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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2021-06 Capacity Subcommittee Resolution for Bike Parking Public Transit and Shared Use vResolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 1 of 3 BOZEMAN PARKING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2021-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR TRANSPORTATION IN DOWNTOWN BOZEMAN. WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman has granted the Parking Commission authority to manage parking in the downtown area and any other parking permit areas (MCA7-14-4634); and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman Parking Commission authorized the creation of subcommittees in Resolution 2021-03 and the Capacity Subcommittee has identified bike parking, employee parking, and improving public transit as a top policy interests: and, WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Strategic Plan identifies a Well Planned City (Goal 4) as a key priority for the City and also identifies a vibrant downtown, districts and centers (4.4) and a high quality urban approach (4.2) as sub goals: and, WHEREAS, the 2016 Downtown Parking Strategic Management Plan Strategy 11 is Identifying off-street shared-use opportunities and Strategy 18 calls for the city to expand the bike parking network to create connections between parking and the downtown to encourage employee bike commute trips and draw customers to downtown businesses, ; and, WHEREAS, the 2019 Downtown Bozeman Strategic Plan’s Goal 3, The Heart of a Thriving City, calls for more transportation choices, unlocking existing supply, and expanding parking options; and, WHEREAS, the Parking Commission has conducted extensive community engagement on these issues and the Capacity Subcommittee held public meetings to hear from experts and discuss ideas for expanding bike parking and other parking options: and, WHEREAS, with no additional parking or alternative options, residents, employees, and customers will have a less positive experience when coming to downtown Bozeman; and, WHEREAS, the 2020 Climate Action Plan called for companies and community organizations to consider incentives for employees to telecommute and not use a single- occupancy vehicle and called for the city to invest in new bicycle infrastructure: and, WHEREAS, the Parking Commission Capacity Subcommittee sent a survey to downtown business owners and received eighteen responses regarding employee parking, shared use agreements, and bike parking downtown: and, DocuSign Envelope ID: 5C457800-7BD8-4128-864A-AA7ADB39609E Resolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the Master Agreement with the Federal Transit Authority for funds related to the construction of the Bridger Garage mandates any surplus revenue to go toward public transit facilities: and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission passed Ordinance 2805 and Resolution 5326 disbanding the Parking Commission in its current form and reassigning the Parking Commissions responsibilities to the Transportation Board to begin on December 1st, respectively, and the Parking Commission would like the new Transportation Board to not have to redo the work already completed by the Parking Commission: and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bozeman Parking Commission recommends the new Transportation Board adopts the below standards for new bicycle parking in the downtown core to expand transportation options: 1. Location. To be most effective, corrals should be located: a. Close to high-demand locations. Most customers are unlikely to park their bike more than 100 feet from a destination in a commercial area like downtown. b. At street corners to improve safety and visibility. Whenever possible, it is ideal to place corrals on main streets instead of side streets. c. Identifiable with wayfinding signage indicating where parking is from Main Street and other main travel corridors. 2. Design. Design recommendations for corrals include: a. Several inverted-U racks welded to steel rails in clusters of three or four. The steel rail is bolted to the asphalt and can be removed in off-season. b. Angle racks at 60 degrees to provide a greater buffer between traffic and bicycle wheels. This is also preferred to accommodate longer bikes (e.g., bikes with trailers or cargo bikes). c. Spacing of 36” on center with 5’ maneuvering zone on either end for entry and exit zones. Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the expansion of public transit networks through the creation of a circulator between the major commercial areas of Bozeman— the Cannery District, the Midtown Corridor, and the Downtown. The circulator should support both commuters and customers of businesses in the areas served. The Parking Program will contribute surplus revenue from the Bridger Parking Garage to the creation of more transit as required by the Master Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration. Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the City entering into shared use agreements to unlock underutilized parking supply with willing stakeholders such as First Security Bank and the Bozeman Bowl. The Transportation Commission should continue to advance this work. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5C457800-7BD8-4128-864A-AA7ADB39609E Resolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 3 of 3 Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the creation of an employee parking program in line with the survey results collected by the Parking Commission. Employee parking may include, but is not limited to, shared use agreements, a circulator option with remote parking, and a permit program for employers with discounts for the purchase of multiple permits. Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports using special events when downtown parking is in high demand to prototype and test new parking tools such as Streamline, facilitating non-profit and private business partnership to provide more parking options in downtown Bozeman, and shared use agreements. Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports additional research into the potential construction of a second garage. The construction of additional parking supply should respond to occupancy rates in the garage, surface lots, and on-street supply if other policy measures recommended above do not properly align transportation options with demand from the community and visitors. The Parking Commission encourages the Downtown Urban Renewal District and the Bozeman City Commission to include the Transportation Board in conversations about increasing supply. The Transportation Board can provide a unique perspective on how new supply would interact with other elements of the transportation system. Passed and adopted by the Parking Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a session held on the 14th day of October 2021. ______________________________________ Mark Egge, Chair Bozeman Parking Commission ATTEST: ___________________________ Mike Veselik, Economic Development Program Manager, Parking City of Bozeman DocuSign Envelope ID: 5C457800-7BD8-4128-864A-AA7ADB39609E