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REDWOOD CITY EL CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR PLAN <br />SECTION 2.2 <br />OFF-STREET PARKING <br />CONTEXT <br />Many businesses along EI Camino Real have parking lots, <br />but many of these lots are underutilized, at least during cer- <br />tain hours. Other businesses, particularly smaller businesses <br />along EI Camino Real, lack any dedicated off-street parking. <br />WHY MANAGE PARKING? <br />When large amounts of space are dedicated to parking, <br />there is less space available for buildings, plazas, parks, and <br />other places for people. When surface parking is located <br />between the street and the building that it serves, it creates <br />an inhospitable environment for pedestrians. Managing <br />off-street parking along EI Camino Real will allow for more <br />efficient use of space on the Corridor, while still ensuring <br />that businesses have adequate parking available nearby. As <br />discussed in the previous section, providing opportunities <br />for shared parking, where one or more adjacent businesses <br />share a parking lot, can be a great support to small busi- <br />nesses and the development of or expansion of businesses <br />on smaller parcels, where it may otherwise be challenging to <br />provide adequate parking. <br />36 <br />Where surface parking is provided, it should be well landscaped and safe for <br />pedestrians. <br />Often, ensuring that existing off-street parking is efficiently used is a matter of helping <br />people to find it. <br />cD <br />M <br />cl <br />