Downtown Parking
Survey consists of 15 responses from city traffic engineers regarding parking in the central business district. Topics/questions include:
- What is the present population of your metropolitan area?
- What is the present total number of job opportunities in your central business district?
- What is the approximate size of your CBD in square miles?
- What is the present modal split for weekday commuter trips (work trips) to your CBD?
- What is the present total number of off-street private and public parking spaces available in your CBD? What was this total 10 years ago?
- What approximate percentage of off-street parking is free?
- How many of the total number of off-street parking spaces are owned by the city as public parking facilities
- What are the lowest, highest and average monthly parking rates for city-owned off-street public parking facilities in CBD?
- What are the lowest, highest and average daily parking rates for city-owned off-street public parking facilities in CBD?
- What are the lowest, highest and average monthly parking rates for other (than city-owned) off-street public parking facilities in CBD
- What are the lowest, highest and average daily parking rates for other (than city-owned) off-street public parking facilities in CBD?
- What is the city policy (parking code) regarding the provision of parking for new developments (office) in your CBD? Include minimums and maximums.
- What percentage of small-car-only stalls are permitted
- What is your opinion about small-car-only-stalls?
- Do you provide preferential parking for car- and vanpools at city-owned off-street parking facilities?
- What is the total number of on-street parking spaces in your CBD? What was it 10 years ago?
- What is the highest charge at on-street parking meters in your CBD?
- What is the lowest charge at on-street parking meters in your CBD?
- What is the shortest maximum time period allowed for on-street parking in your CBD?
- What is the longest maximum time period allowed for on-street parking in your CBD?
- Within the last 2 years, have you tested any other type of payment for meters in your CBD (other than coins)? If yes, what did you test and what was the outcome?
- Within the last 2 years, has your city/parking authority implemented any restrictions/changes in parking in the CBD to encourage a modal split away from single occupant vehicles (as a travel demand management strategy)? If yes, please briefly describe the measure and its effect:
- Should CBD parking be used as a travel demand strategy, or should a demand-supply situation be left to develop in its own way? Why?
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