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. | | Population | California | Vehicles/ | Parking | Number | Vehicles | Acres | Acres per | Square Miles |
. | | Density/sq. mile | Vehicles / Resident | Square Mile | Space / Vehicle | of spaces needed | per acre | Required | Square Mile | Required to park Vehicles (%) |
. | | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
. | | 6,000 | 86.10% | 5166 | 3 | 15498 | 100 | 154.98 | 640 | 24.22% |
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. | (1) | Poplulation Denistiy for Selected Bay Area City | | | | | | | | |
. | (2) | 31 million register vehicles divided by 36 million residents | | | | | | | | |
. | (3) | (1) X (2) = Vehicles per Square Mile | | | | | | | | |
. | (4) | Assuming capacity parking in 3 spaces; home, work, and church, recreation, entertainment, etc. | | | | | | | | |
. | (5) | (3) *(4) = Number of Spaces Needed | | | | | | | | |
. | (6) | Vehicles per Acre - Typically around 115 for shopping centers but assume less for commercial vehicles etc. | | | | | | | | |
. | (7) | (5) / (6) | | | | | | | | |
. | (8) | constant | | | | | | | | |
. | (9) | Convert acres to square miles and express the percentage of one square mile just needed to park cars. | | | | | | | | |