Downtown Parking Study Public Open House OPEN HOUSE July 9, 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Public Open House

July 9, 2019

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Downtown Parking Study OPEN HOUSE

Project Update

Agenda

• 1. Introductions
• 2. Project Status Report

Rick Williams

• 3. Things we have learned

Rick Williams

• 4. Q & A

All

• 5. Next Steps

Rick Williams

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Task Status

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• Data Collection (completed 2018)
• Ad Hoc Committee Process

 5 meetings to date (meeting monthly)

• Issues research and analysis (drafts)

 Current parking demand (complete)  Guiding Principles (complete)  Parking demand forecast (complete)  Barriers to residential development (complete)  Fee-in-lieu (complete)  Existing Conditions (underway)  Shared Parking program (underway)  Curb space management/new technologies (summer)

Task Status (cont.)

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• Public Engagement (June – September)

 Website (http://ci.hood-

river.or.us/Downtown_Parking_Study)

 Open Houses (July 9 and September)  On-line Survey / Social Media  Intercept Surveys  Focus Groups (if data or information gaps)

• Strategy Development (July – September)
• Draft and Final Report (September –

December)

Things we have learned

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Weekday - Current parking constraints

• On-street = constrained
• Off-street = opportunity (381 empty stalls at

peak hour)

Things we have learned

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Weekend - Current parking constraints

• On-street = constrained
• Off-street = opportunity (418 empty stalls at

peak hour)

Things we have learned

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True Demand True Demand: 1.31 to 1.38 vehicles per 1,000 ft2 Calibrated True Demand: 1.51 to 1.59 vehicles per 1,000 ft2 Code Required: 1.00 per employee + visitor parking

Parking Demand

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Things we have learned Forecasting Demand - Commercial

• 21.5% increase in commercial land area (20 YR)
• 18% increase in parking supply over 2018 (1,485 to 1,757) at 2040

Table 2: Study Area Demand – 20 YR Forecast

2019 2025 2030 2035 2040 Non-residential ft2 793,539 833,216 874,877 918,621 964,552 Net growth ft2 (5 YR increments) 39,677 41,661 43,744 45,931 171,013 Net new parking @ 1.51/1,000 ft2* 60 63 66 69 258 Net new parking @ 1.59/1,000 ft2* 63 66 70 73 272

*[NOTE: Net new parking does not account for existing parking that might be removed to accommodate new development]

Non-residential growth (ft2) @ 1% annually Cumulative @ 20 Years

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Forecasting Demand - Residential

• Estimate of 64 stalls (@50 units) over 20 years based on rate of growth
• ver last 14 years.

Table 5: Estimated Parking Need for Future Residential Development

Sample Development Size Parking Demand Ratio Parking Stall Need 5 units 1.27 7 stalls 10 units 1.27 13 stalls 25 units 1.27 32 stalls 50 units 1.27 64 stalls 100 units 1.27 127 stalls

Building Guiding Principles

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7 ELEMENTS OF PARKING MANAGEMENT IN HOOD RIVER

• Priority Users
• Active Capacity Management
• Information Systems
• Integration with Other Modes
• Planning for Future Supply
• Financial Viability
• Roles and Coordination

A. Priority Users

• 1. On-Street System (Downtown): The

most convenient on-street parking will be preserved for the priority user: the customer trip.

• 2. On-Street System (Immediately Adjacent

Neighborhoods): The most convenient

• n-street parking will be preserved for

the priority user: the resident and their guests.

• 3. Off-Street System: Coordinate off-street

parking resources (public and private) to meet employee demand; while balancing the need in public off-street facilities to also accommodate visitor needs.

Guiding Principles

B. Active Capacity Management

1. Optimize Utilization: Manage the public parking system using the 85% Occupancy Standard to inform and guide decision-making. 2. Shared Off-Street Parking: Encourage shared parking in areas where parking is underutilized (within the downtown and remotely in facilities linked by

• ther modes). This will require an

active partnership with owners of private parking supplies.

C. Information Systems

1. Branding & Wayfinding: Create a wayfinding system for the downtown that links parking assets and provides directional guidance, preferably under a common brand or logo. 2. Monitor & Report Utilization: Implement performance measurements and reporting to facilitate decision-making.

F. Financial Viability

1. Fiscal Stewardship: All parking

• perations must be financially

sustainable.

G. Roles and Coordination

1. Primary Role (City of Hood River): The City’s role in providing public parking is listed in priority order and includes:

• I. Accommodating customer/visitor

access downtown; ii. Providing (in partnership with the private sector) reasonable access for downtown employees;

• iii. Facilitating residential and/or guest

access in neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the downtown. 2. Primary Role (Private Sector): Employee parking should be led by the private sector and through partnerships where the City can reasonably participate (financially or programmatically). 3. Stakeholder Support: Ensure that a representative body of affected private and public constituents routinely informs decision-making.

D. Integration with Other Modes

1. Travel Demand Management: Encourage and facilitate increasing percentages of use, particularly by employees, of alternative travel modes to free up parking capacity.

E. Planning for Future Supply

1. Code & Regulation: The City’s development code should not be a barrier to new parking development, while ensuring that adequate parking is provided and “right sized” to Hood River’s unique environment. 2. Funding: Planning for future parking supply growth will be strategic and routinely evaluated to ensure the City is ready to respond to growth, recognizing that assembling funding for new growth takes time and will require a varied package of funding resources (and partnerships).

Questions & Answers

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Q & A Questions and comments from the Community?

NEXT STEPS

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• Continue Public Engagement (June –

September)

 Website (http://ci.hood- river.or.us/Downtown_Parking_Study)  Open Houses (July 9 and September)  On-line Survey / Social Media  Intercept Surveys  Focus Groups (if data or information gaps)

• Strategy Development (July –

September)

 Continue Ad-Hoc Committee process

• Draft and Final Report (September –

December)

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THANK YOU!

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