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2003 TxDOT Parking Lot Survey
Principal
Investigator:
Dr. Lei Yu
Sponsoring Agency:
Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT
52-4XXIA009
Period:
September 1, 2003 ~ February 22, 2004
Research
Abstract:
This survey has
been performed in eight of the nine prior years
with data being collected and analyzed for the
same geographical areas of the state, which
provides comparative data between years. In
2000, results of an internal audit emphasized
the importance of collecting accurate and valid
data from the parking lot survey. The results
are used for making business decisions that may
have a large impact on the fiscal
responsibilities and direction, and law
enforcements decisions, actions, and
expenditures. Lessons learned from past surveys
indicate that more effort needs to be placed on
recording accurate and legible data on the
survey form while making visual contact with the
vehicle data in the parking lots. Another
lesson learned includes the need to accurately
transfer the data to the electronic format.
The objective of
this survey is to collect, analyze, and report
vehicle registration and inspection data from a
predetermined representative sampling (number)
of parked vehicles in eight specified counties
in Texas including the counties of Bexar,
Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, Potter,
Tarrant, and Travis for the Vehicle Titles and
Registration Division (VTR) of TxDOT. The major
tasks that have been conducted in this project
are: (1) develop parking lot survey plan; (2)
collect vehicle data for 15,500 vehicles; (3)
perform database record match and analysis; (4)
enter vehicle survey data to electronic format;
(5) perform statistical calculations and data
analysis; (6) prepare formal report; and (7)
provide deliverables to VTR.
Research
Information
For further
information about the research, please contact
Dr. Lei Yu by telephone at
(713) 313-7282 or by e-mail at
yu_lx@tsu.edu.
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