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Map 4.4 Parking Analysis Study Areas
Parking Study Area 5
Study Area 5 consists of por ons of Opportunity G.
The proposed surface parking and on-site Garage B
meet the parking requirements. Although no space
requirements are spelled out for the Knapp Heritage
Park, future parking should be considered within the
park’s expanding program.
Parking Conclusion and Recommenda ons
Currently, short-term parking solu ons are needed
for exis ng businesses in the study area near Center
Street. While addi onal new surface parking would
help the exis ng businesses, it is not recommended
because it could further separate the study area
from the City Hall area, limit block face closure
poten al and could be costly. There are a range
of solu ons to this perceived problem that can be
addressed through varying solu ons over a phased
period. Interim op ons should consider use of the
currently available weeknight and weekend parking
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in the exis ng library and City Hall parking lots. In
addi on, interim op ons should consider valet
service with aff ected businesses in conjunc on with
parking in City lots. Short-term, the City should
iden fy all streets within the immediate downtown
area surrounding these establishments that can
accommodate free on-street parallel and head-in
parking without physical improvements. Once iden -
fi ed, restripe spaces if necessary and implement
this op on. A erward, those street condi ons that
require physical improvements to open up parallel
and head-in parking could be funded and improved
through Public Improvement District (PID) funding,
and reimbursed by TIRZ funds.
Long-term parking solu ons should include shared
structured parking facili es and minimiza on of
surface parking lots. The importance of the parking
garages as a shared on-site and off -site parking
solu on cannot be undermined. Most likely, their
fi nancing and construc on costs will need to involve