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Parking vs. Active Transportation

April 21, 2014

Magnus Barber

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.

Parking vs. Active Transportation

■ (Over) supply■ Land use■ Cruising for parking

■ Case study Sacramento Parking Code Update:– Infill & reuse– Bike/ped/carsharing substitutions– Simpler for developers

■ Case study Seattle Children’s Hospital– TDM program greatly reduced parking demand

The Sacramento Zoning Code Parking Update

Project Timeline

■ September 29, 2011 – Project Begins■ October 30, 2012 – Ordinance Adopted

Prior to Update

■ One of the most common entitlements was to waive or modify parking standards.– In past 10 years almost all were approved

■ Minimum parking requirements were inaccurate and overly specific.

2030 General Plan

Adopted in March 2009

Priority Implementation:■ Update the Zoning Code

to better facilitate urban infill development.

Process

■ Fall ’11- Stakeholder Interviews and Analysis Begins■ Spring ’12- Outreach to Stakeholders and Planning

Commission – Key Points of Analysis and Initial Recommendations

Presented■ Summer ‘12 – Outreach to Stakeholders, Planning

Commission, Council– Confirmation of Key Recommendations– Draft Consultant Report

Communication

■ Stakeholder Interviews■ Neighborhood Association Meetings■ Focus Groups (PBIDs, Architects, Developers, TMA’s,

Advocates) ■ ULI Think Tank■ Project Website■ Email Blasts to all Stakeholders

Outreach

■ Stakeholder Interviews■ Property Based Business

Improvement District Directors and Boards

■ Community Partnership Meetings■ Neighborhood Advisory Group

Meetings■ Transportation Management

Association Directors■ Sacramento Old City

Associations■ Urban Land Institute Roundtable■ AIACV Public Policy Committee■ WalkSacramento■ Sacramento Housing Alliance

■ Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates

■ Breathe California■ Sacramento Area Council of

Governments ■ Sacramento Metro Air

Quality Management District■ State Department of General

Services■ Capitol Area Development

Authority■ Sacramento Bicycle Advisory

Committee■ Planning & Design

Commission Workshops

■ On-street parking is congested while…

■ Off-street is largely vacant

■ ~46,000 total spaces empty at peak hour

Key Findings

■ More off-street parking will not relieve on-street parking congestion

■ Current parking requirements for storefront commercial uses:– onerous for in-fill projects– overly specific

■ Parking entitlement process creates uncertainty, and is costly in time and resources

Key Recommendations

Adjusted requirements to be context-sensitive:

■ CBD■ Urban■ Traditional■ Suburban

Key Recommendations

■ Exempted nonresidential uses from minimum parking requirements:– On small lots no more than 6,400 square feet– Within vertical mixed-use developments

■ Permitted shared parking

Key Recommendations

■ Simplify parking requirements across categories:

■ No minimum requirement for residential or mixed use reuse of listed historic structures

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Key Recommendations

■ Allow alternatives to on-site parking that reduce or manage parking demand

Key Recommendations

■ Bicycle parking facilities tailored to specific land uses

■ Allow greater flexibility in parking dimensions

Factors For Why The Project Went So Smoothly (In The End)

■ Good Analysis■ Economy■ Broken System■ New Council and

Planning Commission■ Meetings and

Workshops■ Diversity of supporters

■ 2009 General Plan Update

■ Planning Academy■ Central City Parking

Master Plan■ Parking Manager■ Recent urban

development

The Seattle Children’s Hospital TDM Program

Seattle Children’s Hospital

TDM Strategies

Price & Cash-Out Parking■ Start with full cash benefit and

deduct (no penalty to existing employees)

■ Potential to save employers money and reduce SOV trips

Develop Personalized Commute Program

■ Personalized to soften change■ Can range from a simple

information tool to a fully integrated web tool

■ Helps communicate the health and financial benefits of using alternative transportation

■ Gives users a calendar to track commute modes

■ Verifies use with data tie-in to parking lots and shuttles

■ Calculates reductions in VMT, Trips Reduced, CO2, Vehicle Costs, Fuel Use

Magnus Barber116 New Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94114(415) 235-2731

mbarber@nelsonnygaard.com

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