Browsing by Author "Raheem, W.M."

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    ANALYSIS OF PREFERENCE FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
    (West African Built Environment Research, 2017) Adeogun, A.S.; Raheem, W.M.; Shittu, W.O.; Bako, A.I.
    There are hierarchies of residential neighbourhoods in human settlements depending on the quality, space and number of inhabitants among others. These, to a large extent dictate the choice of or preference for neighbourhood by the residents. This study is on the assessment of Residential Neighbourhood Preference of residents in Ilorin metropolis. Data for the study were collected using random sampling method from nine different neighborhoods in the order of low, medium and high residential densities. These are GRA, Adewole Estate, Onikanga axis (Low Density), Kulende, Basin and Fate-Tanke (Medium Density) Gaa-Akanbi, Oloje and Sango (High Density). The study employed primary and secondary data such as the quality of dwelling units in each neighbourhood, which highlights the state of individual houses, the physical structure and the quality of the environment. Also assessed was the accessibility to urban infrastructures. In all, questionnaires were administered on 300 respondents. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics such as chi square, frequency and percentage were used to present results. Also, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to examine the variation among the preferred facilities in the areas while Likert rating was used on residents’ preference for locational attributes. Preference level by residents across the study area indicated that the most preferred neighbourhoods are GRA, Adewole Estate and Onikanga axis; the fairly preferred are Kulende, Basin and Fate-Tanke while Gaa akanbi, Oloje and Sango are the least preferred neighbourhoods. It also revealed that, residents generally place more emphasis on social settings, proximity to and availability of urban infrastructure, neighbourhood quality and the quality of immediate surroundings, in the selection of their most preferred neighbourhood. The study recommended the execution of appropriate urban renewal strategies by the government in areas fairly and least preferred by residents to engender better habitation and enhance quality life
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    Appraisal of Residential Land Value Determinants in Ibadan South-East Local Government, Nigeria
    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2016) Bako, A.I.; Ibrahim, R.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Olawoyin, O.R.
    This study evaluates residential land values in Ibadan south east local government. It examines relationship between the determinants of residential land value and the existing value of land in the study area. The study used primary data which were obtained through random sampling techniques of 446 households in the three residential densities of the study area. Descriptive statistics in form of frequencies and percentages were used to assess land value characteristics, while correlations analysis was used to examine residential land value determinant in order to determine their strength of association. Findings from the correlation analysis revealed that the variables that have highest relationship with residential land value are closeness to infrastructure and availability of parking space (r=0.992). This was followed closely by neighbourhood status and size of the plot (r=0.991). Easy accessibility and distance from place of work (r=0.983) are also noted to be of high significance in the determinant of residential land value. They were also found to significant at 99 percent confidence level. Result also show that nearness to CBD and selling price for one plot of land have correlation coefficient (r) of 0.998. This implies that there is very high positive correlation between nearness to CBD and selling price (value) of one plot of land. It is also observed that there is significant relationship between nearness to CBD and price of one plot of land P<0.05=0.000. The study recommends among others the need for planners to consider the determinants of land values in planning for optimum use of land
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    Appraisal of Travel Behaviour of Public Road Transport Users in Oshogbo, Nigeria.
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2015) Ibrahim, R.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Abdulraheem, M.O.
    This study examines the travel behaviour of public road transport passengers in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. It examines passengers’ travel characteristics, operators’ and passengers’ travel challenges, and differences in the passengers’ travel characteristics. The study used primary data which were obtained through structured questionnaire administered to 10 percent of 2,560 passengers. The 256 respondents were from four purposively selected motor parks in the study area. Frequency and percentages were used to analyze travel characteristics and challenges, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to examine differences in the travel characteristics of passengers. The study revealed that, the average age of passengers was between 31-45 years, while average income ranges between N18,000 –N25,000. Average passengers’ waiting time for cab was less than 15 minutes, while average travel frequency was 8 times per week. Between 20 -40 minutes was the average travel time per trip and 1.5 kilometers was average travel distance per passenger. Accidents, vehicle malfunction and frequent stops were the major challenges faced by passengers. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) shows that there is no significant difference in the travel characteristics across the selected motor parks in the study area. The study recommended pragmatic strategies such as the provisions of more cabs, fare subsidies, pegging of age limit for drivers of public transport among others. This will enhance a more efficient public transport system in the study area.
