Translate[Archived] Question #43: Please provide an update on the recommendations from the most recent Old Town Area Parking Study.
Question:
Please provide an update on the recommendations from the most recent Old Town Area Parking Study. (Mayor Wilson)
Response:
In 2015, the Old Town Area Parking Study (OTAPS) Work Group convened to review new parking occupancy data that had been collected and discuss recommendations for managing parking in Old Town. The Work Group consisted of 19 members representing a mix of Old Town residents and businesses. In February 2016, the City Council received the OTAPS Work Group recommendations and proposed work plan for review and implementation of each recommendation. Although the Work Group had not recommended developing a staff-initiated process to make changes to the residential permit parking program, Council directed staff to include this in the work plan and consider whether it could be a useful tool from a Citywide perspective.
Since then, staff has been actively working on these recommendations. The attached document provides a summary of the OTAPS recommendations from FY 2015 and a status update on each item as of March 2019. A number of these recommendations are currently being considered through the current Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Refresh program. In addition, several of the meter and garage pricing recommendations could be considered through an upcoming process to study variable pricing at the meters and city-owned garages.
Attachment - 2015 OTAPS Work Group Recommendations