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January 2007
Appendix 12
Conventional Parking Projections
In a conventional suburban development, other than something like a shopping center, the peak demand
for each land use would be calculated and each use would be required to provide that amount of parking
on its own parcel. This technique is inappropriate for a mixed-use center due in part to the number of
people who will arrive by some means other than a car, the number of linked trips within a “park once”
destination, and different time of day demand characteristics of different uses.
Regardless, for contrast purposes only, it is noted that the conventional approach would indicate a
weekday need for 229 to 295 parking spaces and a weekend need for 232 to 273 spaces.
Summary
The development scenarios and associated demand calculation methodologies were created to assess
potential parking demand for the cultural and civic area proposed to become part of Morrisville’s town
core. The scenarios were based on the possibility of a 425-seat children’s theater anchoring a mixed use
area containing 25,000 square feet of commercial uses. A major goal of this assessment was to maintain
a compact, walkable development pattern by minimizing expanses of pavement.
Depending on the development scenario to be pursued, the shared parking projections in this document
should be provided on site through a combination of on-street and off-street parking. Special event
parking, bus parking and the like should be accommodated off site. In particular, on-street parking along
Town Hall Drive and E Street should be able to provide adequate space for school buses and overflow
parking.