PARKING PRINCIPLES

IN 1967 FHWA RECOMMENDED THAT THE HRB COMMITTEE ON PARKING DEVELOP A NEW PUBLICATION TO UPDATE AND RREVISE BPR'S 1956 PUBLICATION, "PARKING GUIDE FOR CITIES." IN THE PRESENT STUDY, THE COMMITTEE ATTEMPTS TO VIEW PARKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM FROM THE HOME TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. EIGHT MAJOR TOPICS ARE ADDRESSED: PARKING CHARACTERISTICS, ZONING, PARKING PROGRAMS, PARKING STUDIES, LOCATION AND DESIGN, OPERATION, PARKING AT TRANSIT STATIONS, AND CURB PARKING. THE THREE APPENDICES COMPRISE A GLOSSARY OF TERMS, LEGAL ASPECTS OF PARKING AND PUBLIC USE, AND CHANGE-OF-MODE FACILITIES.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr125.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 217p
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 125
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Legal factors; Off street parking; On street parking; Parking; Parking garages; Rapid transit; Studies; Zoning
• Old TRIS Terms: Parking studies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226174
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM