Face it… in the USA and many other parts of the world, we love our cars. We have grown into a car addicted society. There are many reasons for this not the least of which are the way that our neighborhoods are built. In many suburbs, where we shop, where we work and where we worship may be far away from where we live.

Very often, the amount of parking a building is required to have is dictated by local zoning ordinances. These ordinances (which sometimes specify 1 space for every 4 people that the building is designed to hold) make it not so unusual to see buildings where parking areas take up more space than the buildings they are designed to serve.

So, this makes parking a key consideration when designing or expanding a worship facility. Continue reading →