Parking - What works where?

Welcome and Chair

   Professor Husam Al Waer, University of Dundee

Overview of the Guide

   David Birkbeck, Design for Homes

   Georgina Bignold, Proctor Matthews Architects

Q&A

Parking - What Works Where, is the UK’s foremost parking design guidance, and has been fully updated. This free online seminar provides a concise overview of the second edition for built environment professionals, including engineers, planners and urban designers.

Key points:

• parking should support good placemaking rather than dominate it, balancing the needs of car owners with the creation of attractive, walkable neighbourhoods.
• managing parking demand rather than simply providing more spaces.
• designing parking to reflect location and circumstance, including accessibility of services public transport, ac
• using "unallocated" and shared parking – challenging the notion that every dwelling requires its own allocated parking space
• providing mix of parking types, rather than using a single approach, including:
  • on-street parking,
  • communal parking courts,
  • shared parking areas,
  • garages and
  • driveways.
• Providing cycle storage, electric vehicle charging and reflecting future mobility trends.

Updated case studies showing how different parking layouts have worked in practice.