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Title: PARKING UTILIZATION AT WORK SITES IN KING AND SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON
Accession Number: 00676610
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: To help local jurisdictions review their parking policies as mandated by Washington State's new commute trip reduction legislation, the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle conducted a parking utilization study in 1991 to assess the demand for parking, compared with supply, at employment sites throughout King and south Snohomish counties. A total of 36 employment sites in suburban, noncentral business district areas were included in the study. The sites represented two land uses: (a) professional office and (b) industrial sites (both light industrial and manufacturing). Results showed that the average parking supply was 30% greater than the average parking demand. The average number of parking spaces per 1,000 gross sq ft (GSF) was 3.15, compared with a demand of 2.54 (a 24% excess). If projected employment and demand figures are used, a 13.5% excess parking supply still exists, in relation to spaces per 1,000 GSF. On the basis of the results of this study, it is recommended that local jurisdictions consider reducing their parking requirements, at least for professional office uses. The reduction of parking requirements in local codes will apply only to new or expanding developments; therefore local jurisdictions are encouraged to establish an administrative review process so that property owners of existing work sites, on behalf of employers, may request reductions in parking supply.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1459, Parking and Transportation Demand Management. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01401253
Language: English
Authors: Kadesh, EileenPeterson, JayPagination: p. 58-62
Publication Date: 1994
Serial: ISBN: 0309060664
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; I73: Traffic Control
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 19 1995 12:00AM
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