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    Appraisal of Travel Behaviour of Public Road Transport Users in Osogbo, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, 2015) Ibrahim, R.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Abdulraheem, M.O.
    This study examines the travel behaviors of public road transport passengers in Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria. It examines passengers’ travel characteristics, operators’ and passengers’ travel challenges and differences in the passengers’ travel characteristics. The study used primary data which were obtained through structured questionnaire administered to 10 percent of 2,560 passengers. The 256 respondents were from four purposively selected motor parks in the study area. Frequency and percentages were used to analyse travel characteristics and challenges, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to examine differences in the travel characteristics of passengers. The study revealed that the average age of passengers was between 31-45 years, while average income ranges between N18,000 – N25,000. Average passengers’ waiting time for cab was less than 15 minutes, while average travel frequency was 8 time per week. Between 20-40 minutes was the average travel time per trip and 1.5 kilometres was average travel distance per passenger. Accidents, vehicle malfunction and frequent stops were the major challenges faced by the passengers. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) shows that there is no significant difference in the travel characteristics across the selected motor parks in the study area. The study recommended pragmatic strategies such as the provisions of more cabs, fare subsidies, pegging of age limit for drivers of public transport among others. This will enhance a more efficient public transport system in the study area.
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    Appraisal of Travel Behaviours of Public Road Transport Users in Osogbo, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2015) Ibrahim, R.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Abdulraheem, M.O.
    This study examines the travel behaviors of public road transport passengers in Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria. It examines passengers’ travel characteristics, operators’ and passengers’ travel challenges and differences in the passengers’ travel characteristics. The study used primary data which were obtained through structured questionnaire administered to 10 percent of 2,560 passengers. The 256 respondents were from four purposively selected motor parks in the study area. Frequency and percentages were used to analyse travel characteristics and challenges, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to examine differences in the travel characteristics of passengers. The study revealed that the average age of passengers was between 31-45 years, while average income ranges between N18,000 – N25,000. Average passengers’ waiting time for cab was less than 15 minutes, while average travel frequency was 8 time per week. Between 20-40 minutes was the average travel time per trip and 1.5 kilometres was average travel distance per passenger. Accidents, vehicle malfunction and frequent stops were the major challenges faced by the passengers. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) shows that there is no significant difference in the travel characteristics across the selected motor parks in the study area. The study recommended pragmatic strategies such as the provisions of more cabs, fare subsidies, pegging of age limit for drivers of public transport among others. This will enhance a more efficient public transport system in the study area.
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    APPRAISAL OF URBANIZATION TRENDS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
    (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, 2014) Ibrahim, R.B.; Bako, A.I.; Raheem, W.M.; Abdulyekeen, A.O.
    The rapid urbanization which is common feature of countries of developing nations since the last century has constituted great threat to urban sustainable development. It is against this backdrop that this paper examines the urbanization trends in Ilorin, Nigeria. The data used for the study were obtained from secondary sources. Some of these data include population growth of Ilorin since pre-colonial era, annual population growth, spatial expansion of Ilorin between 1960 and 2010; and Built-up area of Ilorin from 1986-2006. Findings from this study show that the spatial expansion of the study area was propelled by rapid population growth i.e. in 1931 the total population of the town was 100,592, it grew to 208,546 in 1963, while in 1991 Ilorin population was confirmed to be 532,088 by the National Population Commission and it is believed that by the year 2020 the population of Ilorin will reach 3,518,771 based on projection. Moreover with the spate of the growing population, demand for land to build houses was on the increase, thereby causing the physical growth of the study area. For instance the built-up area of study area was 1235.84 Ha in 1960, and in 1980 it was 3170.24Ha and in 2010 the physical built-up area reached 14,306.71Ha. In addition, the study revealed that as the built up area is increasing due to population growth, the land consumption is also increasing, for instance the land consumption rates in hectare of land use was 0.0054 in year 2003 and in year 2012 it has reached 0.0091. The study recommends integrated National programmes for spatial distribution of population and to this effect priority consideration should be given to the preparation of master plan which will make provision for a more equitable system of distribution of development in all areas. This will no doubt address the issue of rapid urbanization and thereby enhance sustainability of the city.
