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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 ).
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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 Breakdown • Recommendations: • 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 Breakdown • Recommendations: • Manage for “Main Street” Availability – City Council • Amend the Parking Ordinance to remove language that is no longer necessary • Shift decision making power to the Board of Public Works and Safety • Eliminate the graduated fine structure – 1st ticket is Free any subsequent ticket is $50 • Better parking signage and parking maps of Downtown with parking identified • Continue & Expand Employee Permit Parking – Redevelopment Commission & Police Department • Align the surface lot pricing and the garage pricing • Improve Garage Management – Redevelopment Commission • Lower the gates in both Garages • Eliminate designated parking spaces in the JSPG • Oversell the JSPG to visitors/customers downtown (pay as you park with no time limits) • Review Cummins Transportation and Implement TDM Measures – Cummins
Recommendations Breakdown • Recommendations Continued: • Address Accessibility – City Engineering • City Engineer to review • Invest in Technology & Enforcement – Police Department • Purchase handheld devices & software • Add additional personnel • 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 • 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 Breakdown • Recommendations Continued: • Add On-Street Parking – City Engineering • City Engineer will review possible locations identified by the Parking Consultants. • Add Off-Street Parking – City Council