The automobile at rest : toward better parking policies in the Delaware Valley : September 2008 /

Presents an overview of parking policies and requirements in the Delaware Valley region, along with strategies for managing and designing parking better. Each of the region's 353 municipalities set their own parking requirements within their municipal zoning ordinance, usually based on national...

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Corporate Author: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : DVRPC, [2008]
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