1. Black Mountain Parking & Circulation Study
Steering Committee Meeting #2
August 27, 2019

2. Today’s Meeting
Goal and vision statement review
Planning studies review
Preliminary data review and feedback

3. Meeting #1 Recap
What we discussed
Town progress
Cherry Street
Challenges and opportunities in downtown
Visioning & goal setting exercise

4. Vision Statement “
Black Mountain will continue to thrive as an attractive and inviting community with increased accessible and safe parking opportunities that honor its small-town feel; these parking options will be connected to destinations via safe, intentional and inviting routes for people of all ages and abilities. .”

5. Goals This Plan will achieve the following:
Improve safety by reducing the number of crashes involving people walking, biking and driving in Black Mountain
Improve parking opportunities for short-and long-term visitors to Black Mountain by maximizing utilization of existing resources and increasing educational opportunities (through signage and/or collateral materials)
Ensure connected and safe movement from parking facilities to downtown destinations by foot and bicycle at intersections and along streets

6. Planning Studies Review
Reviewed 19 plans, studies and policy documents
Relevance to downtown study area
Local, county, regional and statewide plans
Ensure that this Study remains consistent with precedent

7. Planning Studies Takeaways
The challenges have been captured through a number of studies
Traffic congestion, parking supply
Multimodal and transportation recommendations are recurring throughout plans
Redundancy is good as it indicates a common theme

8. Planning Studies Takeaways
A lot of work has already been completed
Shared parking agreements
Greenway expansion
There are projects in the pipeline that will contribute to this Study’s goals
Blue Ridge Road interchange
Cherry St one-way
Black Mountain Ave sidewalk
extension
The policy framework is supportive

9. Planning Studies Takeaways
There are specific recommendations that may be advanced through this project
Ie. Sharrows on State St, Ridgeway & State intersection improvements
There is regional significance to many of these projects

10. Preliminary Data Review
Implementation & Funding Tips
5/23/2018
Parking lot utilization highest close to Cherry St
On-street parking utilization at capacity fronting businesses
Parking at Presbyterian Church, Richardson St, and Terry Estate Dr had lowest utilization

11. Preliminary Data Review

12. Preliminary Data Review
Average Length of Parking: 86 Minutes
Average Turnover of On-street Parking: 3.4 Times
Parking Times of 4 or more Hours: 34 Percent of On-street Spaces (21 spaces)
Additional Short-Term Parked Vehicles: 79 (36 Percent Increase)

13. SC Meeting #3: preliminary alternatives
Next Steps
SC Meeting #3: preliminary alternatives
Week of September 16
SC Meeting #4: recommendations & implementation plan
Week of October 13

14. Public Meeting #1 Public Meeting #2 Next Steps Tonight!
Week of October 13

15. Next Steps
SC #2
PM #1
SC #3
PM #2
SC #4
August
September
October

16. Colin Kinton, P.E.
Kristy Carter
Rachael Bronson