TOD Literature: Parking

Eliminating Barriers to Transit-Oriented Development

This report looks at three conditions that could be barriers to transit-oriented development: impacts on schools; impacts to local auto traffic; and, impacts on local parking. ...

Empty Spaces: Real Parking Needs at Five TODs

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More evidence that TODs generate fewer vehicle trips and utilize less parking than ITE guidelines estimate. ...

Parking Management Best Practices

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The parking management strategies described in this book can help planners increase parking facility efficiency and reduce parking demand. ...

Parking Spaces/Community Places: Finding the Balance Through Smart Growth Solutions

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This report provides a summary of the costs of parking, the dubious criteria parking requirements are based on and offers alternative strategies. ...
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Parking: A Major Barrier to Equitably Oriented Transit

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The Chicago-based Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) recently investigated the relationship between parking policies and provision and efforts to implement equitable TOD. ...

The High Cost of Free Parking

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In this innovative book, UCLA planning professor Donald Shoup challenges traditional parking methodologies and strategies. ...

TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?

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Researchers from San Jose State University explore the short-term and long-term impacts of Park-and-Rides and TOD upon transit ridership. ...