What is the ideal parking space?

For average parking spaces, the size tends to be around 7.5 to 9 feet in width and about 10 to 20 feet in length. It's important to note that oversized standard parking widths can pose a higher accident risk and reduce the number of parking spaces available as a whole.



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In North America, the standard parking space dimensions range between 8.5 to 9 feet wide by 18 feet long.

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Parking Stall Angle Ideally, parking lots should be rectangular with parking on both sides of access aisles. For two-way traffic flow, parking spaces perpendicular (90 degrees) to the aisles provide the most efficient design. The efficiency decreases as the parking angle decreases.

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The most common types of parking are angle parking, perpendicular parking and parallel parking. Angle parking is especially widespread in parking lots, where vehicles are designated to go one way.

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Parking ratios are calculated by dividing the total rentable square footage of a building by the building's total number of parking spaces. This provides the amount of rentable square feet per each individual parking space, and is typically expressed as 1 parking space per 200 SF or 5 parking spaces per 1,000 SF.

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The minimum size of a compact parking space shall be eight feet wide and sixteen feet long.

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A garage. If you have access to one, a garage is one of the best and safest places to keep a car. Not only is it out of sight, but it can also help to protect your car from the elements.

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A luxury building in Hong Kong just reported selling one of its coveted parking spots for $1.3 million, breaking the world record for most expensive parking spot. In case you are doing the math at home, that breaks down to almost $10,000 per square foot.

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