SLIDE 1 German Village Parking Study
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE PARKING ARRANGEMENT IN GERMAN VILLAGE
M I C H A E L B L A U – J O H N F L E S H E R – J O R D A N F R O M M – V I C K Y H A K Y – J A M E S M C C U N E – J A S O N S U D Y – G L E N N O N S W E E N E Y – M I A O Z H O U O H I O S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K N O W L T O N S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E
SLIDE 2 Overview of Presentation
1. Issues Tasked 2. Methodology 3. Concerns Identified
1. Stakeholders concerns 2. Survey results and concerns
4. Data Analysis
1. Maps 2. General Observations
5. Recommendations
SLIDE 3 Issues Tasked
- Understand and encapsulate a better understanding of parking
inventory of German Village
- Find ways to maximize the use and availability of off-street parking
afforded to each property in German Village
- Analyze current parking conditions, restrictions, and challenges
- Provide recommendations to:
- Balance parking needs of visitors, residents, and businesses
- Maximize on-and-off-street parking inventory
- Allocate parking supply and demand appropriately
SLIDE 4 Methodology
- Broke German Village down into 9 zones
- Counted each zone at least 4 times during the following time periods:
- Monday-Friday 6:00am – 8:00am
- Monday-Friday 8:00am – 11:00am
- Monday-Friday 1:00pm – 6:00 pm
- Saturday-Sunday 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Saturday-Sunday 1:00pm – 6:00pm
- Counted each zone at least 6 times during the following time periods:
- Monday-Friday 11:00am – 1:00pm
- Sunday-Thursday 6:00pm – 11:00pm
- Friday-Saturday 6:00pm – 11:00pm
TARGET CONCERN
SLIDE 5 Zone Breakdown
- 9 analysis zones
- Collected vehicle data
counts on:
sections
- Parking lots
- Averaged count results for
each street section and parking lot
* Note the zone that contains your home or place of work
SLIDE 6 Concerns Identified - Stakeholders
- Underused permit parking around high-traffic restaurants
- Undecipherable parking restriction signage
- Alley parking ban constrains parking capacity, particularly for valet
Participating stakeholders:
- Harvest Pizzeria
- The Sycamore
- Lindey’s Restaurant and Bar
- Barcelona Restaurant and Bar
- The Book Loft
- Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus
- Pistacia Vera Pastry Kitchen and Café
- St. Mary’s Catholic Church
- Golden Hobby Shop
SLIDE 7 Survey Results
- Majority of resident-respondents park on-street
- However, an estimated:
- 1002 garages
- 609 driveways
- 661 off-street residential parking spaces
- Residents and visitors experience most parking challenges on evenings;
worse on Friday and Saturday nights
- 434 responses to online survey
- 73% German Village residents
- 67% German Village business patrons
- 9% affiliated with German Village businesses
SLIDE 8 Concerns Identified - Survey
- Unbalanced parking availability between residents, businesses and
visitors
- Lack of space for actual parking demand
- Business parking generation congests adjacent parking availability
- Cumbersome restrictions in parking areas
SLIDE 9 Parking Density
A VISUAL INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE PARKING AMONG VARIOUS TIMESLOTS ON ANY GIVEN WEEK
SLIDE 10 Heat Map Mon-Fri 6:00-8:00am
- Zone 1 has:
- Highest on-street
- ccupancy at 72%
- 2nd lowest lot
- ccupancy at 6%
- Most lots along Pearl
and Livingston average under 25% occupancy
high on-street
- ccupancy rates
- This time period best
reflects residential parking
SLIDE 11 Heat Map Mon-Fri 8:00-11:00am
decreases in Zones 2 & 4
increases by average of 4% in all other zones except Zone 1
- Zone 1 remains stable
- Parking lots are
underutilized during this time, excluding Zone 7
- Only three parking lots in
German Village average
- ccupancy >75%
- On-street capacity most
notable on northern portion of City Park, 3rd, and Kossuth
SLIDE 12 Heat Map Mon-Fri 11:00-1:00pm
increases in all zones except 1 & 4
capacity across German Village: 57%
increases in Zones 2 & 7
- Parking lots in all zones
are underutilized
SLIDE 13 Heat Map Mon-Fri 1:00-6:00pm
capacity across German Village: 52%
hour
- All zones, except Zones 4
& 7, decrease in average
- n-street occupancy
- Parking lots are
underutilized
parking lot capacity >50%
SLIDE 14 Heat Map Sun-Thu 6:00-11:00pm
capacity across German Village: 56%
street in Zones 1 (73%) & Zone 2 (72%)
- Highest average
- ccupancy on Jackson,
portions of Beck, and the northern portions of Mohawk, 5th, and 3rd
- Parking lot averages very
low
SLIDE 15 Heat Map Fri-Sat 6:00-11:00pm
problematic as on weekday evenings
and on Mohawk (surrounding the Old Mohawk)
is underutilized
highest at 50%, 49% respectively
SLIDE 16 Heat Map Sat-Sun 9:00-1:00pm
average at 77%
high occupancy rates in northern portion
is well below capacity
capacity at 53%, driven largely by Panera
SLIDE 17 Heat Map Sat-Sun 1:00-6:00pm
rates remain high in Zones 1, 2, and 5
concern include Jackson and the northern portions of 3rd and 5th
underutilized, except Zone 7 which is driven generally by Giant Eagle
SLIDE 18 General Observations from Data Collection
- Zones 1 & 2 experience highest on-street occupancy rates, at 71% and 66%,
respectively
- Data does not support claim of transient parking
- Parking demand on Jackson Street appears to be residentially driven
- Shared parking agreements arranged with Livingston Avenue Methodist
Church and the Golden Hobby Shop lots appear to be working
- The residential areas of 6th and Jaeger between Sycamore and Columbus
