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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBlackOliveReportDraftBPCJune2017Ex4 BOZE MAN MT Pagel of 2 Parking Services MEMORANDUM Date: June 1, 2017 To: Bozeman City Commission DRAFT From: Bozeman Parking Commission Ed Meece, Parking Program Manager Re: On Street Parking Near Proposed Black/Olive Development During multiple public hearings, as the Bozeman City Commission was giving final consideration to the original Black/Olive development proposal, several citizens complained of an existing lack of on-street parking in the immediate neighborhood. As a result, the Bozeman City Commission requested that the Bozeman Parking Commission review this area to determine where, if any, opportunities might exist to improve on- street parking availability. Parking Services staff met with representatives of the Public Works Department (Streets, Engineering), reviewed intersection safety reports (yellow zones) and other documents related to street width/capacity/parking, as well as conducting two separate field surveys of existing parking restrictions/signage and on-street occupancy. Though not specifically addressed by the City Commission, the PSD established the boundaries of our efforts as the South Side of Main/Koch and Wilson/Rouse. Considering a four block grid, with Black/Olive at the center, on-street parking was observed at FULL capacity. Outside of the four-block grid, on-street parking becomes more available, reaching% OPEN to OPEN within an additional block to block and a half to the west. South Black and South Bozeman stay FULL until approximately another Yz block to block beyond Curtiss Street. For the most part, current conditions (signage, yellow zones, etc.) appear appropriate to the area. However, two areas may present an opportunity to create additional on-street parking: • Tracy: No Parking Zone, West Side, Curtiss to Olive • Bozeman: No Parking Zone, West Side, close to Babcock Parking Services staff is reviewing both of these locations with the Public Works Department to determine the feasibility of opening a portion, or all, of these areas for additional on-street parking. Outside the four-block grid, and within the review area, © Q TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE BQZ 1= MA MT Page 2of2 Parking Services there do not appear to be further opportunities to expand existing on-street parking capacity, at this time. The PSD has heard discussion of removing the overnight parking restrictions that accompany the 'street maintenance' zones throughout the review area, however, the impacts of such an action seem contrary to efforts to maintain a high quality of life in the downtown. Street sweeping would be far less effective, and snow plowing would almost immediately narrow these streets to one lane of traffic. Where cars were able to get out from being 'plowed in', the resulting berms would prevent that space from being utilized for on-street parking. Despite on street parking capacity restrictions, there remains the opportunity to develop and implement new 'shared space' parking agreements with, and between, private parking lots in the downtown. A goal being to contain more of the parking, both transient and daily, within the core area and reduce spill over into the neighborhoods. The Parking Services Division also continues to develop our capacity to offer parking, lease and transient, at the parking garage and surface lots in the most effective manner possible. ERM C:Chuck Winn,Assistant City Manager TDD: 406-582-23D1 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE 602017 Google'Maps 9!$ W I Black/Olive Neighborhood Parking: Review Area May/June 2017 m 01W CI t14 .11:ii/r.11�1 11/.t .. I.. r. �1h 114.1.M1•.. 4tnikys 4MI,rMr.• Q►lrmlrcirsa t.fNM.'y'NIH1 w t�N� � t l4 t;rNa+(�j 4/�wlza��ytV tKlm ki..�lr $ HOW"wo lily 11.S ►lwhaey/01 is') Chlr Vy"en90*1A L= . • t/�tlfr7N.N:'f�l -- I:�t.fr.�1 ;:1 .. .t I r' � t �:�1, .�1':. rj .. II�T Iti^'�pK Y1I �t. pklM"Iiflt�lleRrfv 1 �, thkt•,0 r t .t. y, Go, ale Map data 02017 Google 200 ft 1 https://www.google.com/maps/@45.678587,-111.03T8174,17z 1l1