Bulletin #6 : Parking

By United States Access Board

Book Id: WPLBN0000703188
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.3 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Bulletin #6 : Parking
Author:	United States Access Board
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Access Board, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Access Board Collection
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Publisher:	United States Access Board


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Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: What is accessible parking? Accessible parking requires that sufficient space be provided alongside the vehicle so that persons using mobility aids, including wheelchairs, can transfer and maneuver to and from the vehicle. Accessible parking also involves the appropriate designation and location of spaces and their connection to an accessible route. How is the minimum number of accessible spaces determined? In new construction, the minimum number of accessible spaces is determined by the total number of spaces provided in a parking lot. If there is more than one lot, the minimum is determined lot-by-lot, not by the total number of spaces provided. Must accessible spaces be provided in each lot or on each level of parking garages? Accessible spaces can be provided in other lots or locations, or, in the case of parking garages, on one level only when equal or greater access is provided in terms of proximity to an accessible entrance, cost, and convenience. For example, accessible spaces required for outlying parking lots may be located in a parking lot closer to an accessible entrance. The minimum number of spaces must still be determined separately for each lot even if the spaces are to be provided in other lots or locations. Accessible spaces may be grouped on one level of a parking garage in order to achieve greater access. However, where parking levels serve different building entrances, accessible spaces should be dispersed so that convenient access is provided to each entrance.