PARKING CONCEPT CHECKLIST

THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE OF PLANNING SUCCESSFUL PARKING FACILITIES ARE DISCUSSED. THE AUTHOR SHOWS THAT THE ENVELOPE OF THE FACILITY SHOULD BE A RECTANGULAR BOX; THE BEST RESULTS ARE GENERALLY ACHIEVED BY BUILDING ON THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE LAND AREA, BUT UP TO THE OPTIMUM HEIGHT FOR THE PARTICULAR FUNCTIONAL DESIGN. THE SIZE OF A PARKING FACILITY WILL BE RELATED TO, BUT RARELY THE SAME AS, THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SITE. VEHICULAR AND EXIT LOCATIONS SHOULD BE SELECTED FIRST; PARKING SPACES SHOULD BEGIN NEAR GRADE LEVEL; PEDESTRIAN ROUTES SHOULD BE KEPT TO MINIMUM LENGTH. OTHER BASIC DECISIONS ARE RELATED TO ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS, TYPE OF PARKING, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARKING TO THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

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• Authors:
  • Gottesman, J
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Parking: the magazine of the parking industry
  • Publisher: National Parking Association
  • ISSN: 0031-2193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Intersection elements; Parking; Parking garages; Spacing; Studies
• Old TRIS Terms: Parking studies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225757
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 1970 12:00AM