Investigating problems of vehicle parking in a low-rise residential area in Nangok-dong, Seoul

Abstract

A number of low-rise residential areas in Seoul came to be filled with single–family houses in the 1970s. But as the housing pattern changed to multi-family housing and demand of cars explosively increased, vehicle parking in the area became problematic. Although the local government tightened regulations on parking standards and built a public parking zone to solve this problem, the residents’ complaints worsened as parking many vehicles along a narrow alley caused community conflicts and pedestrian safety was threatened. In the study, Nangok-dong was investigated as most of the cars parked on a narrow road caused degeneration of pedestrian and residential environments. This study investigated the actual parking conditions in the study area and proposed a few ideas for solving the complex parking matter in a low-rise residential area.