Re:MIT urban planner rethinks parking lots
by brudgers on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @09:53PM
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One feature of parking capacity often ignored is perceived convenience.
For a business such as a CVS or Walgreens drug store, more than the minimum parking will be provided to avoid giving the appearance of a full parking lot to passing motorists because a parking lot which appears to be near capacity causes people to anticipate long lines at the checkout and thus reconsider stopping to shop.
The malls do the same thing to a certain extent (remote satellite lots and transport at peak times would probably be significantly cheaper than utilizing prime real-estate for parking).
For a business such as a CVS or Walgreens drug store, more than the minimum parking will be provided to avoid giving the appearance of a full parking lot to passing motorists because a parking lot which appears to be near capacity causes people to anticipate long lines at the checkout and thus reconsider stopping to shop.
The malls do the same thing to a certain extent (remote satellite lots and transport at peak times would probably be significantly cheaper than utilizing prime real-estate for parking).