HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-2020 - Public Comment - C. Herrick - PARKING DISTRICTFrom: Chris Mehl
To: Agenda
Subject: FW: Email contact from City Of Bozeman
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:48:44 PM
Chris Mehl
Mayor, City of Bozeman
cmehl@bozeman.net
406.581.4992
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From: webadmin@bozeman.net [webadmin@bozeman.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:11 PM
To: Chris Mehl
Subject: Email contact from City Of Bozeman
Message submitted from the <City Of Bozeman> website.
Site Visitor Name: Crowell Herrick
Site Visitor Email: jackstraw92@gmail.com
Am I opposed to the Parking Management District? No. I live across from Beall Park at the corner of N. Black and
E. Villard putting me within approximately one block of the B-3 zoning district. To date, I do not see parking
problem.
Am I against the Parking Benefit Zones? Yes, if I have to pay to park in front of my house. Yes, because the fees are
not known. I have off-street parking for one vehicle (my wife’s), consequently I park on the street. It chaps my hide
when someone parks in the spot I have traditionally used. It may not be a right but if I’m being forced to pay for
parking I want a guaranteed spot. I don’t feel I should have to pay for parking.
There’s apparently one highly regarded method to manage parking. How many municipalites have incorporated this
method and how successful were they? What time frame did it take for them to completely “get it right”, if there is
such a thing? How many of these cases are representative to a parking situation similar to Bozeman’s.
Commuters will become more creative and figure out how to avoid parking within the PBZ, if it means they have to
walk an additional block or two, or use a bicycle. Target levels won’t be reached. The pricing of the parking permits
is unknown. How are the PBZ’s going to be signed if they are constantly being changed? I don’t like the idea of
having a moving target pricing scheme. It may never stabilize as the parking situation fluctuates, both seasonally
and over the long term.
Should the current parking regulations required by the City on new development be changed? Absolutely, yes.
These infill high rises need to be responsible for on-site parking of all residents’ vehicles.
Did the City make a mistake by rezoning the parking lot west of the Medical Arts complex from R-4 to B-3. Yes
they did. Because in the future this will rear its ugly head.