Parking Spaces A Design Implementation & PDF Book Download *FREE

How to design multifunctional parking lots for community living. With a unique combination of design principles, engineering and safety research, pattern ideas, and creative inspiration, this one-of-a-kind guidebook shows you how to create compelling public spaces that meet the community’s parking needs. At the same time, the book demonstrates

how to support an active pedestrian environment, and establish an alternate setting for carnivals, outdoor movies and markets, sporting events, and art parks. Through step-by-step coverage that’s tailor-made for planners, landscape architects, city-council members, and architects, urban designer Mark Childs ushers in a critical

rethinking of the role of parking in our cities, while offering a clear picture of every aspect of design, planning, and implementation. in every page, Childs motivates professionals to stretch the limits of

traditional asphalt wastelands with landscaping innovations,

pedestrian paths, and with paving, lot striping, lane lines, street reflectors, and bumps. What’s more, the author sets up guidelines for analyzing demand and addressing location issues, as well as identifying safety, convenience, and environmental concerns. And he also gives you

valuable suggestions for mixed-use features such as: court-sports arenas, playgrounds, gardens, and festival plazas; innovations in colored concrete, patterned stall striping, molds, and other art forms; pedestrian walkway art, murals, and sculptures. Filled with countless ideas and practical applications, this all-inclusive manual

facilities into the fabric of the surrounding city or suburb.

An Auto Century.

The Art of Public Space.

The Parking Ecosystem.

Car Commons.

Parking at Home.

The City Afoot.

A City of 10,000 Gardens.

Time Shares.

Art Park.

Safety and Security.

Paving the Planet.

Demands, Demands, Demands.

Dimensions and Circulation.