Introduction
Looking closely at data on vehicle ownership reveals that certain housing types
are less likely to need as much parking as other. The data in this section is
the core of the argument that affordable and special needs housing, in dense
areas, with good transit access, deserve breaks from city wide minimum parking
requirements. This section provides access to useful data, research and visuals
and shows developers and planners how to obtain relevant local data.
Purpose
- Access to useful data, research and visuals that can
be used in variance applications, discussions with traffic engineers,
or policy analyses.
- Tools for obtaining
relevant local data for the same use.
Content
Some general facts are provided in each
category, as well as links to charts and spreadsheets with more data so that
developers can tailor an application to its particular situation and planners
can better understand the dynamics of vehicle ownership.
This data is generally regional, thus is more useful than the national data usually
used to make these points. Local governments, however, will continue to
hold that local conditions make their situation unique. It is always
useful to get more local data at the city and neighborhood level. See Getting
Local Data for easy ways to obtain neighborhood and city vehicle ownership rates.
This Section is divided into the following areas:
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Income and Vehicle Ownership
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Age and Vehicle Ownership
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Density, Transit and Vehicle Ownership
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Price of Parking and Vehicle Ownership
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Trip
Generation Data
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Getting Local Data
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