Parkiralište je posebno izrađen ili određen prostor koji je prometnim znakom i oznakama na kolniku označen i namijenjen zaustavljanju vozila. Garaža za parkiranje je prometna građevina kojoj je osnovna namjena parkiranje vozila. Grad Zadar je hrvatski grad na Jadranskom moru, središte Zadarske županije, a smješten je u sjevernoj Dalmaciji. Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2011. grad Zadar ima oko 75000 stanovnika. Budući da Zadar konstantno bilježi rast broja stanovnika i ogromno povećanje broja automobila, te je još uz to i prepoznat kao poželjna turistička destinacija sigurno je da sadašnje stanje ne može zadovoljiti sve potrebe za parkiralištima niti u zimskim mjesecima kada je promet neusporedivo manji, a kamoli u vrijeme turističke sezone kada grad bilježi velike probleme sa parkiranjem. Problem je već duže vremena prisutan i prepoznat u samom centru grada dok se u zadnje vrijeme sve više manifestira i u perifernim gradskim predjelima koji su izgrađeni naglo i vrlo često bez potrebnih planova i dozvola pa tako imamo vrlo malo prostora koji su planirani i uređeni kao parkirališne površine ili garaže.

The parking lot is specially designed or designated, space designated by the traffic signs and markings on the carriageway and intended for stopping the vehicle. The parking garage is a traffic building with the main purpose of parking a vehicle. The city of Zadar is a Croatian town on the Adriatic Sea, the center of the Zadar County, and is located in northern Dalmatia. According to the 2011 census, Zadar has about 75,000 inhabitants. Since Zadar is constantly experiencing an increase in the number of inhabitants and a huge increase in the number of cars, and because it is recognized as a desirable tourist destination, it is certain that the present situation can not meet all the needs for parking lots, nor in the winter months when the traffic is inevitably smaller, let alone in time of the tourist season when the city experiences major problems with parking. The problem has long been present and recognized in the very center of the city, while it is increasingly manifested in peripheral urban areas that are built sudden and very often without the necessary plans and permits, so we have very little space that is planned and arranged as a parking space or garages. A special review will be made, with attached photographs, several parking lots and a garage located in the City of Zadar, as well as a description of the existing situation and suggestions for improving the infrastructure in order to raise the quality of the parking system and thus safety in traffic.