The flexible parking structure is located next to a colonnade under the adjacent Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter rail line, which would be transformed into a pedestrian spine in the heart of downtown Rockville Center. (via urbanland.uli.org; Image: Useful Inc.)
First, parking structures should be used for longer periods of the day and for different purposes, both public and private. […]
Second, parking structures must be designed as flexible structures that can accommodate transitions from parking alone to a variety of other uses as parking ratios decline with mixed-use development and increased use of shared parking facilities and public transportation. — urbanland.uli.org