Title
Downtown Parking Strategy Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive the update. Briefing only; No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a status update on the Downtown Parking Strategy
Staff Contact:
Debbie Sullivan, Deputy Public Works Director, 360.753.8277
Presenter:
Debbie Sullivan, Deputy Public Works Director
Background and Analysis:
The City is in the process of updating the 2007 Downtown Parking Strategy to evaluate the most effective way to manage parking now and into the future. To inform the strategy, the City conducted an online survey to evaluate how users experience parking in Downtown Olympia. Over 2,000 people responded to the online survey. Concurrently, the City conducted confidential stakeholder interviews with key businesses, non-profits, and other users to gauge their opinion on parking issues and potential solutions.
Staff will present the findings of the survey and stakeholder interviews. Staff will also update the Committee on the data being collected for the on-street and off-street parking inventory and how it will be used to analyzed.
Neighborhood/Community Interests:
How parking is managed now and into the future will be key to implementing the Downtown Strategy. This project continues to have a large amount of community interest.
Options:
N/A
Financial Impact:
None at this time.
Attachments:
None