PARKING AND TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SURBURBAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIPS OF PARKING, LOADING, AND TRAFFIC GENERATION WITH LAND, BUILDING AREAS, AND EMPLOYMENT. THE DATA WERE GATHERED FROM A SAMPLE OF 22 SUBURBAN INDUSTRIES RANGING IN SIZE OF DEVELOPED LAND AREA FROM 20,400 TO 860,000 SQUARE FEET, WITH EMPLOYMENT VARYING BETWEEN 20 AND 1000. THE NORMAL CONSTRAINTS OF EXPANSION PROBLEMS FOUND IN FULLY DEVELOPED AREAS WERE NOT PRESENT SINCE MOST INDUSTRIES SAMPLED HAD EXPANSION ROOM. PARKING CHARACTERISTICS WERE RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, LAND AREA, AND BUILDING AREA. TRAFFIC GENERATION FOR AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS WAS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, LAND AREA, BUILING AREA, PARKING DEMAND, AND LOADING FACILITIES. /AUTHOR/

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  • Accession Number: 00225414
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Jan 31 1994 12:00AM