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    ASSESSMENT OF GREEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
    (The Confucius Institute, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, 2019-10) Raheem, W.M.; Adeboyejo, A.T.; Abolade, O.
    Green spaces in cities of developing countries are faced with severe pressure from human activities, particularly uncontrolled pace of urbanization and residential developments, thereby leading to loss of the benefits they render. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies on its assessment particularly in some cities; hence, this study assesses the green space development about the urban population of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. Green space area of Ibadan metropolis in m2 was computed from satellite imageries obtained from United States Geological Survey for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. The population of the metropolis was also obtained from the National Population Commission (1991 and 2006), with projections made for the corresponding years. The green space per capita was estimated and compared with international minimum standards. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the relationship between green space per capita and time while charts were used to present the results. Findings revealed that the green space per capita of 0.73m2 for Ibadan was below both the United Nations (30m2 ) and World Health Organization (9m2 ) minimum standards. The relationship between green space per capita and time also showed a negative correlation with r = - 0.493. The projected green space availability shows that, by the year 2045, given the ongoing processes, there will be zero green space per capita. The study, therefore, recommends the use of master plan, building plan approval, and development control mechanisms among others to ensure compliance with green space coverage in new developments within the metropolis.
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    Assessment of Protected Green Space of Eleyele Dam, Ibadan
    (School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2021) Raheem, W.M.; Adeboyejo, A.T.; Abolade, O.
    Relationship has been established between urban green space depletion and urbanization in the developing countries, just as poverty and destruction of green space have also been found to be correlated. Green space particularly in the government reserved areas have also suffered depletion from urban dwellers in form of encroachment and over harvesting. These have resulted in the abuse of green areas in cities, thereby denying the city’s people the invaluable benefits expected from such green areas. This study assessed the protected green space of Eleyele dam of Ibadan, Oyo state Nigeria, with a view to suggesting sustainable policy guidelines. Two hundred and eleven questionnaires were administered on all the occupants using the space, to solicit information on their socioeconomic characteristics, status of tenure and security of the green space occupied among others. While Likert scale was used in analysing the frequency of harvested products, Pearson Product Moment Correlation was employed in testing the relationship between length of stay of occupants and size of land occupied. Results showed that firewood and herb products were more harvested constituting more than two-third (72%) of the entire harvest. It was also revealed that except gardening, all other activities in the plantation constitute danger to the green space. The result of Pearson Product Moment Correlation r = 0.61 showed a positive correlation between length of stay of occupants and size of land occupied. By implication, the protected green space is under a severe threat if the encroachment continues unabated. The study concluded by recommending that further granting of approval on the land be stalled, non-compatible activities that could further lead to depletion of the green space should be discouraged and there should be thorough monitoring of the activities of people within the area
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    Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Selected Markets in Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Press, Ogbomoso, Nigeria, 2020) Ola, A.B.; Raheem, W.A.; Raheem, W.M.; Ibrahim, R.
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    Assessment of the Impact of Development Control Measure on Residential Property Rental Values in Minna Metropolis
    (Faculty of Environmental Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, 2017) Adeogun, A.S.; Nasiru, S.; Wahab, M.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Kemiki, O.A.
