Getting to Right-Sized Parking
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Getting to Right-Sized
ParkingInnovative Approaches to the Traditional Supply/ Demand Mentality
What is Right Sized Parking?• Predicting parking needs based on
actual data about a site or community, rather than using predictive generation characteristics.
• Studies have shown that the old methods:– Increase vehicle ownership– Increase vehicle miles traveled– Increase congestion– Increase housing costs
What Are The Consequences?
Who Says How Much?
City/County Parking Ordinances
• Apply generic land use parking ratios
• Broad category types
• Based on approximations or what other communities are doing
National Industry Standards• Apply generic land
use parking ratios• Generic category
types are applied as “one-size-fits-all”
• Based on limited research from suburban developments
Introducing Shared Parking• Finally starting to
realize parking is a system
• Multiple land uses and users can utilize shared pool of spaces
• Still relies heavily on generic industry land use standards
Can We Go Further?Why do we continue to treat these uses/users the same?
Can We Go Further?Why do we continue to treat these uses/users the same?
We need methods that allow us to predict parking demands for our actual uses and users, with variations for location, relationship, and context within our communities.
We need methods that allow us to predict parking demands for our actual uses and users, with variations for location, relationship, and context within our communities.
Traditional Supply/Demand
A New Approach
Let’s Look At An Example
• 300 room hotel• 30,000 sf retail• 20,000 sf
restaurant• How much parking
do we need?
The Traditional ApproachPeak Hour
SpacesUse Size Rate Factor RequiredHotel 300 1.15 0.9
311Retail 30,000 3.6 0.8 87Restaurant 20,000 18 1.0 360
The total parking demand is:758 spaces
The Park+ Approach
The Park+ ApproachPeak Hour
SpacesUse Size Rate Factor RequiredHotel 300 0.5 -
150Retail 30,000 0.8 -
24Restaurant 20,000 6.4 -
128
The total parking demand is:302 spaces
Savings of 456 spaces
The Park+ Approach
“IT'S HARD TO BUILD A COMMUNITY AROUND PARKING LOTS AND SUBDIVISIONS.”
- ED MCMAHON
Brett Wood, P.E.Kimley-Horn and Associates, [email protected]