Shopping Center Trip Generation and Parking Demand Surveys from NSW

NSW Government data from 1978 and 1990 surveys of shopping centers, analyzing trip generation and parking demand. The data was collected to support the RTA's Guide to Traffic Generating Developments. The report notes societal and economic changes, including extended retail trading hours, may impact the relevance of the original findings.

Use Cases

• Modeling peak traffic loads based on historical trip generation data
• Assessing parking capacity requirements based on historical parking demand surveys
• Evaluating the impact of extended trading hours on traffic patterns mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Data from two distinct survey years (1978 and 1990) allows for temporal comparison
• Analysis is tied to a specific regulatory document (the RTA's Guide to Traffic Generating Developments)

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au, as the core surveys are from 1978 and 1990

Provenance

Source

NSW Government

Collection Method

Detailed trip generation and parking studies conducted at shopping centers

Time Range

1978 and 1990

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 00:59:08.636375; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales, Australia