Ashland Community Association April 21, 2020
Project Team Introductions • Alameda County Community Development Agency, Lead Agency Cindy Horvath • Walker Consultants Chrissy Mancini Nichols 2
Agenda • Project Goals • Project Background • Current Conditions • Outreach Plan • Mobility Trends • Next Steps • Questions and Discussion 3
Project Background New Parking Paradigm • 2015 ACBD Specific Plan • Complete Streets Approach • Multimodal Management Strategy • Parking management strategies that complement improvements to bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes 4
ACBD Specific Plan Parking Policies Policy 8.7: Allow parking requirements to be met through a variety of approaches: • Parking Benefit Districts(PBD) • Shared parking • In-lieu fee program Policy 8.8: Parking supply shall support Plan Area business and residents and stimulate economic growth to balance current demand for driving with new opportunities for mobility by means of walking, bicycling, and use of public transit: • Require residential developments to unbundle the costs of parking from the costs of housing • On-street parking time limit strategies • Community Service District (CSD) or similar fund sources to purchase municipal parking lots Policy 8.9: Monitor parking supply and demand in the Plan Area and implement programs to manage parking as a need arises: • Parking pricing strategies 5
Project Goals • Create a community supported vision for a parking management program • Provide the right amount of parking to accommodate current and future needs • Parking management and policies that promote economic development • Parking that complements other modes of travel including biking, walking, and transit • Parking management strategies that incentivize non-auto access and trips 6
Activities Completed To Date • Field work and data collection • Benchmarking peer cities • Presentations to Eden Area MAC • February 11, 2020 • March 10, 2020 • March community workshop • Website and online survey • Coordination with Districts 3 and 4 7
East 14 th Street Corridor Improvement Project Current Plans and Investments • East 14 th Street Corridor Improvement Project • Green infrastructure • Affordable housing • New parks and open space • East Bay Rapid Transit • Stops at the northern end of the corridor 8
Study Area 9
There Are More Than 4,470 Total Parking Spaces On-Street Off-Street 2,650 2,120 10
Peak Parking Utilization: Over 2,300 Available Spaces Parts of Mission Boulevard, East 14th Street, and many residential blocks are fully occupied. Lewelling Boulevard has more parking availability. 100% 90% 85% Oc 85% Occupancy Goa Goal 80% 85% occupancy is the optimal 63% 70% goal for downtown parking. At 85%, the majo ajorit ity of of 60% spac spaces are are ut util ilized while those 45% 50% seeking a space are able to find one with minimal 40% sea searchin ing. 30% When occupancy is ove ver 85% 85%, 20% people begin perceiving parking as “full” and often 10% have to sea search long onger to find On On-Str treet Off-Stre reet 0% a space. 11
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Some blocks on Mission Boulevard, East 14th Street, and many residential blocks are fully occupied and have no available spaces Weekend Peak Parking Utilization Weekday Peak Parking Utilization Weekday peak parking utilization. Areas of RED Weekend peak parking utilization. Areas of RED have the highest parking utilization . have the highest parking utilization . 13
Vehicles Parked on Streets Surrounding More vehicles parked Bay Fair BART Station on streets surrounding 300 280 Bay Fair BART station 250 on weekdays than 217 weekends, likely 200 commuters 150 100 50 Saturday Tuesday 0 14
How Long Do People/Vehicles Park? • Most people park for 1 to 2 hrs. • Many vehicles parked all day on commercial streets • Ignoring 2 hr. time limit 15
Examples of vehicles overstaying parking time limits and commercial activity in parking spots on Mission Boulevard 16
Examples of vehicle storage on residential streets off of Lewelling Boulevard 17
Peer Cities • San Leandro, CA • Reintroduced paid parking • Enforcement (especially surrounding BART) West Sacramento Parking Meter Rates • Employee and residential permit program • San Leandro Links shuttle to BART • Richmond, CA • Enforcement • Residential permit program • Bikeshare launching • Commuter benefits program • West Sacramento, CA • Recently implemented paid parking • Promote shared parking • Residential parking permit program • Scooter share • Microtransit program
Peer Cities City of Alameda Bike Share • Alameda, CA • Paid parking • Enforcement challenges • Permit program • Bikeshare/carshare • Loop shuttle service • North Fair Oaks, CA (unincorporated community in San Mateo County) • Considered implementation of residential parking program • County Community Safety Officers enforce parking restrictions
Parking to Complement Mobility Options • Opportunities to promote first/last mile connections • Bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvement • Curb management • A plan for future travel behavior
Our goal is to create a community supported vision of parking management to: • Address parking needs while maximizing existing resources • Promote economic vitality • Complement and incentivize non-driving modes of travel • Integrate plans, mobility goals, and trends
Next Steps/Upcoming Meetings Community outreach and input opportunities • Online survey: www.ashlandcherrylandparking.com • Community Meetings: • Cherryland Community Association • AC Transit • BART • City of San Leandro Future County Committees/BOS Meetings (Summer/Fall 2020) • Board of Supervisors Unincorporated Services Committee • Alameda County Planning Commission • Board of Supervisors Transportation/Planning Committee • BOS Planning Board Meeting
Questions? Cindy Horvath Alameda County Community Development Agency, Planning Department cindy.horvath@acgov.org Chrissy Mancini Nichols Walker Consultants cmancini@walkerconsultants.com
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