How to Design Accessible Parking
Description
For many people with disabilities, the parking space is where the building starts. If the space, the aisle, or the route to the door isn’t accessible, it doesn’t matter how accessible the rest of the building is.
Accessible parking might look simple on a site plan. Count the spaces, stripe the aisles, and put up the signs. But it is more complicated than it may seem; the count depends on the type of building, where the spaces go depends on the entrances they serve, and the stalls, aisles, slopes, clearances, and signs each carry their own requirements.
As a designer, you’re the one who lays it out. That’s why we built this training: to help you get accessible parking right the first time. Meeting the building code and meeting the ADA aren’t always the same thing, and knowing the difference helps the people who depend on these spaces while protecting your clients.
You’ll leave knowing how to:
- Sort out which accessibility standards apply to a parking project, and design to the most restrictive
- Calculate the accessible and van accessible spaces each facility needs
- Lay out stalls, access aisles, signage and accessible routes, in lots and garages alike
- Recognize when work on an existing facility counts as an alteration, and what it can trigger
- Apply PROWAG standards to on-street parking
Learn from Rob McConnell, PE, SE, LEED Green Associate, Vice President at WGI Parking Solutions. He brings nearly 30 years of parking design and consulting for airports, government, military, transit, higher education, healthcare and corporate clients, and is a member of the National Parking Association’s Parking Consultants Council and a founding member of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute.
Design parking that works for everyone, and gives your clients one less thing to worry about.
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Agenda
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Friday, February 5, 2027
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CST
Agenda:
Presented by Rob McConnell
How to Design Accessible Parking
- Brief overview of ADA and ICC A117.1
- Which standards apply: ADA, IBC and ICC A117.1, ABA, VA and Fair Housing
- Civil rights law versus building code, and designing to the most restrictive provisions
- Accessible parking in garages and parking lots
- Quantity and location
- Calculating spaces per facility, including van spaces
- Stalls, access aisles, and signage
- Dimensions, slopes and vertical clearance
- Accessible routes and egress
- Connectivity between levels and accessible means of egress
- EV charging
- Other components: cashier booths, pay stations and call stations
- Quantity and location
- Alterations to existing facilities
- What counts as an alteration
- Path of travel improvements
- PROWAG – accessibility for on-street parking
- Applicability and adoption
- Parallel, perpendicular and angled spaces
- Parking meters and pay stations
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Credits
Engineers
2.0 PDHs
Architects
2.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
2.0 HSW LUs
Landscape Architects
2.0 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
2.0 HSW PDHs
ICC - International Code Council
0.2 CEUs (Accessibility)
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 2.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 2.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 2.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in most states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
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The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 2.0 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 2.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .2 CEUs in the specialty area of Accessibility (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
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2.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
2.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Rob McConnell, PE, SE, LEED Green Associate
Vice President at WGI Parking Solutions, Charlotte, NCMr. McConnell’s parking design and consulting experience encompasses nearly 30 years of work with airports, government, military, transit, higher education, resort, healthcare, and corporate clients. He is a member of the National Parking Association’s Parking Consultants Council and a founding member of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute. He is well-versed in precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, and steel construction. Mr. McConnell’s experience includes numerous restorations, parking study, and programming projects. Several of his projects have received LEED certification, and he is an accredited GBCI Parksmart Advisor.
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Course Title: How to Design Accessible Parking
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This two-hour course analyzes the design of accessible parking facilities that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) and ICC A117.1. The course focuses on parking facility locations, stalls, access aisles, signage, accessible routes and egress. The course also explores alterations that can be made to existing facilities to improve accessibility.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to identify and comply with accessibility requirements of the ADA, ICC 117.1, and PROWAG related to parking facilities.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to determine the appropriate number of parking stalls and ensure access aisles comply with accessibility requirements.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to utilize signage in parking facility design to assist in wayfinding and egress.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to design accessible routes for parking garages and lots, as well as identify possible alterations to existing facilities to improve accessibility.
LUs: 2.0
LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 03/06/2028
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