An Analysis of Spatial Locations and Attributes of Surface Parking Lots and Their Effects on the Cityscape in Historic Central Districts in Kyoto and Philadelphia

In Japan, surface parking lots for visitors are often located without a careful plan or a particular order. Such random locations without planning and regulation, combined with the visual clutter of signs and equipment, degrade the cityscapes even in historic cities, including Kyoto where a higher attention is paid to historic preservation. In this study, the authors analyze the spatial distribution and design of surface parking for visitors within the historic central districts of two cities—Kyoto and Philadelphia—to examine the discontinuity of cityscape. In addition, they explore how different approaches to historic preservation influence surface parking locations in these two cities. The analysis results show that the locational patterns of surface parking differ significantly between the two cities. Many small surface parking lots below 500 square meters are distributed throughout the entire city in Kyoto, while a smaller number of large surface parking lots are provided with concentration in the center of historic district in Philadelphia. Moreover, the spatial pattern analysis shows remarkable discontinuity of cityscape, especially in Kyoto. In short, this study provides an important perspective to examine negative impacts that surface parking lots with certain attributes have on a cityscape, using not only qualitative analysis techniques but also quantitative analysis methods.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE50 Transportation Demand Management. Alternate title: Analysis of Spatial Locations and Attributes of Surface Parking Lots and Their Effects on Cityscape in Historic Central Districts in Kyoto, Japan, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Oba, Tetsuharu
  • Iseki, Hiroyuki
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC
  • Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
• Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16p
• Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Case studies; Historic preservation; Location; Parking lots; Streetscape
• Geographic Terms: Kyoto (Japan); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01515406
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-2509
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 24 2014 8:42AM