A REPORT ON THE PARKING PROBLEMS IN UiTM SHAH ALAM

INTRODUCTION

Background Information◦ Limited space of parking lots available◦ In university – the number of students increase◦ Most universities faced the same problem◦ Students increase – caused contingency and traffic jam◦ Administered car park◦ Students live off campus

Problem Statement◦ Methods to be used to overcome limited parking area

and the effects of limited parking area

Objectives◦ Investigate transportation issues◦ Identify student’s alternatives due to parking problems◦ Implications arise due to parking problems◦ Provide suggestions and recommendations

Scope of the study◦ Focussed on 4 major parking in UiTM◦ Student’s that bring their own cars◦ Randomly selected◦ 50 respondents◦ Chosen parking areas

◦ Melati, Padang Kawad, Seroja and Mawar

Methodology◦ Instrument

◦ Questionnaires◦ 19 questions were asked

◦ Respondents◦ Student’s that bring their own cars◦ 50 students

◦ Respondents◦ Distributed to 4 major parking areas◦ Approached the students that just park their car◦ Completed questionnaire – analysed by group members

FINDINGS

Figure 1: Problems faced by students that use public transportation in UiTM

48%

8%

14%

28%Buses arrive late

Taxi fares expensive

Few buses available

Buses full or crowded

Figure 2: Student's satisfaction with existing parking areas in UiTM

14%

86%

YES NO

Figure 3 : Alternative place that students choose to park their car

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Figure 4: Implications due to limited number of parking spaces

Car being fined

Car got clamped

Accidents Absent class

Fight with others

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CONCLUSION

Investigate the transportation issues◦ The busses arrive late◦ The busses – full, a few available, traffic jam, taxi fares

Identify the alternative solutions the students come out with regarding parking problemso The double park. o Bus stops, yellow lines, street corners, motorcycles

bayso Disabled people parking space , front of fire hydrant

Identify the implications that arise from limited number of parking space◦ The car got clamped◦ Accidents, fight with others◦ Absent from classes, car being fined

Public transportation service in UiTM◦ To bring car to the campus

RECOMMENDATIONS

UiTM should:

Build more parking

area

Improve public

transport service

Improve parking system

Restrict the number of students

that bring vehicles