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// On :25 Feb 2014
Parking
area
A car park (American
English: parking lot), also known as car
lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles.
Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a
durable or semi-durable surface.
In most countries where cars are
the dominant mode of transportation,
parking lots are a feature of every city and suburban area. Shopping
malls, sports stadiums, megachurches and
similar venues often feature car parks of immense area.
The usual parking lot is paved with asphalt.
Some are paved with concrete.
Many are gravel lots.
A few of the newer lots are surfaced with permeable
paving materials.
Parking lots have their own special type
of engineering. While
parking lots have traditionally been an overlooked element of development
projects by governmental oversight, the recent trend has been to provide
regulations for the configuration and spacing of parking lots, their landscaping,
and drainage and pollution
abatement issues.
Parking lots can be small, with just parking
spaces for a few vehicles, very large with
spaces for thousands of vehicles, or any size in between. Small parking lots
are usually near buildings for small businesses or a few apartments, although
many other locations are possible. Larger parking lots can be for larger
businesses or those with many customers, institutions such as schools,
churches, offices, or hospitals, museums or
other tourist attractions, rest areas, strip malls, or larger apartment
buildings.
