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2. [[underline]] Parking Space Utilization [[/underline]] - Counts would be made at selected intervals throughout a typical day to ascertain the level of utilization of all available parking spaces within and contiguous to the study area.

3. [[underline]] Parking Duration and Space Turnover [[/underline]] - Studies would be conducted at typical parking locations to measure parking duration and space turnover.

[[underline]] Analyses and Investigation [[/underline]] - Using the data collected by this study and other available information, a series of analyses would be undertaken to update and re-forecast parking space demands and needs for Mall museum visitors.

Previous studies have indicated that museum visitations vary significantly throughout the year, as well as by day of week.  Consequently, parking demand data (present and forecast future) would be developed for peak-season and off-season conditions and for weekday and weekend day activity levels.

Daily attendance data, maintained by the Smithsonian Institution, would be used to establish trends in annual visitation levels, and to quantify seasonal and day-of-week variations in visitations.

The interviews conducted during the initial parking study revealed travel mode characteristics for museum visitors.  These findings would be reviewed and modified, as required, to reflect current trends in travel modes of visitors.

Current (1975) visitor parking space demands would be estimated for peak-season and off-season conditions, and for weekday and weekend day activity levels.  Using projections of visitation levels as a basis, parking demands would be forecast for a 10-year-period (1985).  These criteria would be related to the availability of parking spaces (both existing and programmed new spaces) to quantify visitor parking space needs. 

[[underline]] Program Review and Formulation [[/underline]] - The parking development program presented in the 1971 study report would be reviewed to assess its sufficiency to meet current and forecast parking needs.  A detailed analysis would be made of physical changes which have occurred since the 1971 study. 


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