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BY PETE GOLDIN


ARKINGSTRUCTURESAREOFTEN perceived as – and sometimes actually are – unsafe locations where criminal activity takes place. This negative per- ception and related problems can be


avoided, however, by the use of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), according to RandyAtlas,Vice President ofAtlas Safety and Secu- rity Design and author of “21st Century Security and CPTED: Designing for Critical Infrastructure Protec- tion and Crime Prevention.”


“I have seen thatmajor errors in the design and operation of


parking facilities come from the fact that they are viewed as merely stables for vehicles and not as placeswhere human behav- ior occurs,”Atlas says. Consequently, parking structures can have hiding places for


criminals, poor visibility for patrons and staff, and inadequate access control. To make matters worse, many parking facilities are dirty and poorly maintained, he said. CPTED provides a set of principles that can turn this situation around, however, and


make the facility a place that not only appears safe, but is safe, Atlas says. CPTED incorporates five principles that can be applied to


parking structure design and operation: natural surveillance, nat- ural access control, facility management and maintenance,


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