A guide to parking / edited by International Parking Institute.

Laws, regulations, and related policy / Michael J. Ash -- Parking planning : functions, analysis, and strategy / Dennis Burns, Richard W. Willson and Brett Wood -- Approaches to parking management / Casey Jones -- Parking technology / Michael Drow and Blake Laufer -- Sustainability and parking / Rachel Yoka and Paul Wessel -- Managing staff and professional development / Vicki L. Pero and Colleen M. Niese -- Parking enforcement / Shawn McCormick -- Economics and finance / Leonard T. Bier and Mark Vergenes -- Architecture and aesthetics / Stephen J. Rebora -- Designing and engineering parking garages / William F. Kavanagh -- Functional design / Michael T. App and Todd J. Helmer -- Constructing parking / Patrick Wells -- Maintenance and repair / Torrey L. Thompson and Ryan A. Carris -- Safety and security / Alexander Smith -- Marketing, communications, and public relations / Gary Means and Vanessa Solesbee -- Integrating parking with transportation demand management / Isaiah Mouw and Brian Shaw -- Adaptive reuse of parking structures / Dave Albersman, Casey Leedom and Sanjay Pandya -- Trends in parking : future thinking / Richard W. Wilson.

"If you own a car, use public transportation, go to work or school, use health care, shop or dine out, or are part of a metropolitan community, parking affects you, probably in more ways than you've thought about. Because parking has such a huge effect on what happens in cities and towns and how the greater transportation system functions, decision-makers are beginning to realize that it's critical to employ parking expertise at the beginning of the planning process. Designing and implementing an effective, professionally-managed parking strategy can mean the difference between frustrating and costly traffic congestion and efficient, time-saving traffic flow. A Guide to Parking provides information on the current state of parking, providing professionals and students with an overview on major areas of parking and the transportation and mobility industry, punctuated by brief program examples and case studies"-- Provided by publisher.