    The study determined the impact of development control on the trend in rental of property in Minna. Data for the study were from residents of the neighbourhood, estate surveyors and valuers, town planners and personal observation through questionnaire. Cluster random sampling technique was adapted to divide the area into residential neighbourhoods; and furthermore, a purposive sampling technique was used because of the residential property characteristic. The data were analysed using inference statistical tools like Gini-co-efficient, correlation and multi-regression analysis among others. The resultant outcome showed that there is a strong positive relationship between development control measures and residential property rental values and also development control measures are not adequately enforced in the planned and unplanned neighbourhoods. It was recommended that estate surveyor and valuer's should advise their clients on the need and importance of investing in neighbourhood that have harmonious land use in order to easily recoup the huge capital outlay invested on residential property development and government should adopt new trends like the guided land development (GLD) and sustainable city programme (SCP). This will provide advancement in the frontier of investment in residential property development through proper execution of development control measures
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    Awareness of Factors Contributing to Sustainable Construction in Nigeria
    (Penerbit UTM Press., 2020) Amuda-Yusuf, G.; Abdulraheem, M.O.; Raheem, W.M.; Adebiyi, R.T.; Idris, S.; Eluwa, S.E.
    The need to slow down climate change and global warming has made sustainable development major issue among policy makers and world leaders. Awareness on sustainability concept among industry practitioners is crucial in influencing design, materials selection and construction methods. The aim of this study is to examine the level of awareness on key sustainability concepts and factors that influence their adoption during construction by practitioners in Nigeria. Through an online survey, 120 copies of semi-structured questionnaire were administered on built environment practitioners such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, and builders working in client, contracting, consulting and academia with 77% response rate. Factorial two-way ANOVA was performed to examine if there are differences in the level of awareness of factors contributing to sustainable construction among the groupings. Also, binomial logit regression analysis was adopted in predicting the factors that significantly influence adoption of sustainability concept among practitioners in construction industry. The study revealed that professionals from client organization recorded highest (3.8) mean score in terms of awareness on sustainability concept followed by those from academia (3.6), consulting (3.0) and contracting (2.2). In terms of factors that significantly influence adoption of sustainability concept during construction, findings from the study revealed that academic qualification (β =2.226, p<0.05) and type of organization (β =1.127, p<0.05) significantly influence adoption of sustainability concept during construction. Practitioners with high academic qualification and those from client organization, exhibited high level of awareness on sustainability concept, this equally influenced their adoption of key elements of sustainability (site planning, energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy, resource conservation, material reuse, indoor environmental quality) during construction. The determination of the level of awareness and adoption of factors contributing to sustainable construction by practitioners will serve as guide to industry practitioners regarding issues to integrate into design and construction project from inception to completion. To improve awareness of sustainable practices in the industry, stakeholders should direct efforts towards organizing seminars, conferences and workshops centered on sustainable construction through the various professional bodies at state and local government levels.
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    Barrier Factors Affecting Adoption of Green Building Technologies in Nigeria
    (UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia, 2020) Amuda-Yusuf, G.; Raheem, W.M.; Adebiyi, R.T.; Abdulraheem, M.O.; Idris, S.; Eluwa, S.E.
    Greenhouse gas emission from activities in the built environment is increasing exponentially due to increase in building operations. This study aims at determining factors that affect adoption of Green Building Technologies that normally reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To elicit relevant information, online structured questionnaire forms were administered on practitioners who have been involved in green building development in Nigeria. Mean score ranking was adopted in ranking the barriers to green building technologies, while discriminant analysis was performed to examine how organizations groups (client, consulting, contracting, academia) were distinguished on the barrier factors identified. Findings revealed that, out of the 23 barrier factors considered in this research, lack of institutions to formulate policies and set guidelines (mean score - 4.5) ranked 1st as barrier to adoption of green building technologies in Nigeria. This is closely followed by lack of information about green products (4.0), low level of awareness about sustainability issues (4.0), human resource and client knowledge, lack of knowledge about green building technologies, high cost of green products, while unavailability of sustainable materials and products ranked the lowest (2.7). Only nine factors at 0.05 level of significance entered the discriminant analysis model and emerged as variables with the most significant power in differentiating the organization groupings on the basis of perceived barriers to adoption of green building technologies. The study recommends that there should be strong political will from government, to establish institutions that formulate policies on green building technologies.
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    Challenges of Students' Off-campus Housing in Nigerian Universities: The University of Ilorin Experience
    (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, 2019) Raheem, W.M.; Jimoh, M.Y.
