Parking in Urban Centers

• DOI: 10.3141/2469-06
• Publication Date: 2015-03-19T01:34:53Z
• Authors: Christopher McCahill; Jessica Haerter-R...; Norman Garrick; Carol Atkinson-Pa...
• Keywords: 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; 11. Sustainability

Most U.S. cities specify minimum parking requirements in local zoning codes, even areas served by a variety of travel options. Little work has been done to understand how aggregate supplies compare with urban or evaluate the potential impacts met such places. The research reported here tracked changes and built environment six business districts between 1960 2000. also summarized each city compared those actual supplies. This demonstrated that could be only through combination costly infrastructure considerable commitments land. In half studied (i.e., more stringent requirements) off-street supply ratios increased 150% 300%; increase required comparable amounts land but still fell short areawide requirements. Through quantification existing evaluation increases supplies, this offers guidance justification for establishment standards conform long-term transportation development goals.