Parking Implementation Committee

Committee:

2 – City Council (Dascal Bunch and Kenny Whipker)2 – Redevelopment Commission (Steven Scgalski and Frank Jerome)1 – Downtown Merchants (Tom Dell)1 – Downtown Restaurants (Elaine DeClue)1 – Cummins (Catina Furnish)

Recommendations BreakdownRecommendations:• Manage for “Main Street” Availability – City Council • Continue & Expand Employee Permit Parking – Redevelopment Commission &

Police Department• Improve Garage Management – Redevelopment Commission• Review Cummins Transportation and Implement TDM Measures – Cummins • Address Accessibility – City Engineering• Invest in Technology & Enforcement – Police Department• Streamline Governance/Reg./Policy – Parking Committee• Update Zoning – Planning Department• Expand Pedestrian, Bicycle & Transit Infrastructure – Planning Department & MPO• Invest in Wayfinding Signage – Redevelopment Commission & Visitors Center• Add On-Street Parking – City Engineering • Add Off-Street Parking – City Council

Recommendations BreakdownRecommendations:• Manage for “Main Street” Availability – City Council

o Amend the Parking Ordinance to remove language that is no longer necessaryo Shift decision making power to the Board of Public Works and Safetyo Eliminate the graduated fine structure – 1st ticket is Free any subsequent ticket is $50o Better parking signage and parking maps of Downtown with parking identified

• Continue & Expand Employee Permit Parking – Redevelopment Commission & Police Departmento Align the surface lot pricing and the garage pricing

• Improve Garage Management – Redevelopment Commissiono Lower the gates in both Garageso Eliminate designated parking spaces in the JSPGo Oversell the JSPG to visitors/customers downtown (pay as you park with no time limits)

• Review Cummins Transportation and Implement TDM Measures – Cummins

Recommendations BreakdownRecommendations Continued:• Address Accessibility – City Engineering

o City Engineer to review

• Invest in Technology & Enforcement – Police Departmento Purchase handheld devices & softwareo Add additional personnel o Eliminate the graduated fine structure – 1st ticket is Free any subsequent ticket is $50

• Streamline Governance/Reg./Policy – Parking Committee• Update Zoning – Planning Department• Expand Pedestrian, Bicycle & Transit Infrastructure – Planning Department & MPO• Invest in Wayfinding Signage – Redevelopment Commission & Visitors Center

o Give visitors options on how long they stay downtown (start with web communication, signs at the entrances to the downtown area, pedestrian signs along the core are downtown)

Recommendations BreakdownRecommendations Continued:• Add On-Street Parking – City Engineering

o City Engineer will review possible locations identified by the Parking Consultants.

• Add Off-Street Parking – City Council