The document summarizes a term research project on parking in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It collected parking occupancy data on different days and times through counts and an online survey. This data was analyzed and conveyed through an ArcGIS Online parking app to help identify deficiencies and gather public input. Future efforts could include additional seasonal data collection and improvements to the digital product.

1. Term Research Project by James Collicutt in association with the Town of Wolfville
May 2015

2.  Purpose
 Data Collection & Results
 Occupancy Counts
 Online Survey
 Department Consultation
 Digital Product
 ArcGIS Online Parking App
 Study Limitations
 Future Efforts
 Acknowledgments

6.  Determine how parking is being used
 Throughout the week on different days at different times
 Identify deficiencies
 Areas in which occupancy rates reflect issues in usage
 Gather public input
 Areas in which occupancy rates reflect issues in usage
 Convey the findings
 To members of Council, staff and the general public

7. Occupancy Counts
 Data collection took
place on nine different
occasions
 Parking areas counted
hourly from 9 AM to 5 PM
 Averaged into three
Excel spreadsheets

8. Occupancy Counts

9. Occupancy Counts
 Occupancy rates
separated into four
divisions:
 Low Occupancy
 Moderate Occupancy
 Nearing High Occupancy
 High Occupancy ( >85%)

10. Online Survey
 Parking Periods
 49% of respondents
required 1-3 Hour parking
 63% of spaces in the
downtown are 1-3 Hour
 32% of respondents
required All-Day parking
 33% of spaces in the
downtown are All-Day

11. Online Survey

12. ArcGIS Online Parking App
Wolfville Aerial
AGOL Basemap
 2012 Aerial Image
 Resolution of 25 cms
 Uploaded in a tile package
created in ArcMap
 Occupancy Count Layers
 One Weekdays, Saturdays
and Sundays
 Uploaded in a feature
layer package

13. ArcGIS Online Parking App

14. ArcGIS Online Parking App
Parking App

15.  AGOL Query Widget
 No ability to create
multi-part queries
 Winter Weather
 Reduced total number
of spaces
 Useful in creating a
“worst case scenario”

16.  Additional Data Collection
 Spring, Summer and Fall collection periods
 Attain a more complete picture of parking in the downtown
 AGOL Dataset
 Editing the dataset to allow for fewer queries
 Using a different templates to display the data

17. Trevor Robar
Planning Technician, Town of Wolfville
Dave MacLean
COGS Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ela Dramowicz
COGS Faculty
Chrystal Fuller
Director of Community Development,
Town of Wolfville