dc.description.abstract |
Development
codes
in
American
cities,
almost
without
exception,
prescribe
minimum
off-‐street
parking
requirements
for
each
type
of
urban
land
use.
Research
indicates
that
these
standards
create
a
feedback
loop
that
removes
barriers
for
drivers
and
enforce
development
patterns
that
further
drive
demand
for
off-‐street
parking.
The
State
of
Oregon’s
Department
of
Land
Conservation
and
Development
has
new
rules
which
took
effect
in
January
1,
2016,
intended
to
simplify
the
Urban
Growth
Boundary
Amendment
Process
for
cities
under
10,000
in
population.
When
a
rural
city
must
expand,
it
forces
a
constrained
municipality
to
undertake
expensive
capital
projects
to
extend
services
to
new
properties.
Despite
being
conveniently
located
for
redevelopment,
under-‐utilized
parking
lots
often
remain
off
limits
for
infill
development
as
a
result
of
inflexible
minimum
parking
requirements.
Using
aerial
imagery,
ArcGIS,
tax
lot-‐level
employment
data
from
the
Quarterly
Census
on
Employment
and
Wages,
and
state-‐wide
zoning
data
from
the
DLCD,
this
study
measures
the
amount
of
non-‐residential,
off-‐
street
parking
in
six
Oregon
cities
with
populations
under
10,000.
In
doing
so,
this
study
seeks
to
establish
data
and
knowledge
surrounding
how
parking
consumes
urban
land,
as
well
as
how
it
relates
to
employment,
zoning,
and
development
codes.
Using
the
methodology
employed
in
this
study,
cities
could
perform
their
own
parking
studies,
alter
parking
standards,
and
potentially
alleviate
the
strain
placed
on
urban
land
supply
by
parking
requirements.
Perhaps
parking
lots
in
within
existing
urban
areas
could
be
a
more
attractive
target
for
development
than
greenfield
land
on
the
urban
fringe. |
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