Pattern 103
Small Parking Lots
Context Shopping Street32 · House Cluster37 · Work Community41 · Green Streets51 · Main Gateways53 · Circulation Realms98 · Shielded Parking97 · Nine Percent Parking22
Problem
A single sprawling parking area cuts through its surroundings with unbroken asphalt, leaving a place feeling bleak and built for cars rather than people.
Solution
Break the total parking need into several small lots, each holding only a handful of cars, and screen them with trees or hedges so they settle into the land instead of paving it over.
Usage Circulation Realms98 · Positive Outdoor Space106 · Tree Places171 · Garden Wall173