Make all parking lots like this

[packman]

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If it was done on just a fraction of parking lots across the US, we probably wouldn't need to allocate any land for solar farms.

[A HERETIC I AM]

1. No one should be allowed to design a parking lot .....

until they have driven a tractor trailer for a month.

At least.

[mackerel]

2. All the high schools in Lodi/Stockton built after 1990 have solar parking lots

for both students and faculty. It's a fantastic idea and I'm surprised I don't see more of it on University campuses.

[Scuba]

3. Epic Software, Verona Wisconsin gets it ...

http://www.findorff.com/project/detail/epic-zodiac-parking/

As you may have heard, Wisconsin is not exactly located in a desert.

[kentauros]

4. The one thing with parking lots that would make me the most happy

would be the elimination of the hedges surrounding them.

I do not care one bit what people think of having to see parking lots, just that getting out of them safely trumps their "problem" with how a parking lot looks.

Do that, and then add all the solar panels, wind-turbines, and whatever else you can to generate power, heat water, and so forth

[MADem]

5. I like hedges--they add a bit of green to a city environment.

Just make sure the exits are clearly marked, is all.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Um, make sure exiting drivers have sufficient line-of-sight ...

that's how you prevent accidents.

[MADem]

16. See post fifteen. nt

[kentauros]

12. For me the problem is that the hedges are too close to the road.

They then become a driving hazard as I can't see approaching traffic. All because the owners of the lot want to "beautify" it. Either move them back (and lose that encircling row of parking space, which they'll never do) or put in trees. At least I can see under trees

[Arkansas Granny]

13. It may not be the owners idea at all. In our town, city ordinance call for fences or landscaping

around parking lots. Where I work, we put up a privacy fence along the side of the parking lot that faces the street. That wasn't good enough for the city so we put more fencing around the corner as they suggested. Then they came back and wanted us to plant bushes in front of the fence. The boss told them that they were welcome to do so, if they wished, but he was through. We had already landscaped all around the building (as required/suggested by the city) and the area around the sign we installed at the front of our property, so it's not like the place is an eyesore. It's really quite attractive.

[kentauros]

14. That's true.

Municipalities sometimes act like HOAs, too. You'd think lowering accident rates at parking lot entrances would be a greater priority than aesthetics, but some people just don't know how to think that way.

[MADem]

15. Certainly, that's a placement issue, then.

USA should be more inclined to install convex mirrors across from exits--that way one can see a vehicle coming all the way down the road by simply looking at the mirror in front of the exiting car. This is common in Europe and one never has any trouble, even in the smallest roads with the blindest of exits!

Made in USA, unbreakable too....



http://www.mirrorpros.com/mpros-unbreakable-mirror-steel-backing.htm?gclid=CJ6hzLLJ678CFQto7AodSBEAnA

[eppur_se_muova]

18. In USA: quickly vandalized/stolen.

Sad but true.

Much, much simpler to just keep the pretty bushes out of the way.

[Sherman A1]

6. Agreed

I have long thought that this and green roof technology should simply be required for public buildings, shopping centers, malls and alike. We are just wasting an available resource by not doing so.

[lululu]

7. wow

Parking lots and parking garages are the most badly designed structures in general.

[vanlassie]

8. I park under one of those in my California town

parking lot. Makes a huge difference getting into my car at the end of the day. Last week it was 106 several days. I'm seeing them showing up more and more, finally. I thing some grant money may be involved.

[SkatmanRoth]

9. Those things would fly like a kite

[IronLionZion]

10. Big sunny parking lots get so hot

this could definitely be a good idea for many workplaces and shopping malls. Solar panels have been getting cheaper and better in recent years.

[Boom Sound 416]

17. Certainly worth a look