FRINGE LOTS, GARAGES, SHUTTLE BUSES EASE CONGESTED WASHINGTON PARKING
1948; Eno Foundation for Transportation; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0041-0713
Autores Tópico(s)Smart Parking Systems Research
ResumoThe parking problem in Washington, DC, an area of only 70 square miles, is centered mainly in the comparatively small downtown, central business/government district. This area is bounded by M St. and Massachusetts Ave. on the north, Constitution Ave. on the south, and 5th and 19th Sts., NW, on the east and west sides, respectively. Several factors further compound the District's parking problem: a complex street pattern with avenues crossing the lettered and numbered streets at angles, creating a large number of park circles, squares, and triangles; the scarcity of highway bridges crossing the Potomac River and leading into the city; and the location in the northwest part of the city of Rock Creek Park, further funneling traffic into/through the downtown area. This article discusses the parking problem in Washington, DC, and provides the results of a commission formed to help solve this lack of parking and the resulting traffic congestion. The best solution was deemed to consist of 3 parts: express buses operating via express thoroughfares; fringe parking lots with shuttle-bus service direct to the downtown section; and more parking facilities wherever they could be located and developed.
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