Community parking facilities have advantages, especially in commercial and mixed-use districts.
- Reduce overall parking requirements: Where community facilities are available, overall parking requirements can be reduced.
- Easy to locate: Community facilities are easy for visitors to locate.
- Minimize driveway requirements: They allow better urban design by minimizing driveway requirements.
- Maintain public control: Parking remains in public control, so it may be reduced in the future if parking demand drops over the long term.
- Manageable facilities: These facilities can be managed (through time restrictions and fees) to reduce demand.
- Revenue stream: The revenue stream can be reinvested in the neighborhood, perhaps as part of a Parking Benefit District, and used in redevelopment projects. (See Financial Solutions).
