In commercial parking lots, perpendicular parking is more common than angle parking. Before hiring Exterior Contractors in Madison WI to pave a lot and add stripes for the parking spaces, the lot owner may wonder about the advantages of each of the designs. Is one layout better than the other? If so, why does anyone choose the layout with fewer positive aspects?
Advantages of Perpendicular Parking
Perpendicular lots have the vehicles parking side by side in two even rows with each set of rows separated by wide aisles. The rows are usually perpendicular to a building. This type of parking offers the advantage of drivers being able to pull ahead into the next space and later being able to leave without backing up into an aisle. This can only be done with angle parking when the lot isn’t busy as, otherwise, the driver is going against the traffic flow.
The spaces are technically more efficient because the vehicle parks straight up against a line instead of angling against it. There is a certain amount of wasted space in front of the vehicle, in the shape of a triangle, when angle parking.
Advantages of Angle Parking
Angle parking spaces are usually easier to pull into because they aren’t set at 90-degree angles. Of course, when the other type of lot isn’t busy, drivers don’t have to make tight turns into spaces either.
The angled spaces are better at managing traffic flow in busy lots since, ideally, each aisle is one way only. In addition, the aisles can be narrower, allowing more parking spaces to be added.
Decisions, Decisions
An even more confounding puzzle is why some parking lots blend the two styles together. There might be two or three aisles with angled parking and one in which angles face perpendicular straight lines.
Exterior Contractors in Madison WI can offer their own insights into whether they have noticed or learned about benefits of one plan over the other. Paving contractors like Tri-County Paving Inc. offer lot painting services so an additional contractor is not needed. Browse our website to learn more about this particular organization.
