TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SHOPPING CENTERS

THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ENGINEER MAKES AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN OF LARGE SHOPPING CENTERS WITH PARKING AREAS, ALTHOUGH THE CONSTRAINTS OF EACH SITE AND TYPE OF SHOPPING CENTER DIFFER, IT IS POSSIBLE TO INDICATE TYPICAL TRAFFIC TRENDS AND DESIGN RANGES. THE TRENDS AND RANGES GIVEN IN THIS ARTICLE RESULT FROM EXPERIENCE GAINED IN DESIGNING FOR SOME 30 SHOPPING CENTERS IN EUROPE RANGING FROM 50000SQ.FT (4660SQ.M) GROSS LEASABLE AREA TO OVER 1 MILLION SQ.FT (93000SQ.M) GROSS LEASABLE AREA. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHOPPING CENTER DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE IS GIVEN, AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Dunn, R C
  • HAMILTON, G D
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 292-7
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; History; Layout; Parking; Shopping centers; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; History; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226918
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1973 12:00AM