Sample Parking Procedure Manuals
Our thanks to Scott E. Kangas, CAPP, for providing these sample procedures manuals (available in PDF, Word, and HTML versions) from the City of Davenport, the City of Durham, and the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic. Our thanks, also, to the University of Florida for hosting this information on its server and to CPARK-L for generating interest in the material.
Policies for the Use of University-Owned Vehicles
This sample manual is provided by Diana Perey of the University of Washington in Seattle. It includes fleet configuration, client services, maintenance, rental procedures, and more.
ADA Parking Requirements
The Americans With Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, contains significant sections related to parking. This link provides details on the ADA's parking requirements and on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines issued by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
Park & Ride Lot Planning Manual
Site selection, demand estimation, facility size estimation, economic analysis and project justification in an update of the Florida Park & Ride Lot Program Planning Manual. Provided by the National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida.
Campus Special Event Parking Procedures
University and college campuses are often the site for a wide variety of special events. This link connects with the University of Oregon's published special events parking procedures.
Our thanks to Randall K. Stamm, the university's parking and transportation manager.
http://safetyweb.uoregon.edu/parking/special_events.htm
Cart Safety Training Program (Streaming Video)
This streaming video presentation has been developed by the University of South Florida to provide information on cart and low speed vehicle (LSV) operating requirements and procedures. All faculty staff, and students who may operate a golf cart or LSV on USF campus properties are required to view the USF Cart Safety Training Video and, upon completion of the training video, submit to the USF Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Office of Risk Management a completed Cart Safety Training Certification of Participation. After viewing the safety training video in its entirety, you will automatically be directed to the electronic form. Our thanks to Philip L. Winters, TDM Program Director, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida for providing this material.
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/golfcart.htm
USF Cart/Utility Vehicle Operation Procedure can be found at:
http://www.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/admsv/Gc6-018.htm
For more information on USF policies and procedures with respect to golf carts and low speed vehicles, please contact Cliff Knox at the USF Department of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management - Cknox@admin.usf.edu or call (813) 974-0865.
Campus Master Plan
Eastern Illinois University
The following link takes you to a web site for Eastern Illinois University's Master Plan in pdf format. The Plan specifically includes key features, open space, pedestrian circulation, vehicular circulation, streetscape, parking, new building space, and sports facilities.
http://www.eiu.edu/~mstrplan/app.html
"Green" Parking in the City of Toronto
This proposal and recommendation by Maja Saletto Jankevic and Natasha Amott of the University of Toronto suggests increased greenery on parking lots and the increased use of effective stormwater management controls in the City of Toronto.
http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/INI498/majnat.htm
RFP Presentation Now On-Line
"A New Way to Look at the RFP Process," a presentation by J.R. "Jeff" Jeffrey, retired vice president of ACS State and Local Solutions, is now available online. Jeffrey's program at the 2003 International Parking Conference was one of the most highly rated in IPI history. The PowerPoint presentation can be accessed here. To move the presentation forward, simply press the forward arrow key on your keyboard.