National Parking Association, Parking Consultants Council Publish Parking Studies and Zoning Ordnance Books

'Parking Studies' provides guidelines for the appropriate use of parking studies. It is intended to help decisionmakers gain a clear understanding of when a parking study is appropriate and what questions can be answered by the study. A separate chapter also addresses each broad study type, including the objectives and methodology common to most situations. Data needed to prepare an accurate study is also presented. Each chapter also includes a discussion of the assumptions and resulting accuracy typical of most parking studies.

'Recommended Zoning Ordinance Provisions' serves as a guide for those involved in the planning, design, construction, operation, management or approval of facilities that include off-street parking spaces.

Both publications are available for purchase from the National Parking Association Website.

About the NPA

The National Parking Association (NPA) is an international network of more than 1,200 member companies comprised of parking industry professionals. NPAâs mission is to serve and assist members in identifying and solving the difficulties that arise in their business activities; promote the research and publications necessary to keep the industry abreast of all critical developments affecting parking and parking-related services; enhance the image, public acceptance, and economic progress of the parking industry by means of programs and projects directed to the general public instrumentalities of government and the business community; promote and encourage ethical business practices among the operators of parking facilities, and to instill in public and non-public users of parking services confidence in the integrity and skills of parking operators.

About the PCC

The Parking Consultants Council (PCC), formed in 1972, is a special professional group within the National Parking Association. It is concerned with economic analysis, functional and structural design, financial counseling, research, analysis and maintenance of off-street parking facilities. Composed primarily of engineers and architects, these members produce a wide range of technical publications for the NPA. Subjects include design, construction and maintenance of parking facilities, recommended guidelines for zoning ordinances, and other issues of importance to traffic engineers, state and municipal officials, urban planners and parking executives.