Spatial Analysis of Curb-Park Violations and Their Relationship with Points of Interest: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Data
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
3. Methods and Results
3.1. Statistical Analysis of Traffic Violations
3.2. Spatial Analysis of Traffic Violations
Density of Total Stops
3.3. Influential Factors in Legal and Illegal Park Densities
3.3.1. Park Violations around Hospitals
3.3.2. Park Violations around POIs
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Vehicle Per 1000 Populations | Death by Accident Per 100,000 Vehicles |
---|---|---|
Iran | 378 | 52 |
USA | 873 | 12 |
Germany | 691 | 6 |
UAE | 366 | 21 |
Turkey | 265 | 35 |
Parameter | Region A | Region B |
---|---|---|
Area (ha) | 79.1 | 86.4 |
Population | 6435 | 24570 |
Length of streets (collected, km) | 8.65 | 10.50 |
Violation Type | Region A | Region B |
---|---|---|
Angled | 5 | 8 |
In Station | 15 | 8 |
Crossed distance | 20 | 18 |
In front of door | 12 | 34 |
Close to intersection | 47 | 37 |
Trash or Fire hydrant | 30 | 40 |
No parking sign | 29 | 56 |
On the bridge | 94 | 67 |
On Pedestrian line | 36 | 93 |
On Sidewalk | 9 | 144 |
Park-line | 134 | 5 |
Double | 53 | 144 |
Legal | 1222 | 1524 |
Total | 1706 | 2178 |
Region A | Region B | |||
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Inside | Outside | Inside | Outside | |
Legal | 293 | 923 | 283 | 1241 |
Illegal | 115 | 369 | 154 | 502 |
Total stops | 408 | 1292 | 437 | 1743 |
Legal/illegal | 2.55 | 2.5 | 1.84 | 2.47 |
Legal/Total | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
Illegal/Total | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
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Koohpayma, J.; Tahooni, A.; Jelokhani-Niaraki, M.; Jokar Arsanjani, J. Spatial Analysis of Curb-Park Violations and Their Relationship with Points of Interest: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6336. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226336
Koohpayma J, Tahooni A, Jelokhani-Niaraki M, Jokar Arsanjani J. Spatial Analysis of Curb-Park Violations and Their Relationship with Points of Interest: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran. Sustainability. 2019; 11(22):6336. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226336
Chicago/Turabian StyleKoohpayma, Javad, Amir Tahooni, Mohammadreza Jelokhani-Niaraki, and Jamal Jokar Arsanjani. 2019. "Spatial Analysis of Curb-Park Violations and Their Relationship with Points of Interest: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran" Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6336. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226336
APA StyleKoohpayma, J., Tahooni, A., Jelokhani-Niaraki, M., & Jokar Arsanjani, J. (2019). Spatial Analysis of Curb-Park Violations and Their Relationship with Points of Interest: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran. Sustainability, 11(22), 6336. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226336