    Housing, as one of the basic necessities of life, has been widely acknowledged to be grossly inadequate both in quality and quantity. This is unarguably largely due to the population explosion experienced the world over. The phenomenon has particularly drawn much attention of research focus on students' housing across Nigerian tertiary institutions, owning to the upsurge of admission seekers into these higher institutions of learning. Due to the inability of management of institutions to provide enough on campus accommodation for students, a larger proportion of them are made to seek solace in off-campus housing for their accommodation need. This study is, therefore, an attempt on the challenges of off-campus housing in Nigerian Universities with reference to the University of Ilorin. Data for the study were collected at 3 different areas of student residency not far from the University gate. The purposive sampling method was used to select students' hostel and random sampling method was thereafter used to administer questionnaires on them. In all, 300 questionnaires were administered in ratio 3:2:1 in (closest: closer: close respectively) in term of proximity to the school gate. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, pie chart and chi square were used to present result. One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to establish the variation among the condition of housing in the three selected areas. Results showed that students were faced with a number of challenges such as epileptic power supply, high cost of rent, delay in getting to and fro school and insecurity among others. ANOVA results indicate significant variation in conditions of houses in the residential areas with p values of 0.000, 0.000, 0.034, 0.023, 0.000 and 0.000 for condition of roof, availability of kitchen, laundry and bathroom and condition of floor and wall respectively. It, conversely, shows that room size does not vary significantly at p = 0.079 at 0.005 confidence level. The study concludes by recommending Public Private Partnership strategy by the University in providing more on-campus housing, procurement of more mass transit means of transport and partnership with landlords in students' residential areas on the provision of security among other solutions to engender environmental sustainability.
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    Data and Database Management for Sustainable Planning in Nigeria
    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria, 2020) Raheem, W.M.; Jimoh, M.Y.
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    Development Thinking and Planning in the New Millennium
    (Stamford Lake Publication, 2018) Ahmed, Y.A.; Idowu, O.O.; Raheem, W.M.
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    The Dynamics of Land use and Land Cover Change in Non-Costal Town of Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa
    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Benue State University, Makurdi, 2021) Jimoh, M.Y.; Ola, A.B.; Raheem, W.M.; Suleiman, A.R.; Raheem, W.A.
    Against the background of that land is considered not only as an essential means of production but also as a basis of human existence, its availability and accessibility requires adequate research attention. It is on this conviction that this study seeks to model the patterns, rate as well as identify the consequences of land modification in Giyani town of South Africa over the last 30 years in order to provide informed sustainable land use management policies and programmes. The study used a supervised classification method for geospatial analysis of available LandSat imageries for 1987, 1997, 2007 and 2017 to analyze the changes in land cover in Giyani using available imageries in Bands. ArcGIS 10.3 software and raster calculator tool to produce change detection maps. Land Consumption Rate and Absorption Coefficient were adopted to respectively measure land consumption by each member of the community and change of urban land consumption. The results were overlaid to obtain a visual representation of the area/extent of changes that occurred over time. The result shows that 781.9ha of vegetation was transformed between 1987 and 2017, this was largely informed by the increased demand for firewood and material for construction, construction of infrastructure, government offices etc. Built-up areas increased in its coverage to about 919.44ha within the three decades (1987-2017). Due to the expansion of the town to the hinterland, bare land was consumed by about 672.87ha within same period with 0.06 LRC in 2017 and 0.09 LAC between 2007 and 2017. The paper underscored vertical growth (smart-city growth concept), while promoting tree planting among Giyani residents to prevent wanton modification.
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    Effective Management of Storm water in Ibeju–Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeri
    (Department of Civil Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, 2020) Raheem, W.M.; Jimoh, M.Y.; Ola, A.B.; Raheem, W.A.; Suleiman, A.R.; Ibrahim, M.
