If you own a car, use public transportation, go to work or school, use health care, shop or dine out, or are part of a metropolitan community, parking affects you, probably in more ways than you’ve thought about. Because parking has such a huge effect on what happens in cities and towns and how the greater transportation system functions, decision-makers are beginning to realize that it’s critical to employ parking expertise at the beginning of the planning process. Designing and implementing an effective, professionally managed parking strategy can mean the difference between frustrating and costly traffic congestion and efficient, time-saving traffic flow. A Guide to Parking provides information on the current state of parking, providing professionals and students with an overview on major areas of parking and the transportation and mobility industry, punctuated by brief program examples.
- Introduction
- Laws, Regulations, and Related Policy
- Parking Planning: Functions, Analysis, and Strategy
- Approaches to Parking Management
- Parking Technology
- Sustainability and Parking
- Managing Staff and Professional Development
- Parking Enforcement
- Economics and Finance
- Architecture and Aesthetics
- Designing and Engineering Parking Garages
- Functional Design
- Constructing Parking
- Maintenance and Repair
- Safety and Security
- Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
- Integrating Parking with Transportation Demand Management
- Adaptive Reuse of Parking Structures
- Trends in Parking: Future Thinking
Charles Reedstrom, CAPP and Kim Jackson, CAPP
Michael J. Ash, Esq.
Dennis Burns, CAPP; Richard W. Willson, PhD, FAICP; and Brett Wood, PE, CAPP
Casey Jones, CAPP
Michael Drow, CAPP, PMP; and Blake Laufer, CAPP
Rachel Yoka, CAPP, LEED AP BD+C, and Paul Wessel
Vicki L. Pero and Colleen M. Niese
Shawn McCormick
Leonard T. Bier, JD, CAPP, and Mark Vergenes
Stephen J. Rebora, RA
William F. Kavanagh, AIA
Michael T. App, AIA, and Todd J. Helmer, PE
Patrick Wells
Torrey L. Thompson and Ryan A. Carris, PE
Alexander Smith, CM
Gary Means, CAPP; and Vanessa Solesbee, CAPP
Isaiah Mouw, CAPP, LEED GA; and Brian Shaw, CAPP
Dave Albersman; Casey Leedom, PE; and Sanjay Pandya, PE
Richard W. Willson, PhD, FAICP
Biography
The International Parking Institute (IPI) is the world’s largest and leading association of professionals in parking. Members include everyone from garage owners and operators to architects to city managers to government agencies, health care centers, universities, airports, and convention centers.
"The nation’s leading experts have given us a virtual Encyclopedia of Parking that answers almost any question about parking anyone may have. Parking seems simple but it isn’t. A Guide to Parking shows how good parking management can improve cities, the economy, and the environment." -Donald Shoup, Distinguished Research Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA, USA
"A Guide to Parking is a very easy read; headings make it easy to find what you’re looking for. The guide provides information to a wide range of parking professionals and contains targeted ideas and recommendations. It also includes supporting background information that provides context and depth to the discussion, so, not only do you know what to do, you also know why and how to explain your actions." -Timothy J. Lomax, Regents Fellow, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, USA