Abstract:
Studies the development of Pinklao Commercial Area, studies the influence and service area of Pinklao Commercial Area affecting to the nearby area and vicinity analyzes problems and potential including propose guidelines in developing Pinklao commercial area. The tool of this research methodology are questionnaires by accidental sampling for 450 samples classified into 4 groups as shopper, residents, officers and commuters. The results of these questionnaires will be evaluated and analyzed the influence of Pinklao Shopping Area which supposed to be the central place for distributing commodity and services to people in the western area of Bangkok. Owing to the majority of the studied land use area are commercial and high residential zone, it could be a magnet target to invest in shopping center and also to attract the users to get the srevies within the western part. of the BMA. From the study of service radius by Gravity Model theory by using secondary data, taking field survey and disthibuting questionnare found that Pinklao commercial are has a major role in trading and services. Pinklao has more advantage than others because it can attract customers by product, price, place and promotion. Its service radius area is approximately 8.6 km. The largest number of shoppers direct to Pinklao comes from the western part at 46.2% with the service area in Bangkoknoi, Bangyai, Tungkru, Phasicharoen, Klongsan, Bangkae, Thaweewattana District, Nakhonprathom, Samutsakorn, Samutsongkram province, etc. Followed by the northern part at 31.8% with the service area in Bangplat, Talingchan District and Nonthaburi Province, etc. And by the eastern part at 13.1% with the service area in Phranakorn District, Dusit District, Pomplab District, Sathorn District, etc. The main objective of shoppers who selected Pinklao shopping area is purchasing, eating out and seeing movies, respectively. Most of shoppers decided to purchase clothes in fashion by reason of convenient transportation and varius commodities. Furthermore, Pinklao shopping centers could reduce the trip volume of people in suburban area to purchase articles and services from the inner city. The existing shopping centers also the large source of works and recreations for surrounding community. In addition, the influences of Pinklao commercial area create the effects to the city such as traffic jam, environmental pollution and shop stands, etc. This research recommended to solve the problems and created positive visibility to commercial area as 1) traffic problem : to manage the traffic system by co-operating with Bangkok Mass Transit project 2) environmental : propose the regularly verify for physical environmental standard. 3) shop stands along the pavement : reorganize and systemize within commercial area by concerning about cleanliness and being in good order. The potential of Pinklao shopping centers : their outstanding point as the center of fashion and modern clothes can attract people living in nearby area and vicinity to get the services.