appear to be an anomaly
- Only four lots that ever exceed 75% occupancy
- Livingston Avenue Methodist Church; Panera; the offices at Livingston and Grant
- Only one lot exceeds 100% occupancy
SLIDE 19 Recommendations
BENCHMARKING WAS PERFORMED TO PROVIDE A BASIS OF BEST PRACTICES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY
SLIDE 20 Outline of Recommendations
- Livingston Avenue Gateway
- City Coordinated Valet and
Shared Parking Agreements
Recommendations
- Expand and fill in Permit Area A
- Restructure permit pay
schedule
- Rescind alley parking ban
- Back-In Angled Parking
- Bike and Pedestrian
Recommendations
- Bike Lanes
- Bike Parking
- ADA Ramps
- Car2Go Parkspots
SLIDE 21 Livingston Avenue Gateway
- Because of changes to 70/71 and
3rd Street already planned:
- Transform Livingston Avenue into
a gateway
- Seamless transition between
German Village and Downtown
- Recommend parking structures
- Take advantage of the fluidity;
German Village core will become less of a dump-off for downtown traffic
Timeline:
Location:
- Livingston Avenue Corridor
Cost:
- High Expense (70/71 and 3rd Street
redesigns are in planning)
SLIDE 22 Livingston Gateway design with Third Street brick redesign
(KKG, Kinzelman Kline Gossman, 2010)
SLIDE 23 City Coordinated Valet and Shared Parking Arrangements
northwest corner of German Village and among the retail corridors
- Coordinate a comprehensive valet
program with shared parking agreements on underutilized parking lots
- Program available for businesses
within valet program boundaries Timeline:
Location:
coordinated valet program:
- North: Livingston
- South: Frankfort
- West: Pearl
- East: Fifth
Cost:
- High Expense (70/71 and 3rd Street
redesigns are in planning)
SLIDE 24
Potential shared lots for Lindey’s and G. Michael’s; shared parking lot buffer zones
SLIDE 25 Permit Area Recommendations
Expand Permit Area A
- To include all streets within the
coordinated valet program boundaries
Restructure Permit Area A Pay Scale
Timeline:
Location:
- Boundaries for proposed coordinated valet
program
Cost:
Timeline:
Location:
- Boundaries for proposed coordinated
valet program
Cost:
SLIDE 26
Proposed Permit Area A and boundaries for proposed City Coordinated Valet Program
SLIDE 27 Permit Area Recommendations, continued:
Allow Residents to Park in front of Driveways with Registered Vehicles Repeal Ban on Alley Parking and Include all Alleys as part of Permit Area A
Timeline:
Location:
- Throughout German Village
Cost:
- None; public/private cost exists if a
registration program is initiated
Timeline:
Location:
Cost:
- Low administrative costs; permit cost
passed to consumer
SLIDE 28
Historically sensitive and aesthetically pleasing signage with proposed alley parking restrictions
SLIDE 29 Pay-and-Display Recommendation:
Short-term:
- Simplify Permit Restrictions
- Reduce Restriction Types
- Install Pilot Pay-and-Display Parking
in Identified Problem Areas Long-term:
- Eliminate Free Parking throughout
Permit Area A
- Implement Pay-and-Display Parking
Timeline for this program:
Location:
- Within Permit A area, other target
areas (see map on next slide)
Cost:
- Moderate public investment with
revenue potential
SLIDE 30
Proposed pay-and-display zones
SLIDE 31 Angled Parking
Jaeger Street
- Back-In angled parking on west side
- Eliminate parallel parking on east side
Schiller Park
- Convert parking lot spaces into head-in
angled parking
Mohawk Street
- Convert west side into back-in angled
parking
- Retain parallel parking on east side
Timeline:
Location:
Cost:
Timeline:
Location:
- Schiller Park parking lot
Cost:
Timeline:
Location:
- Between Livingston and Frankfort
Cost:
SLIDE 32
Proposed angled parking on Jaeger Street, in Schiller Park, and on Mohawk Street
SLIDE 33 Bike Infrastructure Improvements
Smooth surface bike lanes (standard flow) Smooth surface bike lanes (contraflow) Introduce more bike racks designed with historic character
Timeline:
Location:
- Along both Pearl and Mohawk
Cost:
Timeline:
Location:
- East-West one-way streets between High and Mohawk
Cost:
Timeline:
- Mid-Term (Schiller Park), Near-Term (commercial corridors)
Location:
- Schiller Park and commercial corridors
Cost:
SLIDE 34
Proposed bike lanes and bike parking locations; smooth surface example; appropriate bike rack examples
SLIDE 35 Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements
More ADA sidewalk ramps
More ADA sidewalk ramps
- Designed to be compatible with
the historic character of German Village
Timeline:
Location:
Cost:
Timeline:
Location:
Cost:
- $6,800 each (based on a case study in
Society Hill, Philadelphia)
SLIDE 36 Proposed locations for ADA ramps designed to be compatible with the historic nature of German Village Recently installed ADA ramp in German Village (standard); example of a historically- appropriate solution Common sidewalk corner condition in German Village
SLIDE 37 Car2Go Parkspots
Work with Car2Go to identify appropriate parking lots for Parkspots
- Parking lots of businesses that
could use the exposure
- Car2Go typically used by transient
visitors in German Village
- Makes Car2Go a more dependable
transit solution for German Village residents
Timeline:
Location:
- Initial Recommendation: Schiller
Park lot, Key Blueprints, and Golden Hobby lot
Cost:
- Private cost, undisclosed
SLIDE 38
Car2Go Parkspots are a node of transportation that requires smaller designated spaces, and clean signage
SLIDE 39
Recommendations Schedule
SLIDE 40
Recommendations Schedule
