Status of Automated Vehicle Storage Systems in theU.S.


BY DON MONAHAN


third system was completed in the U.S. (in NewYork City’s Chinatown).


A Although slowto catch on in theU.S., there has been a recent


boom in the construction of these parking facilities. Today, nine systems have been completed or are nearing completion, and six more are under construction.


FTER COMPLETION OF THE first two fully-automated vehicle stor- age systems in mid-to-late 2002 (in Hoboken,NJ, andWashington,DC), it took another five years before the


Completed Automated Vehicle Storage Systems in the U.S.:


314 Spaces 916Garden St.,Hoboken,NJ


http://www.unitronics.com/Content.aspx?Page=Projects&id =28


40 spaces One York,Manhattan 55 Avenue of the Americas,NewYork City http://www.parkplusinc.com/projects.php


67 spaces 123 Baxter St. (Chinatown),NewYork City http://www.adgorg.com/adg-project-baxter.htm


64 spaces 1706 Rittenhouse Square St., Philadelphia


http://www.scannapiecodev- corp.com/1706_rittenhouse.html


224 spaces Juniper StreetGarage 101 S. Juniper St., Philadelphia


24 spaces 418 Jessie St., San Francisco


74 spaces SummitGrand Parc 900 15th St.NW,Washington,DC


http://www.spacesaverparking.com/projects/ automaticparkingdebut.html


Figure 1 – Stacker Crane The earlyAVSS projects in the U.S. used pallets to carry the


vehicles. A recent trend in the industry moves away from pal- letized systems to non-pallet systems.Managing the storage and delivery of empty pallets is a headache.Also, non-pallet systems are often faster.


20 JANUARY 2010 • PARKING TODAY • www.parkingtoday.com Continued on Page 22


Automated Storage - 300 spaces Automated Vehicle Parking - 140 spaces I-595&U.S.-1, Fort Lauderdale, FL


Automated Storage - 300 spaces Automated Vehicle Parking - 100 spaces Johnson Avenue, Coconut Creek, FL


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