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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExh2BPCBlackOliveMemotoBCC MT Pagel of 2 Parking Services MEMORANDUM Date: July 13, 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 block to block beyond Curtiss Street. Current regulatory conditions (signage, yellow zones, etc.) appear appropriate to the area. However, one area may present an opportunity to create additional on-street parking: • Tracy: No Parking Zone, West Side, Curtiss to Olive — the Public Works Department has provided a photo of a location where it would be possible to create an additional 3-4 spaces of on-street parking. (photo attached) Outside the four-block grid, and within the review area, there do not appear to be further opportunities to expand existing on-street parking capacity, at this time. 20 fl'ust Olive, Street © � • TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE EM� MT Page 2 of 2 Parking Services The Parking Program Manager (PPM) has heard discussion of removing the overnight parking restrictions that accompany the 'street maintenance' zones throughout the review area, however, in conversations with the Public Works Department the PPM verified that the impacts of such an action are contrary to our efforts to maintain a high quality of life in the downtown. Without removing the cars, 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. However, the Public Works Department did indicate a willingness to partner with the Parking Services Division to determine where, within the B-3, it might be helpful to alternate Street Maintenance activities (and the accompanying 'No Parking' 2-7 provisions) between street sides and nights of the week. For instance, 'No Parking — Street Maintenance Tuesdays' on the West side of a given street; with a 'No Parking — Street Maintenance Thursdays' on the East side of the same street. Such an effort seems valuable, given current parking occupancy concerns. It is also important to note that the Bozeman Parking Commission is awaiting the results of the 2016 Parking Occupancy Study (Western Transportation Institute) which will further inform this discussion, with specific data results, by late 2017. 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 0 1 U0 Olive Street • Box 1230 O 1 TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE M CD • uc NN_ o y_ E C C C 7 Q m wa mu o o_ z a m m 3 • 'a m ma c� m 0 a a W a ONE o ' -- --•— m ro � ro vv.; o 3 a ►' = C ` o r• 1 A k r o.1� E ». r ti Env ' r a •— - - o Cm � Z � •� �,� ,,. }fit !, � ,'_— � �� o Z ty i LD VIA i " i m _ _ a 1 1 ' .1JS- • t �t E as . fWM