Benefits of Line Striping for Parking Lots

Asphalt and concrete striping services are worth investing in if your parking lot is showing signs of wear or has just undergone maintenance. Here is why:

• Improved parking lot safety for pedestrians and motorists – Clear pavement markings are key to parking lot safety, providing a clear sense of traffic lanes and high-risk areas for pedestrians to cross through. Fresh parking lot striping will also keep your parking lot well-organized and help prevent vehicles from creating unsafe obstructions.
  
  Clear parking lot lines will also help motorists align their vehicles properly as they park, reducing the likelihood of dents, dings and fender benders.
  
  
• Improved traffic flow – If your property receives a lot of traffic, getting vehicles in and out efficiently will improve your property’s overall utility. Traffic efficiency means a better customer experience and better overall profitability. Clear parking lot striping also helps heavier commercial traffic get in and out of loading areas more effectively.
  
  At industrial facilities, parking lot striping streamlines traffic flow around the property, which is an important safety consideration where heavy traffic and machinery are common.
  
  
• Optimized parking lot capacity – Clear parking lot lines are necessary to take full advantage of your property’s capacity. Primarily, they establish necessary order and organization, which ensures maximum parking density. This means more customers can access parking spots during peak traffic times. Parking lot striping services can also stripe more than simple parking lot lines, as they can also mark out fire lanes, access lanes and other parking lot features. The goal is to lay out all parking lot lines so that the maximum number of parking spaces can be fit onto the property, without interfering with other essential parking lot features and functions, like facilitating pedestrian traffic.
  
  
• Better ADA compliance – Property owners are responsible for observing all ADA regulations when installing and maintaining a parking lot. This includes reserving a certain number of accessible parking spaces, depending on the size of the parking lot and the number of spaces it contains. In addition, commercial parking lots must be marked with access lanes and wheelchair loading/unloading areas.
  
  ADA-related penalties are expensive and are tallied per violation, so if your parking lot is not appropriately striped, or if wear has removed all ADA markings, those penalties can add up fast.
  
  An experienced pavement striping service knows how to paint out ADA-compliant parking lots and ensure that all accessibility-related markings like access lanes are also striped where they are needed.
  
  
• Better parking lot appearance – Fresh parking lot lines will “pop” off of the pavement and give it a vibrant appearance that is usually only achievable with newly installed pavement. Although the benefit may be subtle, parking lots that look well-maintained make a positive impression on behalf of the property owner and the businesses located on that property. New parking lot striping services can boost your property without needing to install new concrete or asphalt.