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Parking Study found in agenda package for Dec 10^th 2007 meeting

For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Does PR need more parking???	The Parking Task Force thinks so
	I predicted this would happen

New ‘Parking vision’? or Special Interest Group?

One hour parking vs 2 hour parking @ curb side

I don’t think the data justifies the conclusions--- data shows couple ‘problem’ areas – not a general one – and just as was ‘easily’ solved along George Hills Way by making people pay that stayed longer than couple hours – similar remedy would solve ‘Cow Bay’ problems

(see links below)

	Images from Boulevard report
	I have reduced the resolution image left to cover similar area to above image – shows high turnover rates along 3^rd Avenue and 3^rd Street with 2^nd Avenue and most streets (1^st 2^nd & 5^th) next level daily turnover rates etc Duh – tell me again we need to build more parking?

	Closer view
	And now we move closer to the ‘problem’ Cow Bay area --- seems the two (one & two) lots have all day parkers (presumably employees of area businesses)

	Here are the problem areas
	Again we see ‘problems’ (>85% occupancy, etc) in Cow Bay coincide with places where all day parkers congregate to use free parking provided by City --- Note 1^st Street off 3^rd Avenue – presumably Credit Union parkers – but may need shorter period than 1 hour

	Weekends still a ‘problem’
	Again Metering would ‘solve’ problem (as it did on George Hill Way)– note the original traffic survey done during a fishing derby weekend

I will return to the specific recommendations of study on another day

July 2005-- My report on earlier parking study where 2970 spaces available downtown -

Previous Parking stories on this site

My earlier prediction ‘Special Interest Groups’ Page has numerous previous parking story links bottom page We first saw Parking Task Force in July 2005 where surprise—signage was of immediate concern – Yes there had been a previous parking study in 1985 when population much higher (see my report) And see era when Kumar was going to earn > revenue (rather than raising taxes) by putting meters down town (he projected 200T$ by 2007) Here is Feb 2006 where Kinney reminds Council that Parking Task force yet to be – I then suggest only 3 problem areas Here is July 2006 where several parking problems noted – especially George Hills Way – or lets charge kids fees at Civic Center but not boating ‘Tourists’ And Here is an old article where Overwaitea was fixing parking lot – seems the foundation was Hog Fuel --- Rupert could learn a lesson or 2 about not putting foundations of ‘hog fuel’ (pulp mill)

Created by LG on 12/12/2007

Last updated on Tuesday, December 18, 2007