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GUEST OPINION :
The Recent Parking Report , The Good and Not So Good
By JiM DanziGeR
More than 85 separable suggestions are in the most recent version of the Parking and Demand Management Report . I will ( naively ?) assume that the brief “ Recommendation ” by the Kempf / Whalen Subcommittee on p . 82 is genuine in proposing to move forward with Short-Term Opportunities and TDM strategies identified in Section 10 and leave longer-term ideas about new parking structures for further analysis . I focus on the concepts in Section 10 that are ranked as priority 1 or 2 in the Report .
Despite the commitment to shortterm opportunities and transportation demand management ( TDM ) strategies , the overall report spends considerable time exploring options for creating one or more parking structures . However , as the report comments on page 45 : “ The most attractive near-term opportunities are the smaller , largely unimproved sites that do not involve a parking structure .” Cut from the earlier version is the further comment , “ These locations … are cost-effective due to the modest improvements needed and would provide almost 300 additional parking spaces , many very close to Coast Highway .” The Report does not analyze who is driving the increased demand for parking in different areas ( one of its several significant data weaknesses ). It is relevant to the extent to which it is day-trippers , visitors , employees , shoppers , or residents .
Table 4 in Section 10 is replete with possible actions to increase parking when necessary . Among the Priority 1 suggestions , I support # 2 for developing partnerships for public parking among the 2,000 plus “ underutilized ” private commercial spots , # 7 for using valet parking in selected city lots during super-peak-times , and # 10 working with the school district , especially if it moves ahead with its plan for increased parking capacity . Some other Priority 1 suggestions are also inexpensive and could be helpful , such as # 3 standardizing signage and # 12 implementing dynamic wayfinding ( as well as other technological assistances ).
Among Priority 2 suggestions are positive measures , such as # 6 , expanding city on-demand micro-transit , and # 11 , incentivizing off-site employee parking . However , while the report focuses on parking issues , enhancements for pedestrians and cycling are substantially underrepresented , with only # 19 about bike lockers among the 1 and 2 priorities . There are other ideas in Table 4 about revising some positive regulations , such as parking permits (# 13 ) and in-lieu certificates (# 18 ). However , others will further weaken the requirements on businesses and developments to provide adequate parking , and I oppose them ( including # 14 , 17 , 15 , and 26 ). Also noted in the report are the more than 300 parking places given to businesses at an unjustifiably low rate , special allocations of parking to some local entities , and the serious shortcomings of continued use of “ grandfathering ” to enable development with little or no parking requirements . These should be stopped immediately .
Three broader points . First , Laguna will never build enough parking to overcome demand problems at super-peak times . One new parking structure will quickly fill . Nothing will prevent masses of non-residents from seeking parking throughout town . However , the steps above can mitigate some of the demand . And I suggest that Laguna impose more
DANZIGER , PAGE 20
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