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Parking Management.Strategies, Evaluation and Planning <br /> Victoria Transport Policy Institute <br /> Parking Maximums <br /> Parking Maximums means that an upper limit is placed on parking supply, either at <br /> individual sites or in an area. Area-wide limits are called Parking Caps. These can be in <br /> addition to or instead of minimum parking requirements. Excessive parking supply can <br /> also be discouraged by reducing public parking supplies,imposing a special parking tax, <br /> and by enforcing regulations that limit temporary parking facilities. Maximums often <br /> apply only to certain types of parking, such as long-term, single-use,free, or surface <br /> parking, depending on planning objectives. <br /> Remote Parking and Shuttle Service <br /> Remote Parking(also called Satellite Parking)refers to the use of off-site parking <br /> facilities. This often involves shared facilities, such as office workers parking at a <br /> restaurant parking lot during the day,in exchange for restaurant employees using the <br /> office parking lot evenings and weekends. It can involve use of public facilities,such as <br /> commercial parking lots. Remote parking can also involve use of parking facilities <br /> located at the periphery of a business district or other activity center,and use of overflow <br /> parking during a special event that attracts large crowds. Special shuttle buses or free <br /> transit service may be provided to connect destinations with remote parking facilities, <br /> allowing them to be farther apart than would otherwise be acceptable. Another type of <br /> remote parking is use of Park&Ride facilities, often located at the urban fringe where <br /> parking is free or significantly less expensive than in urban centers. <br /> Figure 3 Overflow Parking Sign <br /> Remote parking requires providing adequate use information and incentives to encourage <br /> motorists to use more distant facilities. For example, signs and maps should indicate the <br /> location of peripheral parking facilities, and they should be significantly cheaper to use <br /> than in the core. Without such incentives,peripheral parking facilities are often <br /> underused while core parking is congested. <br /> 15 <br />