parts of the city either the city center or inside the residential districts. This problem exacerbates on an annual basis due to increasing car possession, while urban areas in Egypt is limited. The aim of this paper is to find the most important reasons and aspects of parking areas' problem within the residential areas and neighborhoods. The shortage of the legal and administrative aspects, the weakness public transportation systems are considered the most important reasons behind this problem. Consequently, according to the preliminary observations stated above, the research suggests some solutions, which formulate a comprehensive plan to overcome the parking areas' problem in the residential districts and neighborhoods in Egypt.

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