Parking Generation Update: The Numbers - Institute of ...
Parking Generation Update: The Numbers - Institute of ...
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chaining/multi-stop trip activity, employee/visitor parking, long term/short term parking<br />
and other issues in more detail. Where information <strong>of</strong> this type was available, it has been<br />
reported; however, at this time the extent <strong>of</strong> data in this area is limited.<br />
More parking data is needed to understand the complex nature <strong>of</strong> parking demand. This<br />
informational report does not provide authoritative findings, recommendations or<br />
standards on parking demand. It should be understood that assemblage <strong>of</strong> data and<br />
production <strong>of</strong> this report are a fully-volunteer effort and not the result <strong>of</strong> a financed<br />
research effort. As such, the report contains useful parking demand data – ranges <strong>of</strong><br />
information and statistics are provided only as an informational guide to planners and<br />
designers regarding parking demand.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a tendency to focus on a single number (such as the average) to form the basis<br />
for estimating parking demand. Care should be utilized in applying the information<br />
presented in this informational report to estimate parking demand, reflecting upon ranges<br />
<strong>of</strong> demand, statistical quality and quantity. Information (where available) regarding other<br />
factors (such as transportation demand management, area type, pricing and several<br />
others) is also provided.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the cost <strong>of</strong> providing parking, it would be appropriate to seek guidance from<br />
parking pr<strong>of</strong>essionals with experience in understanding the many variables that can affect<br />
parking demand rather than simply utilizing a single number from this informational<br />
report.<br />
Objective<br />
To build a comprehensive understanding <strong>of</strong> parking<br />
demand characteristics <strong>of</strong> various land uses by<br />
providing a process to easily expand the parking<br />
demand data set, continually updating information<br />
and reaching as many potential users, researchers<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals as possible.<br />
Organization <strong>of</strong> Report<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Parking</strong> <strong>Generation</strong> Informational Report<br />
provides the following sections:<br />
• Use <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Parking</strong> <strong>Generation</strong> Report<br />
This section outlines how to use information<br />
in this report answering basic questions<br />
such as “What is an Informational Report”<br />
• Data Analysis<br />
This section outlines the statistics that have been utilized and the basic guidelines<br />
for defining the quality <strong>of</strong> data as well as the quantity <strong>of</strong> data
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