COLLEGE PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD (1) PERMIT FREE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES, (2) ACCOMMODATE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC DEMANDS, INCLUDING PROVISION OF RESERVOIR SPACE AT ENTRANCES AND EXITS, (3) BE ADEQUATELY MARKED AND POSTED, (4) BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW INTERNAL MOVEMENT, EASE AND SAFETY OF ACCESS, ADEQUATE MANEUVERING AREAS, AND GENERAL CONVENIENCE, AND (5) BE ADEQUATE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF, VISITOR, AND STUDENT NEEDS. A COMMITTEE AT MACOMB COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDIED THE PARKING FACILITIES IN TERMS OF THESE CRITERIA, SURVEYED 15 OTHER COLLEGES TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR PRACTICES, AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. METHODS AND RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE DESCRIBED, AND CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO BUILDING AND FINANCING OF PARKING STRUCTURES, AND TO DIMENSIONS AND PATTERNS OF PARKING STALLS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. (WO)