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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
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Defining the Problem:Too little parking
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Require More Parking!Problem solved, right?
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Failure to coordinate gives the wrong impression
Ahmedabad Harbin
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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.
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Efforts to coordinate
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Impractical to Regulate as Accessory to Land Use
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Land uses change, buildings are durable
Use Required Parking Church 210 spacesNightclub 115 spacesRetail mall 90 spaces
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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
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Failed Reuse Attempts
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Better to Share
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