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Downtown Redmond Parking Management Strategic Plan Parking Advisory Committee December 7, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Purpose • Recent growth • New improvements – couplet conversion • New attractions – Downtown Park ---PAGE BREAK--- Why Manage Parking? • Efficient use of parking resources • Decrease traffic congestion • Enhance user experience • Minimize parking as a land use • Create places for people ---PAGE BREAK--- Project Goals • Parking strategies to support Downtown • Maximize efficiency of parking management ---PAGE BREAK--- Study Area • Downtown Urban Center boundary ---PAGE BREAK--- Parking Management Strategic Plan Phase 1: Existing Conditions Phase 2: Opportunities & Constraints Phase 3: Recommendations Phase 4: Implementation Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- Schedule Milestone Target Parking Inventory Day 1 January 2019 Parking Inventory Day 2 TBD Parking User Survey January-February (TBD) Present Draft Existing Conditions Report February Open House March Recommendations/Implementation Plan April-May Refinement/Finalization June ---PAGE BREAK--- Parking Inventory + Data Collection • Update 2014 Inventory for Downtown – On-Street (Block Face) – Off-Street (Surface and Structured) – Public/Private (Ownership/Land Use) – Districts (On and Off-Street) • Data Collection – On- and Off-Street Non-Residential Facilities for Downtown (Round 1) – January/February – Round 2 – Targeted based on results of Round 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2014 Inventory + Data Collection • Inventory – 1,273 On-Street Stalls – 12,570 Off-Street Stalls in 186 Facilities • Data Collection: 3/3/14 – Peak Occupancy: 65% – Vacant Stalls at Peak: 4,500 • 500 On-Street • 4,000 Off-Street ---PAGE BREAK--- Olympia, WA • Inventory – On- and Off-Street for all Non- Residential Facilities – Targeted Residential Inventory – District Level Analysis • FINDINGS: – Off-Street Parking is Underutilized – Parking Demand is Highest On-Street in the Downtown Core – Parking Behavior Generally Consistent with Management Goals. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2014 Strategies • Establish City Parking Management Office • District Shared Parking • Limit Surface Parking • Increase On-Street Management – Time Limits, Paid Parking, Add Supply ---PAGE BREAK--- Olympia, WA • Strategies Completed – Implement Mobile Payments – Purchase License Plate Reader and Software – Hire a Parking Policy Manager • In Progress – Replace Coin Meters – Shared Parking Program – Plan for a Public Parking Garage ---PAGE BREAK--- Policies, Regulations, Practices • Policy & regulatory framework • Conduct audit/gap analysis ---PAGE BREAK--- Parking User Survey • Capture qualitative data • Understand Perceptions about Parking • Connect Survey to Data Collection Findings ---PAGE BREAK--- Olympia Survey What is your primary reason for coming Downtown? Where do you typically park? What is you experience parking in off-street facilities? ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Steps • Continue to identify & audit existing code • Inventory