Parking facilities are a basic part of the modem community's transportation system. They profoundly influence economic viability, and consequently are a major concern to public administrators, businessmen, shoppers, workers, and in fact to everyone who drives an automobile. Because of its importance, parking has been the subject of numerous papers, monographs, and textbooks, but parking persistently poses problems for every community. In recent years, concern over air pollution and energy conservation have become an added aspect of parking in downtown areas. Parking facilities are in constant evolution. As the attitudes, values, and desires of people change, so must policies regarding parking facilities.
This monograph examines the necessity of planned parking and parking garages in urban areas and central business districts circa 1961. The type, layou...
This study evaluates the design features of off-street parking facilities from the viewpoint of traffic engineering, and presents factual data for tho...
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