Shared Parking (Excel Model Included)

Overview

Avoid unnecessary costs and traffic by accurately estimating the parking requirements for mixed-use projects according to the types of tenants they will attract. Now in its third edition, this authoritative book has been updated throughout by author Mary S. Smith, a ULI member and leading parking expert, in collaboration with parking professionals and developers. It includes many additional land uses and revised parking ratios, and addresses trends such as increased use of ride sharing services and scooters. The Excel model version lets you plug in your project's land uses and calculates the number of parking spaces needed. This book is essential for developers, planners, government agencies, consultants, and engineers. The book is also available separately (ISBN 9780874204278).

Author Biography

Mary Smith is Director of Parking Consulting for Walker Parking Consultants. Since joining Walker in 1975, Mary has been actively involved in all phases of parking planning and design for parking projects throughout the world. Since 2010, she has consulted on projects in Abu Dhabi, China, Dubai, Egypt, Korea, Kuwait, Indonesia, Panama, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Among her particular areas of expertise are pedestrian and vehicular circulation, wayfinding, and flow capacity in mega-structures; impact of changing vehicle sizes on parking dimensions; accessible parking design; and the integration of parking management, operations, and functional design. She has been heavily involved in researching and speaking on the impact of ride-hailing and autonomous vehicles on parking.