In the urban landscape, parking structures have evolved to become lean, level- of-service driven objects that occupy valuable space. Recent urban trends have caused planners to rethink the definition of parking structures and their contribution to the functions of the city. In light of the new narrative on the urban parking structure, how can the City of Los Angeles better support efforts to construct parking garages in a manner that enables them to be repurposed for some use other than parking in the future?
