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Revised Destination in Parking Management
Kyle Karwowski
Ryan Cook
Valerie Smith
Gwen Webster
Alex Flood
Shakeel Balroop
George Doo
April 21 2008
Project Introduction
Purpose
Examine parking in downtown East Lansing
Analyze free parking
– Effect to Business
– How and When
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Project Clients
City of East Lansing, Michigan– Daniel O’Connor, Parking Department
– Timothy H. Dempsey, Department of Planning &
Community Development
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Presentation Overview
Current Situation
and System
Practices in Parking
Management
Recommendation
on Free
Implementation
Phases
Problems
Findings
Solutions
Improvement
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Who parks downtown
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How users think of downtown parking
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Source: City of East Lansing
West area Core area East area
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Utilization throughout day
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Fees and enforcement
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Signage and Way-finding
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Practices in Parking Management
Provides attractive system for shopping
Free period varies by cities
Free parking findings
Incentivize parking in certain locations
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Innovations– Cash key
– Pay by cell
– Vehicle detection technology
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Innovations– Signage and Way-finding
– Marketing and branding
– Customer service
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Recommendation on Free
“Free” parking, free?
Free parking needs proper implementation
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“Free” parking is viable for East Lansing
Considerations of free parking
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Implementation Phases
Phase one: Groundwork
Improve user awareness
Increase parking turn over
New parking payment options
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Phase two: Implement free parkingMinimize direct user expense
Free parking in ramps after 4 p.m.
Cost for free parking $288,000 Annually
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Two funding mechanisms
Special Assessment, Indirect
Requires $0.25 per square
footRaise user fees, Semi-Direct
Requires $0.05 per half hour
increase
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Summary
Current system has opportunity
Practices can be enhanced
Free parking–feasible and wise
Must occur after system changes
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Free Parking from 4 pm to Close in
Parking Ramps and Garages
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Lo
t 9
Free parking locations
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