Parking management refers to strategies that result in a more efficient use of parking resources. Most parking management strategies have modest individual impacts, typically reducing parking requirements by 5 to 15 percent, but taken together cumulatively, their impacts are synergistic that often reduce the amount of parking at a destination by 20 to 30 percent.
The first step toward effective parking management is identifying the cause of parking concerns affecting residents, business owners, and visitors to determine feasible parking management solutions. There is no simple solution that will address all parking concerns. Identifying the appropriate solutions that will be accepted by the community takes a collaborative effort.
Several steps must be taken to ensure parking management strategies will be supported by residents, business owners, and visitors to the affected area. The City is in the process of developing a comprehensive toolbox of parking management options that can be implemented in the study area.