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Y � 410 existing Carmike Cinemas were selected for analysis . Each of the following cinemas have similar site characteristics , and are located in suburban areas : • Location Seats Parkin° Spaces 1 . Greensboro, NC 2 , 080 528 2 . Nashville, TN 3 , 148 831 A parking accumulation study was conducted at each cinema to determine existing parking demands on Friday, February 7 , 1997 and Saturday, February 8 , 1997 . Parking accumulation counts were conducted by Wells & Associates staff on Friday from 6 : 00 PM to 12 : 00 AM, and on Saturday from 12 : 00 noon to 12 : 00 AM, and were recorded in fifteen (15) minute intervals . The peak hour parking space occupancy and parking ratio for these cinemas is summarized in Table 1 and hourly data is presented in Appendix A. Table 1 indicates that the average peak hour parking ratio is 0 . 11 occupied spaces per seat on Friday and 0 . 13 occupied spaces per seat during Saturday. • Analysis Due to the significant seasonal variations in the attendance of cinemas, factors were derived to determine a worst case scenario for the proposed Carmike Cinema . Based on the parking utilization data for cinemas contained in "Shared Parking" , a publication by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) , June and July are the busiest months for cinemas.. Attendance in February is approximately 70 percent of the attendance in June and July, based on actual surveys of suburban cinemas containing over 900 seats . Sales transaction data was obtained for for the Nashville, Tennessee site in an effort to compare it to the ULI data . The Carmike transaction data indicates that June is the peak month for sales at this facility. As shown in Table 2 , sales in February are approximately 62 percent of the sales in June . A 411 summary of these results are contained in Appendix B.