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<br />Better Site Oesiqn <br /> <br />$20,000 per parking space, whereas a surface lot averages $1,200 to $1,500 per space (Markowitz, 1995; <br />IPI, 1997). Underground facilities are even more expensive, with an average cost of $35,000 per space <br />(Markowitz, 1995). ITE (1994a) calculated that an underground parking facility is an additional 1.5 to 2 <br />times per space cost compared to an above-ground structure. Table 9.1 discusses the impediments to <br />structured parki ng. <br /> <br />TaMe 9.1 Perceived Impedimei"i\'cs i:o Parrki~g SfCrudlUlrres <br /> <br />. <br />... Perception ReaLity <br />1. Garages cost more to FACT: Traditional parking garages do cost more to construct (see above). <br /> construct than swface lots. Alternatives for establishing parking facilities could include <br /> - eliminating land costs by building in air rights above or below <br /> another use or by incorporating parking into multipurpose buitdings <br /> (!TE, 1994a)1. <br /> FACT: Recent investigation into innovative parking structures built with <br /> pre-fabricated steel components has shown that the construction <br /> and maintenance costs could be competitive with the cost of surface <br /> lots (Hardigg, 1998). <br />2. Garages are more cnme FACT: There is no unbiased data at this time to deny or support this <br /> ridden than surface lots. perception. <br /> <br />1 Air rights refer to the area above a structure where development may take place. <br /> <br />CASE STUDY: OLYMPKAi WAS~Ku\HGu~~ <br /> <br />(Source: Wells, 1995) <br /> <br />The City of OLympia has proposed a comprehensive plan that supports the redevelopment of surface parking <br />lots in commercial districts. According to the draft requirements, surface parking lots will be slated for <br />more intensive use and allowable building heights will be increased if parking is incorporated into the <br />structure. In one commercial zone, for example, one story may be added if at least 50% of the parkil1lg is <br />under the building. This is a unique way to simultaneously reduce imperviousness while providing <br />convenient parking areas. <br /> <br />'.J <br /> <br />- 80- <br /> <br />-_..- <br />