Parking garages offer a safe, convenient place for people to park in a city. City Parking provides parking garage management services. Here is more information about the role of parking garages in sustainable city planning:
Additional Parking Space
Adding parking facilities in a city helps accommodate large amounts of commuter or tourist traffic. A high-volume, multi-level parking garageoffers more parking space in a single location than a standard lot. Decreasing the number of single-level lots allows the city to use these sites for other real estate opportunities, such as apartment buildings, shopping centers, or other commercial buildings.
Having more parking spaces also creates improved traffic flow. If nearby parking facilities are available, vehicles do not need to circle the block to find a parking space. This helps reduce congestion and allows vehicles to leave the road more quickly. Garages can also make roads safer, as they help prevent the hazards caused by multiple cars attempting to park on the street.
Additional parking spaces can also help local businesses. Having a garage in a convenient location near multiple commercial buildings allows customers to find parking more quickly. This can enable clients to get to their appointments on time, lowering business wait time. It can also place hard-to-access businesses within walking distance, potentially increasing client count.
Vehicle Security and Protection
Finding ways to reduce crime and vandalism helps create a cleaner, safer city. Many garages offer additional security for patrons’ vehicles. Enclosed garages with guards or security cameras help restrict access to people who are not parked there. Having secure parking facilities in urban areas can help lower the likelihood of cars being vandalized or broken into, preventing possessions from being stolen. City Parking provides in-house trained employees who have undergone background and drug tests to monitor our managed garages.
Sustainable city planning can include ways to reduce weather damage. Covered garages help protect cars from strong winds, rain, and hail, preventing sticks or hard objects from falling on vehicles during storms. Drivers do not have to scrape ice from their cars after it snows, allowing them to leave more quickly. Leaving vehicles in a covered area also helps keep the interior warm in snowy conditions, which can prevent battery death.
Parking Revenue System
Most garages offer a revenue system that helps contribute to the local economy. Garage revenue comes from drivers paying for parking passes, and management teams pay for employee services and facility maintenance. This helps circulate funds in the local economy.
Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems (PARCS) can report the amount of revenue coming from parking facility passes. This allows you to track revenue data to see if adjustments need to be made to garage operations. City Parking helps our clients choose and install PARCS equipment. We also help manage the reporting system, creating a historical database for revenue tracking.
Environmental Benefits
Sustainable city planning can include ways to protect the environment. A parking facility allows drivers to reserve spaces. This helps prevent vehicles from idling in the streets or having to drive further to find a parking spot. Lowering the amount of time a car is running helps reduce carbon emissions and lowers environmental pollutants. CityPass, our loyalty program, offers drivers daily or monthly parking passes to reserve parking spots ahead of time at a lower rate.
Parking Garage Management With City Parking
We prioritize providing clean, well-lit, and smoothly operated parking facilities for our clients. City Parkinghelps you with your online presence, marketing, and offers customer invoice and online payment services. We also assist our clients with monthly parking and reservation management. Contact us today to learn more about our parking garage management services.