1	Old Town Parking Demand Management December 4, 2007
2	Presentation Outline Initial Conclusions Parking Assumptions – March ‘07 Existing Parking Requirements Current Conditions Near-Term Projections Long-Term Projections Strategies in Other Cities
3	Initial Conclusions
4	Initial Conclusions Existing Specific Plan is progressive by reducing parking requirements in Old Town No near-term shortage of parking (5-10 years) No recommended changes to Specific Plan to increase parking requirements in Old Town both near-term and long-term Need to develop comprehensive parking strategy to increase parking supply in the long-term
5	Parking Assumptions March 2007
6	Initial Parking Assumptions February - Conducted counts and surveys March through May - Estimated future parking demand and concluded there was no shortage of existing parking Parking deficiency projected at build out 3.5 Million square foot build out 4,000-6,000 new parking spaces needed for commercial and office
7	Initial Parking Assumptions (cont) Assumptions of build out too aggressive Refined through massing study and economic analysis Overall square footage was high based on existing zoning Assumption for residential development too low Parking ratios assumed too high for actual demand 1,500 non-residential spaces more realistic
8	Current Parking Requirements
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11	Other Requirements Parking requirement for mixed-use developments One space per residential unit screened from public view No requirement for commercial or office
12	Overall Assessment The Specific Plan is progressive by removing many parking requirements in certain parts of Old Town, and should not change Flexible approach in that developers can build spaces if they want
13	Current Conditions
14	Parking Occupancy Conducted occupancy counts earlier this year Weekday and weekend 55% on weekday peak (Noon) 65% on weekend peak (1 p.m. on Saturday)
15	Parking Supply Currently 1,350 parking spaces in Old Town Public on-street (35%), public off-street (27%), and private off-street spaces (38%) No fee or time restrictions for public parking
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20	Surveys Conducted surveys of visitors and employees F&P developed surveys F&P trained City staff to administer surveys Surveys administered by City staff and City trained volunteers F&P observed survey process F&P coded data
21	Visitor Survey Surveyed over 200 visitors on Thursday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday 60% parked in on-street spaces 86% had no problem finding a parking space 50% walked 2 blocks or less Few people said parking was a problem 50% said they were willing to pay for parking
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23	Employee Survey City staff distributed surveys to various Old Town businesses Surveyed 50 employees of various businesses All drove to work 98% parked within 1 block of destination 60% parked in private off-street lots 90% said they were willing to pay for parking Some respondents noted that there were problems finding parking
24	Overall Impression Sufficient parking on a regular basis (parking supply) Sometimes parking not always available at a particular spot based on surveys
25	Near-Term Parking Demand Analysis ( Current – 10 years)
26	Near-Term Developments under construction in Old Town Dalton III, Perkins Several new projects being reviewed as part of the pre-application process Some projects have built/are building their own parking 3 of last 5 projects approved provide parking City Hall with 488 space parking garage opening Large increase in parking supply with some increase in demand New garage will especially help with weekend and evening events
27	Civic Center Parking Garage 488 spaces (all public) 200 spaces projected demand for City Hall use during the weekday business hours 100 spaces projected demand for new retail associated with Civic Center 188 spaces surplus spaces above projected demand for Civic Center
28	Near-Term (continued) Parking supply is sufficient to meet needs for the next 10 years based on preferred build out scenario May experience shortages during large events or at selected locations May need more detailed planning No immediate action needed, but development of long-term comprehensive parking strategy recommended now
29	Long-Term (10-30 Years)
30	Long-Term Development Development will continue within Old Town Future development will be mixed-use Projecting ½ of development will be residential, ½ non-residential 25,000 – 50,000 s.f. of new development per year
31	Long-Term Parking Demand Current demand is less than 2 spaces per 1,000 s.f. Typical range of downtown areas is 1-2 spaces per 1,000 s.f. Santa Monica & Pasadena demand is in this range Four spaces per 1,000 s.f. is a typical suburban rate at a stand alone development Not applicable in a mixed-use environment
32	Long-Term Demand (continued) Aiming to reach 85% occupancy Standard applied throughout US Ensures that some spaces are available (1-2 on a typical block) In some cities it is tied to regulatory action (Redwood City, Salem) 85% occupancy could be reached in 7-10 years More likely that 85% occupancy will be reached in 10-15 years and parking supply will need to be increased
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34	Strategies to Increase/Manage Parking Supply
35	Other Jurisdictions Pasadena Santa Monica Riverside Ventura Benicia Salem, Oregon
36	Strategies Used by Other Cities
37	"Require private parking be available..." Require private parking be available for public use after hours Time limits for on-street spaces Off-site parking Travel demand management Parking charges to manage parking availability and provide revenue stream
38	Questions and Comments