Uploaded on 2017-11-21 by MANAL ALAJMI

Visible 1. An abandoned piece of land is being used as a parking lot to serve malls and office buildings across the street 2. People are waiting for cars to pass so they can cross the streets safely 3. A huge building construction of a new mall is going on Invisible 1. Parking ratio for those buildings are no longer serving its purpose efficiently 2. Ratio of people parked to go to the mall vs. people parked to go to the office buildings 3. A large number of people are crossing the streets on daily bases 4. The environmental impact of the parking lot and the construction site; in terms of energy consumption and pollution emitted Parking/building ratio should be studied carefully while planning the area, Providing proper public transportation as an alternative for individual automobile can help in both reducing the number of car parks required while at the same time reducing its impact on the environment. The travel distance between parking lots and the buildings it serves is another subject that can contribute in the planning process; in order to provide a healthy and safe environment greenery shaded pedestrian walkways can be considered as a solution.