    In recent years, many cities and rural areas are facing frequent waterlogging, run-of pollution, huge loss of resourceful rainwater, damaged ecosystem and many more rain water related problems. In regional perspective, how to construct a sustainable storm water management measures have been presented as an important issue in many cities and urban agglomeration in Nigeria. Ibeju Lekki area is usually faced with the problem of rain water leading to incessant flooding. This study therefore assesses storm water management in Ibeju-Lekki Area, Lagos state. The research employs a random sampling technique in selecting 204 (0.07  ) respondents for questionnaire administration. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were employed in the analysis of the data. Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the relationship between the gradient analysis and vulnerability to runoff of Ibeju-Lekki. Also, the slope analysis of the study area was carried out using slope calculation. Findings revealed that natural green space, public parks and gardens and drainage system were the most available storm water management infrastructure in the area. The result of correlation analysis with r = 0.971 shows a strong positive correlation between gradient and vulnerability to runoff . The study concluded that physical planning policies such as thorough monitoring of building plan before approval and institution of effective development control agencies among others should be put in place to ensure proper management of storm water in Ibeju-Lekki local government area of Lagos State
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    The Effects of Spatial Distribution of Infrastructure on Residential Property Values in Minna
    (Federal University of Technology Minna, 2018) Adeogun, A.S.; Sule, A.I.; Idowu, O.O.; Raheem, W.M.
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    Evaluation of On-Street Parking on Traffic Flow in Ilorin Central Business District, Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021) Suleiman, A.R.; Raheem, W.M.; Ola, A.B.; Raheem, W.A.; Jimoh, M.Y.; Oladimeji, S.B.
    This Study evaluates on-street parking in Ilorin Central Business District (CBD), Ilorin, Kwara State. It examined the on-street vehicular parking mode and its impact on flow of traffic in the CBD. The study adopted a survey research design using the primary and secondary data sources. A sample frame of 4,543 respondents was determined through parking volumetric count that was conducted between 7:00am to 7:00pm. Questionnaire was administered to 354 motorists who parked their vehicles on the street, using accidental sampling techniques to elicit information on parking characteristics. All the six major roadways that criss-crossed the CBD were all selected for the study. Descriptive statistics tools was used to analyse the data while vehicle to capacity ratio was used to evaluate the impact of on-street parking on traffic flow. The study revealed that 57.9% of the respondents’ vehicles were parked on the street for the purpose of business and work. Further finding indicated that 61.4% of the motorists parked on the road curb because of inadequate or lack of off-street parking facilities in the city’s CBD. Traffic flow was stable in the four major roadways selected with the exception of Ibrahim Taiwo Road where traffic flow was not stable and queues developed rapidly as this contributed to traffic congestion along the road corridor. The paper recommends among others the provision of adequate and designated on-street and off-street parking facilities, regulation of parking by introducing park and pay to discourage on-street parking.
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    Evaluation of On-Street Parking on Traffic Flow in Ilorin Central Business District, Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria., 2021-06) Suleiman, A.R.; Raheem, W.M.; Ola, A.B.; Jimoh, M.Y.; Oladimeji, S.O.
    This Study evaluates on-street parking in Ilorin Central Business District (CBD), Ilorin, Kwara State. It examined the on-street vehicular parking mode and its impact on flow of traffic in the CBD. The study adopted a survey research design using the primary and secondary data sources. A sample frame of 4,543 respondents was determined through parking volumetric count that was conducted between 7: 00am to 7: 00pm. Questionnaire was administered to 354 motorists who parked their vehicles on the street, using accidental sampling techniques to elicit information on parking characteristics. All the six major roadways that criss-crossed the CBD were all selected for the study. Descriptive statistics tools was used to analyse the data while vehicle to capacity ratio was used to evaluate the impact of on-street parking on traffic flow. The study revealed that 57.9% of the respondents’ vehicles were parked on the street for the purpose of business and work. Further finding indicated that 61.4% of the motorists parked on the road curb because of inadequate or lack of off-street parking facilities in the city’s CBD. Traffic flow was stable in the four major roadways selected with the exception of Ibrahim Taiwo Road where traffic flow was not stable and queues developed rapidly as this contributed to traffic congestion along the road corridor. The paper recommends among others the provision of adequate and designated on-street and off-street parking facilities, regulation of parking by introducing park and pay to discourage on-street parking.