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Accession Number
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PB2012-108760
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Title
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Amenity or Necessity Street Standards as Parking Policy.
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Publication Date
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Jun 2012
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Media Count
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66p
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Personal Author
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C. Rivasplata D. Keyon L. Schloeter R. Lee Z. Guo
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Abstract
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This paper explores the rationales underlying the use of minimum street width requirements to mandate street parking. A survey of 97 cities reveals that this mandate is not a technical necessity based on safety concerns or an amenity reflecting market demand, two common beliefs held by decision-makers. Many residents are likely unwilling to pay for street parking if it is unbundled from housing. The hidden parking policies should be made transparent and subject to public oversight, the double standard between private and public streets should be eliminated, and parking on residential streets should be optional.
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Keywords
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Parking
Parking policy
Private communities
Standards
Street width
Subdivisions
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Source Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning
43G - Transportation
50A - Highway Engineering
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Corporate Author
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Mineta Transportation Inst., San Jose, CA. Coll. of Business.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1222
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Contract Number
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DTRT07-G-0054
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