To acquire knowledge on parking characteristics and the influence on the transport system, parking space organization, and parking and public garage design.

Understanding the problems related to vehicle parking in urban areas and its influence on the transport system. Determining the parking demands. Enabling students for individual work in the domain of organizing and designing the parking space. Elaborating plans for optimal parking organization for passenger and cargo vehicles.

Notion and importance of parking in urban agglomerations. Parking properties. Area for vehicle parking. Determining the parking demands. Modes for solving the parking problems – parking regime, tariff policy, time-limited parking. On-street and off-street parking. Public parking garages – role and significance. Capacity and location of public garages. Calculations and computer-aided garage design. Types of public parking garages and their exploitation.

Lectures, auditory and graphic practice. During the course, students should complete several graphic papers in the field of passenger and cargo vehicle parking, as well as to elaborate a group work based on monitoring the parking properties on the parking places in the central city zone.