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Parking: Not as Bad as You Think; Worse Than You Realize
New Brunswick, NJ March 10, 2017
Rachel Weinberger, Ph.D.Weinberger & AssociatesBrooklyn, NY
Defining the Problem:Too little parking
Require More Parking!Problem solved, right?
Failure to coordinate gives the wrong impression
Ahmedabad Harbin
Introduced some new problems
• Parking is overwhelming oversupplied.
• in the US small and medium downtowns on average 65%.
• With no discernable effect on perceptions of shortages.
Efforts to coordinate
Impractical to Regulate as Accessory to Land Use
Land uses change, buildings are durable
Use Required Parking Church 210 spacesNightclub 115 spacesRetail mall 90 spaces
Adaptive reuse
Berkeley Recreational Bowl circa 1970 Any Mountain circa 2013
Use Required Parking Bowling alley 90 spacesGrocery store 120 spacesOutdoor gear (clothing) 120 spaces
Failed Reuse Attempts
Better to Share
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31% Less Residential
Office
Restaurant
Residential
Restaurant
Office
Shared Actual Usage Unshared Supply