Patent ID: 7784228

Claim:
A mixed-use pedestrian-oriented parking structure comprising: an entry garage with a first side and an opposing second side, having a liner building surrounding said entry garage on at least one side thereof and back doors to access said liner building, said entry garage having multiple parking levels with one-directional parking access aisles, an upward unidirectional ramp, and a central atrium; an exit garage with a first side facing said first side of said entry garage and an opposing second side, having a liner building surrounding said exit garage on at least one side thereof and back doors to access said liner building surrounding said exit garage, said exit garage having multiple parking levels with one-directional parking access aisles, a downward unidirectional ramp, and a central atrium; a pedestrian ground space extending from said first side of said entry garage to said first side of said exit garage; an auto cross-over ramp connecting said first sides of said entry and exit garages at a level above a ground level; a mixed-use crossover connecting said first sides of said entry and exit garages at a level below said auto cross-over ramp and above said ground level, located underneath said auto cross-over ramp; an entrance at said ground level through one side of said entry garage, away from said first side of said entry garage and said pedestrian ground space, said entrance leading to said upward unidirectional ramp in said entry garage; and an exit at said ground level through one side of said exit garage, away from said first side of said exit garage and said pedestrian ground space, said downward unidirectional ramp in said exit garage leading to said exit.