MODEL PARKING CODE PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE RIDESHARING AND TRANSIT USE

Most local zoning ordinances contain a set of off-street parking requirements which are intended to control that part of the parking supply created in the process of private land development. The parking requirements, or parking code, are potentially a valuable tool in enabling the public sector to influence private sector decisions in the area of Transportation System Management (TSM), with benefits potentially occuring to both public and private interests. This document describes and presents model local parking code provisions designed to reduce parking requirements and promote the use of public transit and ridesharing. This model code is suitable for inclusion into the zoning ordinances of most urban jurisdictions in the United States. The provisions are designed to allow reductions in parking requirements for new or expanding office and industrial developments (and certain employment-oriented institutional uses as determined by the jurisdiction) when landowners or developers agree to provide incentives for commuter travel in modes other than single occupant vehicles. A brief background on this approach is given, followed by the model parking code itself. A companion report containing nine case studies is available under the title of "Model Parking Code Provisions to Encourage Ridesharing and Transit Use (Including a Review of Experience)."

• Corporate Authors:

  JHK & Associates

  ,    

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ten Hoor, S J
  • SMITH, S A
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Office buildings; Parking; Private enterprise; Public transit; Ridesharing; Transportation system management; Urban development; Zoning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389886
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-82-C-00102
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM