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Too Much Parking?
Session: Too Much Parking?
April 1, 2:30 PM
Carol S. Gould, AICP
Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc.
Kent M. Schwendy, P.E
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. Consulting Engineers
Laurie Giannotti, AICP
UConn Cooperative Extension System
Abstract
This session will explore whether parking in small/rural communities is well
matched to the actual demand, how land use regulations guide the provision of
parking, and mechanisms to minimize impervious parking surfaces and “green
up” parking areas. The session will present a case study from northwestern
Connecticut. The study survey of parking discovered that in fact, there is often
too much parking constructed to serve development. The study explored strategies
for reducing impervious parking and, as a follow-up, developed alternative zoning
language that can better guide the provision of parking to meet the demand of
individual developments while meeting community goals for water resource protection.
Parking as a Non-Point
Source of Pollution
- Parking – the unrecognized contributor to watershed pollution in rural/small
communities
- Education provides motivation - What you don’t know CAN hurt you! –
The UConn NEMO Program’s experience educating rural/small communities
about the problem of NPS and parking and how to address it through planning,
regulation and site design.
Case Study: Too Much
Parking in Northwestern Connecticut?
Green Parking Lot Design
– A Primer
- Pervious surfaces
- Landscaping
- Stormwater management
Author and Copyright Information
Carol S. Gould, AICP
Principal Planner, Fitzgerald & Halliday
72 Cedar Street
Hartford State: CT
860-485-9787 (main office: 860-247-7200)
Fax: 860-485-9787 or 860-247-7206
E-mail: cgould@fhiplan.com
Special expertise:
1. Land use planning and transportation planning interface
2. Land use regulation
3. Access Management
Publications of Note:
1. Northwestern Connecticut Parking Study, for Northwestern Connecticut and
Litchfield Hills planning regions, Connecticut
2. Land Use Regulations as an Access Management Tool, Conference Proceedings,
5th Annual National Access Management Conference
3. Transportation Induced Growth Impact Study, (contributing author) Kingston/Plymouth/Plympton,
Massachusetts
4. Model Ordinances for the Enhancement of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access to
Transportation Facilities, Maryland Department of Transportation, Twenty Year
Bicycle & Pedestrian Access Master Plan
Kent M. Schwendy, P.E.
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. Consulting Engineers
146 Hartford Road
Manchester State: CT 06040
860-646-2469 extension 5384
Fax: 860-643-6313
E-mail: kschwend@fando.com
Special expertise:
1. Land development engineering and master planning
2. Land use and environmental regulations and permitting
3. Alternate pavement options (including green parking)
4. Wetland creation for bioremediation of contaminants
5. Wetland creation for stormwater management and water polishing
6. Environmental and context sensitive design
Relevant Projects:
1. The Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut: Involved created
wetlands for biofiltration and stormwater management, as well as various pervious
pavement types and adaptive reuse of existing paved surfaces for a 40,000 seat
facility.
2. Lake of Isles Golf Course and Resort, North Stonington, Connecticut: Involved
environmentally sensitive design of two 18-hole championship golf courses and
resort facilities on a 1000 acre site with 95 acre lake and multiple wetland
and vernal pool habitats. Included wetland creation for stormwater management,
designation of environmentally sensitive and “forever wild” areas,
and innovative stormwater management and pavement design features.
Laurie Giannotti, AICP
Connecticut NEMO Project Coordinator
UConn Cooperative Extension System
Haddam State: CT
860-345-4511 Fax: 860-345-3357
E-mail: lgiannot@canr.uconn.edu
Topics in which you have special expertise:
1. Water resources management.
2. Resource Based Planning.
Major Publications (Available at
http://www.nemo.uconn.edu/publications/index.htm)
1. Addressing Imperviousness in Plans, Site Design and Land Use Regulations.
1998.
2. “Natural Resource-Based Planning for Watersheds: A Practical Starter
Kit” 2001. |
