Behavioral Parking Lot Study

Northside was responsible for the behavioral aspect of the parking lot study. We monitored the parking lot for twenty-four hours, with a video camera taping and a snapshot every fifteen minutes. We also handed out surveys asking people about their traffic patterns and parking habits. Tracey Wright and I had the 8-11pm shift.

To clarify the information from watching the parking lot and the surveys collected, we made a series of site plans that showed different volumes of walking and automobile patterns. We noticed it was very common for people to sit in their cars until it was time for class (since they had to arrive early to guarantee a parking spot) and for no apparent reason, cut the corners of the islands, mainly gateway and oasis.