Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PAID PARKING PILOT PROGRAM
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the introduction of the Paid Parking Pilot Program.
Issue
ISSUE
This report provides an introduction to a proposed Paid Parking Pilot Program ("Pilot Program") at nine (9) Metro parking facilities consisting of 4,753 spaces. The Pilot Program is being developed in response to Board direction as well as the need to improve first/last mile options for transit customers and improve the transit customer experience. The Pilot Program will allow Metro to test and adapt best practices in parking demand management in order to (1) ensure parking is available for transit customers (2) reduce the number of non-transit rider "poachers" at Metro's park and ride facilities; and (3) generate revenues to support needed technology enhancements and maintenance at Metro's parking facilities. After this initial review of the Pilot Program by the Board and targeted stakeholders, staff will bring a complete Pilot Program to the Board for consideration in March, with the intent to conduct broader outreach in April and start operation in May 2016. The Program would be evaluated every three (3) months for needed adjustments to ensure customer satisfaction and that ridership is not adversely affected, with a final report on performance results in September 2016. Preliminary estimates of net revenue for the first year of operations are $600,000.
Background
BACKGROUND
At its September 2015 meeting the Metro Board authorized the Metro Chief Executive Officer to award a contract to Walker Parking Consultants ("Walker") to develop the STPP Master Plan. The study will be completed in twelve (12) months and will consider implementing a paid parking system at Metro's Park and Ride facilities. Consideration of a Pilot Program was suggested by Walker, with staff con...
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