Parking requirements are a hotly debated element of parking policy. Yet such requirements are common worldwide. Little effort had been made, however, to make international comparisons that could place local policies into wider perspective. This study focused on parking requirement policies in 14 cities in South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Cities in these regions have tended to be high in urban density, relatively low in car ownership, and, in some cases, strongly transit-oriented in their urban transport systems. In the West, localities with these characteristics often reject the suburban-style parking policy that requires minimum parking, and adopt alternatives. Nevertheless, all Asian cities in the study did enforce such parking requirements on building developments. This surprising enforcement result raised questions. Are these Asian parking requirement policies really similar to those in the West? Are criticisms of Western policies relevant in Asia? Are there lessons to be drawn from parking requirement practices in this region? Such questions were addressed through comparisons of parking requirement policies in the 14 Asian cities (and with reference to Western practice, especially in North America and Australia). The study drew on information collected for a wider study of parking policy in Asia commissioned by the Asian Development Bank. The results revealed diversity, including some distinctive approaches. The findings should provide insights that are useful in debates on parking policy reform, inside and outside the region.


    Zugriff

    Download

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Parking Requirements in Some Major Asian Cities


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2011




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Parking Requirements in Some Major Asian Cities

    Barter, Paul A | Online Contents | 2011


    Application of technology to car parking facilities in Asian smart cities

    Lam, Patrick T.I. / Yang, Wenjing | Emerald Group Publishing | 2019


    Parking Guide for Cities

    R. H. Burrage / D. A. Gorman / S. T. Hitchcock et al. | NTIS | 1956


    Parking problems of American cities

    Matson, T.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1951


    Parking motor cars in cities

    Esling, F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928