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Will Increasing Residential Density Decrease Parking Availability? A Method for Practitioners.

2025/01/28 by Dave Amos · 1 voice
Engineering · Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Smart Parking Systems Research #Transportation Planning and Optimization #Impact of Light on Environment and Health

paper · pdf · doi:10.32866/001c.128202

Abstract

Cities in the United States aim to increase the supply of affordable housing in low-density areas, but residents are concerned about the availability of parking as density increases. This study measures on- and off-street parking vacancy in three neighborhoods zoned single-family “R-1” and three zoned moderate-density “R-2” to understand if increasing housing density reduces parking vacancy. Results indicate that while there is more vacancy in R-1 neighborhoods, the R-2 neighborhoods still have significant excess capacity. Furthermore, the method for finding this result is low-cost and potentially useful to local planners interested in increasing residential density while addressing local concerns.

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