1. Downtown Parking Update Parking Advisory Committee
June 24, 2019
Chad Eiken, CED Director
Steve Kaspan, Parking Manager

2. Presentation Outline Parking Pressures – Background
Council Feedback from 2/11/19 workshop
Review of Current Parking Strategy
City Initiatives
Private Sector Initiatives
Next Steps 2

3. Parking Pressures - Background
City is in a transition period: Economic success of downtown is creating pressures on availability of parking, particularly for employees
City owns/operates 2 garages, 4 surface lots (1,200 total spaces) and has waiting lists for every facility; 3,200 regulated on-street spaces
Surface lots being redeveloped; more employees per square foot in existing buildings
No new parking structure since before the Great Recession
“Post-recession” examination of City’s policy regarding building new parking structures 3

4. Council Feedback: Feb. 11, 2019 Workshop
Agree with premise that “not a crisis” but that pressure can lead to a crisis, so action is needed vs. “more studies”
Preference for maximizing the existing parking system through efficient management of spaces and adding capacity where possible
Openness to public/private partnership to build more parking, with priority on visitor parking; no interest in “going it alone” or owning more parking
Interest in enhancing mobility options into and throughout the downtown 4

5. Current Parking Strategy
Maximize efficiency of existing public on-street, off-street spaces
Increase supply of on-street, off-street spaces wherever possible
Enhance wayfinding to direct visitors to public parking
Increase monthly/hourly parking rates to be level with market; set aside any excess revenue for parking system enhancements
Continue to promote Transportation Demand Management programs and incentives to downtown businesses in order to reduce demand
Continue to be open to public/private partnerships to build structured parking where public parking demand exists 5

6. City Initiative: Increase On-Street Capacity
Streets with sufficient width for angled parking identified; review of hourly spaces
Approx. 80 net new spaces to be created
New on-street permit parking spaces = 83
Parking staff working with Public Works to finalize counts
Restriping in late summer 6

7. City Initiative: Increase Off-Street Capacity
New 121-space surface parking lot west of City Hall
Will allow 35 city vehicles to move out of Vancouvercenter
46 spaces for employees who are on wait-list, many who have on-street or garage permit currently
40 permit spaces to be opened up to general public
To be completed by early August 7

8. City Initiative: TDM Outreach to Academy Lot Users
Construction of apartment buildings expected to begin in early 2020
Approximately 179 private leased (employee) spaces to be eliminated
Staff studied opportunities for creating more permit parking in the vicinity – most are permit-only already
Temporary parking (126 spaces) at 15th and Main, restriping will help
Staff working with RYD, and providing Transportation Demand Management info to parkers 8

9. City Initiative: Waterfront Gateway Garage Option
City-owned properties
5-6 acres could be redeveloped
Possible parking garage partners: COV, Port, Hilton
RFQ for master developer this fall 9

10. City Initiative: Improve Wayfinding10

11. City Initiative: Remove Barrier to Market Rates
Type of Permit
Monthly Rate (Approx.)
Comments
Private garage rate* $
One property owner expects increase to $135 by 2022
Private surface lot rate*
$65-125
Public garage rate**
$90-110
$105-$125 in 2022
Public surface lot rate
$70-85
$ in 2022
On-street
$60
$75 in 2022
C-Tran Bus Pass (local)
$62
*Reserved
**Regular, non-reserved 11

12. Parking Fund Stable: System Investments Possible
2018: First year Parking Fund was able to cover debt service on Vancouvercenter garage
Revenue increases allow for future system investments such as:
Add more pay stations
Lot improvements
Expand shuttle service to satellite parking
Add more visitor parking, participate in garage construction 12

13. Private Sector Initiatives: 15th and Main
Temporary Lot – for use during Academy Apartment construction work
Approx. 126 spaces
Land use approval pending 13

14. Private Sector Initiatives: Waterfront Block 7
New 740 space, 7-story parking garage (above ground)
12,700 square feet of retail space on Columbia Way
Construction by fall 2020; open late 2021 14

15. Private Sector Initiatives: Possible Port Garage
Terminal One - POV
900+ spaces, 3 levels
Concept plan only 15

16. Private Sector Initiatives: Lot 11 (Public Lot)
Conceptual 30-unit apartment project
Would maintain 21 public spaces
Add 21 spaces to serve apartments 16

17. Private Sector Initiatives: Rethink Your Drive (RYD)
RYD – Electric Shuttle Service
Four vehicles in fleet
riders per day
Commuter Assistance
AM/PM peak service to/from satellite lots
Four satellite lots currently
Subscription Service for individual business needs (e.g. Convene)
App to launch in July; Public use of RYD in August 17

18. Summary of Anticipated Spaces Gained/Lost
Project
Capacity Gained
Capacity Lost
Academy Apartments --
(179 spaces)
Restriping On-Street Spaces
80 spaces
City Hall Lot Expansion
121 spaces
Waterfront Block 7
740 spaces
(144 spaces)
15th and Main Lot
126 spaces
Mill Plain Bike/Freight Improvements
(15-20 spaces)
TOTAL
1,067 spaces
( spaces) 18

19. Next Steps
Staff to implement on-street restriping (creating 80 new spaces) and wayfinding projects by end of summer
Expanded City Hall lot to be opened in August to 40 public permits; will free up 65 on-street, garage spaces to public
Initiate data-gathering for a finer-grained downtown parking strategy (4-6 mos.), to be incorporated into VCCV Update (in mos.)
Quarterly workshops will be held throughout 2019 to provide updates on near-term initiatives 19

20. Questions and Discussion
Chad Eiken, Director
Community and Economic Development
Steve Kaspan, Parking Manager