Should entire parking lots be paved, or should strips of vegetation remain ?
Minnesota pollution control Agency shows that vegetation and soil's
natural filtration control water polution.

NRDC's stormwater strategies show more pics illustrating similar ideas.

See also Walkable parking lots.
But this is just silly.

More info from Washington State.
Parking lots should be surrounded by a perimeter sidewalk striped area
to make end of row spaces usable.


On the top level of the garage on Bay Street, Emeryville, CA.
See Marin County on the right and the Golden Gate Bridge behind the cherry picker.
Compare to parking lots without sidewalks.