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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL EDUCATION VIII
“Visioning the Future of Education”

SUSTAINABLE PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR TENGKU
AMPUAN AFZAN HOSPITAL (HTAA), KUANTAN PAHANG

Mohd Rushdy Yaacob, Ahmad Hariss Faizohar Ab. Fatah, Affendi Deris

(rushdy@polisas.edu.my, hariss@polisas.edu.my,
affendi@polisas.edu.my)

Abstract

This study is conducted to study on the efficiency of parking lot management and to
assess the provision of additional parking lots based on Cost – Benefit Analysis (CBA)
at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital Kuantan (HTAA). The parking space that have
been provided by HTAA is only 964 parking spaces while HTAA has 2414 employees
and received approximately 2754 visitors per day and during weekend the number
keep increasing. This is 2.5 times overcapacity as compared to the demand by
employees alone. Method that been used is License Plate Survey and the survey was
conducted on one Wednesday and Sunday. The parking lots are divided into 6 zones
and for every one hour, plate numbers of every vehicle was recorded at every 1 hour
interval. Questionnaire had also been distributed to 30 respondents to know their
opinion about the facilities of provided parking at HTAA. As a conclusion for this
study, parking spaces that have been provided by HTAA are not enough due to high
parking demand. The parking demand on weekend is higher than parking demand on
weekday. During peak hour, the parking users need to wait for available parking space
and when they stop while waiting, vehicle will produce more carbon monoxide and
cause air pollution. The driver will start parked illegally when they are tired to find the
available parking space and this situation lead to traffic congestion. A strategic parking
management should be provided to avoid traffic congestion and to make sure the
parking provided is fulfill the user’s needs. The parking management should be
analysis using Cost – Benefit Analysis using unquantifiable one such as environment
impact to make sure it will sustain for a long time.

Keywords: efficiency, parking, Cost – Benefit Analysis (CBA), license plate survey,
congestion

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