Talk:Parking lot
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[edit] Alternative meaning of term "parking lot"
The term "parking lot" is also used by meeting facilitators. In brainstorming sessions or discussions when an important but tangential idea or topic is raised that is not directly related to the current topic, the tangential idea is stored for later use in a 'parking lot' - perhaps on a separate flip chart or as an agenda item for a future meeting. 144.15.115.165 14:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Parking lot striping
I am going to write an article about parking lot striping, the business of painting and laying out parking linesJohnny--Bravo 18:12, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Largest Parking Lot?
Does anyone know what is the largest parking lot in north america, or the world?--ttogreh 22:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
From a previous job, I came across the following info, not completely verified though...
- Epcot, one of the largest stand-along paved lots, was 11,391....it is now 11,211
- Magic Kingdom has 12,000 something, but when they built Walt Disney World Speedway, that cut out several hundred or even a couple thousand.
- The Houston Astrodome supposedly had a larger parking lot, but that is no longer possible since Reliant Stadium was built in a part the Astrodome's parking lot.
- The Mall of America supposedly was in the top 3 or top 5, but that's mostly a parking garage.
- I have heard that Universal in Orlando is supposed to have the largest parking garage.
- Texas Motor Speedway and California Speedway have notably large paved parking areas now...both opened in 1997. Unsure of exact counts.
More research is necessary. Doctorindy 21:49, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] date
can we please have a date for this claim?
"The first parking lot in the world was created in Fort Wayne, Indiana."
also a source would be nice. Coughinink 02:23, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Perpendicular vs Angled Parking
Just from experience it seems that perpendicular parking is actually a lot more common, at least in the East Coast, and the Bay Area. Angled parking seems to be a niceity that is somewhat rare. Are there statistics for this? Of course it is entirely possible that for example all of the Midwest and South is filled with angled parking lots, and that it is the most common parking arrangement in China and India, but at least the claim that it is the most common arrangement seems suspect. --JVittes 06:30, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'm from the Midwest and angle parking is common here for large parking lots. Parking lots with perpendicular parking spaces are common for smaller lots due to space constraints. Parallel parking in parking lots is not common and is only used to squeeze out a few extra parking spaces at the edge of a lot. H Padleckas 16:13, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- It seems that angled parking is used most often in the Bay Area for mid size parking lots, i.e shopping plazas, strip malls, where large lots, like malls, and airport parking are perpendicular, a notable execption is BART stations where parking garages are for the most part perpendicular parking, but surface lots are angled parking. Granted this would probably count as original research, but just arguing the point. The most interesting parking arrangement I've seen are in theme parks that tend to have people showing up during the day, but and a few leaving gradually during the day, but tend to have anywhere from half to 90% of the people leaving in the last 30 minutes the park is open. See the Magic Kingdom parking lot, Six Flags Great America has a similar parking arrangement. I don't think we can know for sure what parking is most prevalent in what situations without a comprehensive study. For example I think in Peru angled parking is popular for commercial areas except for large lots, as they tend to have people for a short time.
- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JVittes (talk • contribs) 20:14, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think we need to remove the "most common" statment for angle parking since there is not a source to back up the claim and there seems to be some disagreement on the issue. Biomedeng 22:00, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wheel stops
Is there a technical or formal term among parking lot designers for the "wheel stops," the hard blocks which wheels rest against at the end of parking spaces, or are they just called wheel stops? Also, there should be information about wheel stops in this article. —Lowellian (reply) 08:55, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
