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Title:

Parking Utilization in Neighborhood Shopping Centers on Transit Routes in San Jose, California: Are Minimum Parking Requirements Too High?

Accession Number:

01478413

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309286770

Abstract:

This paper examines the minimum parking requirements for shopping centers located near Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail stations in San Jose, California. VTA, the primary transit provider in Santa Clara County, California, has supported reduced parking requirements for proposed transit-oriented developments along its transit lines, but parking reductions have often been opposed by local decision makers, city council members, and the public. Until recently, VTA has been unable to provide locally based research to support the claim that current parking minimums have led to excessive parking. This paper seeks to provide evidence to decision makers that supports the argument that parking requirements can be reduced along light rail transit lines. Two parking utilization surveys found that the utilization of free surface parking was far lower than the capacity during both the holiday shopping season and the off-season for 13 neighborhood shopping centers located near VTA light rail stations. Furthermore, the surveys found that increases in seasonal parking demand did not occur for most of the surveyed shopping centers. The results suggested that the minimum parking requirements for these neighborhood-oriented shopping centers located near VTA light rail stations are too high.

Monograph Accession #:

01495451

Report/Paper Numbers:

13-5350

Language:

English

Authors:

Smith, Adam

Pagination:

pp 27-35

Publication Date:

2013

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2359
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309286770

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (32) ; Tables (1)

Geographic Terms:

San Jose (California)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 5 2013 1:01PM

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