Parking Design
DeShazo Group has performed parking designs for hundreds of garages throughout the United States and Asia. The factors listed below are some of the numerous considerations the firm looks at in order to help our clients have a successful project..
- Planning for sufficient thoroughfare infrastructure in the vicinity of the garage to handle the potential future vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic of the garage and the surrounding area
- Planning for the introduction of autonomous vehicles into the vehicular mix
- Planning adequate access points and internal and external circulation so as to allow for efficient ingress and egress of vehicles at the garage and throughout the surrounding area
- Planning for adequate Levels-of-Service at each access point to the garage
- Ensuring that the garage is optimized and well located so as to interface well with current and future thoroughfares, bicycle trails, pedestrian paths, and transit
- Allowing for an adequate and safe bikeway network that interfaces appropriately with the parking garage
- Helping pedestrians interface seamlessly with parking areas, transit, and surrounding buildings
- Planning for transportation pathways in vicinity of garage for service and emergency vehicles
- Coordinating a smooth and efficient transit system between the parking garage and nearby destinations
