Necessity of Multiple Level Car Parking Systems

Necessity of Multiple Level Car Parking Systems

Rapid urbanisation and growing population; inefficient and insufficient public transport systems; rising incomes and spending power; ease of vehicle loans and trend of multiple cars per family - these are the causes for the booming car population on India's city roads.

The Government and municipal authorities build new roads and flyovers to tackle the traffic problems, and make it easier for vehicles to ply, but car parking is a problem that is sadly under-served. Considering cars stay parked for around 20 hours of the day, shortage of parking space is a serious problem.

Problems of insufficient parking space

Insufficient parking space causes serious problems. These include:

• Productivity loss: Rampant parking on the street leads to lowered road capacity which in turn results in traffic jams and reduced speeds. This increases journey time, causes delays and fatigue that adversely impact productivity.
• Economical losses: As journey time increases and drivers spend precious minutes searching for parking space, it results in increased fuel consumption and operational cost of the vehicle.
• Accidents: Congested parking spaces can be a challenge. Careless maneuvering in and out of crowded parking spaces, damage caused by opening car doors in limited space, etc. lead to parking accidents. Also, on roads narrowed by parked cars, pedestrians are at risk from passing vehicles.
• Pollution: Circling neighbourhoods while searching for parking spaces, stopping and starting of vehicles, idling engines - all this increases the level of noise and fumes in the area.
• Obstruction: Indiscriminately parked vehicles and congested roads can cause a major obstruction in times of calamities such as fires, medical emergencies, etc. Firefighting vehicles and ambulances have a tough time moving on such roads and may even be unable to reach the site.

A solution: Multiple Level Car Parking Systems

A multilevel car parking system is basically a stacked car park where parking takes place on a number of floors or levels. It could be manually operated or be automated, and is typically available in mini, tower and puzzle formats. The multilevel car parking system can be sited above or below the ground or a combination of both, and can designed to accommodate any number of cars.

Advantages:

• Optimum utilisation of space
• Can be constructed on minimum space
• Lower construction cost
• Low maintenance and operational cost
• Assures safety of vehicle and people
• Reduces noise and pollution
• Reduces parking and retrieval time
• Easier, less stressful experience for drivers
• Space & cost saving benefits real estate developers
• Improves financial viability of commercial and residential developments

Conclusion

As land gets scarce and more expensive in urban areas, as plot sizes get smaller and as large commercial centres come up across towns, conventional parking systems cannot suffice. Multilevel car parking systems are no longer a luxury, they are a necessity. Rather than expanding horizontally, multilevel car parking systems utilises vertical space to maximise parking space.

Wohr offers a range of automated car parking systems to suit different needs. Wohr also works with architects and developers from the project planning stage to custom-design multilevel car parking systems that accommodate a wide range of layout and capacities and offers seamless capacity addition.

Wohr is a leading manufacturer of car parking systems worldwide with 700,000+ parking spaces installed across the globe. In India, Wohr has crossed the 100,000 mark and continues to design, manufacture, install and maintain innovative car parking systems that deliver real benefits to buyers, end-users and the environment at large.

Established in 1902, Wohr has been Designing, Innovating & Installing Various Parking Systems and Solutions since 1959. Wohr is one of the leading manufacturers of car parking systems worldwide. For more than 55 years now.