Acknowledge the importance of innovative parking solutions in revitalizing investment in, and raise awareness about, transportation and infrastructure challenges facing cities in the United States, with the goal of advancing a national vision that will lead to policies of social equity, environmental sustainability and economic growth.

With the emergence of new technologies and an understanding of demand management techniques, owners, developers and municipalities now possess the tools necessary to achieve the development of a more walkable environment, lobby for reductions in parking requirements and increases in sustainable design credits and reduce negative environmental impacts and their carbon footprint while still providing convenient tenant access to their most valuable patrons. Park Green can help you engage the policy-makers as we move into the challenges of 2009 and beyond.

Paramount to land development today is an understanding of how under-valued curb parking and off-street parking requirements have negatively impacted the fabric of our communities. Visionary owners/developers must step-up and be first to demonstrate to their peers and city agencies how to emancipate themselves from required parking and lay the groundwork for many small, but significant reforms that will follow from the understanding that “free” parking has a high cost. Off-street parking requirements are obscure, ambiguous and cumbersome; an elaborate structure with no foundation and they hide the cost of parking in everything else we consume. The requirements collectivize parking so that everyone pays for parking whether they use it or not. Free travel encourages more single-occupant vehicle travel and less travel by carpool, on foot, bicycle or public transportation.