Downtown Parking Forum Session 1 June 14, 2018 (10:00 AM)
Study Area 735 Acres 223 City Blocks 4,433 On-Street Spaces (10%) vs. 5,571 [2002] 1,138 38,543 Off-Street Spaces (90%) vs. 37,982 [2002] +561 42,973 Total Spaces vs. 43,553 [2002] 560
Work to Date Project Start Supply Inventory Occupancy Observations Data Development First Public Forum February 12, 2018 March 28, 2018 May 3, 2018 (11AM-2PM, Mid-Day & 6-8PM Evening) May 5, 2018 (11AM-2PM, Mid-Day & 6-8PM Evening) May 2018 June 2018
Total Distribution of Supply (42,973 spaces) Capitol District, 7,383 spaces, 17% Central Office, 5,810, spaces, 14% Shockoe Slip, 3,152 spaces, 7% Shockoe Bottom, 2,128 spaces, 5% Jackson Ward, 2,347, spaces, 5% Monroe Ward, 6,313 spaces, 15% City Center, 8,140, spaces, 19% Bio Tech/ VCU Medical, 7,700, spaces, 18%
Distribution of Total Supply by Type ON-STREET PARKING SUPPLY OFF-STREET PARKING SUPPLY Shockoe Bottom, 702 spaces, 16% Shockoe Slip, 210 spaces, 5% Jackson Ward, 995 spaces, 23% Capitol District, 7,057 spaces, 18% Central Office, 5,619 spaces, 15% Shockoe Slip, 2,942 spaces, 8% Shockoe Bottom, 1,426 spaces, 4% Jackson Ward, 1,352 spaces, 3% Central Office, 191 spaces, 4% Capitol District, 326 spaces, 7% City Center, 514 spaces, 12% Bio Tech/ VCU Medical, 280 spaces, 6% Monroe Ward, 1,212 spaces, 27% City Center, 7,626 spaces, 20% Bio Tech/ VCU Medical, 7,420 spaces, 19% Monroe Ward, 5,101 spaces, 13%
On-Street Parking Supply Inventory (March 2018) Parking Regulations 178 5-Min to 1-Hour Spaces 2,559 2-Hour Spaces 41 3-Hour Spaces 38 12-Hour Spaces 144 Special Purpose 1,448 Unrestricted Spaces 22 HC Spaces 4,330 Total Spaces (10% of Total Supply) 74% Free Spaces 26% Pay Spaces 3,801 Spaces in Effective Supply Special Purpose, 144, 3% 12-Hour Spaces, 38, 1% Unrestricted Spaces, 1,448, 33% 3-Hour Spaces, 41, 1% HC Spaces, 22, 0% 5-Min-1Hour Spaces, 178, 4% 2-Hour Spaces, 2,559, 58%
Downtown On-Street Parking
Downtown On-Street Parking & Land Use
Off-Street Parking Supply Inventory (March 2018) Four general categories: Private/Private, Private/Public, Public/Public, Public/Private 245 Private facilities holding 20,416 spaces (53% of the spaces) 175 lots/garages/structures owned by private entities, open to the public (10,035 spaces) 70 lots/garages/structures owned by private entities, with restricted access (10,381 spaces) 57 Public facilities holding 18,127 spaces (47% of the spaces) 18 lots/garages/structures owned by public agencies, open to the public (7,089 spaces) 38 lots/garages/structures owned by public agencies, with restricted access (11,038 spaces) Effective Parking Supply of 36,083 spaces
Downtown Off-Street Parking
Downtown Off-Street Parking & Land Use
Parking Occupancy Observations Four observations: Thursday, May 3, 2018 : Mid-day (11:00 AM 2:00 PM) Thursday, May 3, 2018 : Evening (6:00 PM 8:00 PM) Saturday, May 5, 2018: Mid-day (11:00 AM 2:00 PM) Saturday, May 5, 2018: Evening (6:00 PM 8:00 PM) Data capture by drone Captures every car as a photographic image Digitizes images and coverts them to GIS data point and numerical counts Covered/structured/underground facilities surveyed manually
Properties One Public Parking Lot
Weekday Parking Occupancy Observations (Thursday, May 3, 2018) On-Street Occupancy 69% at mid-day (3,058 cars/ 3,801 spaces) vs. 72% [2002] 68% in the evening (3,011 cars/ 3,801 spaces) Off-Street Occupancy 65% at mid-day (23,595 cars/ 36,114 spaces) vs. 72% [2002] 30% in the evening (10,704 cars/ 36,114 spaces) Total Occupancy 67% at mid-day (26,641 cars/ 39,915 spaces) 34% in the evening (13,575 cars/ 39,915 spaces) 39 Blocks operating at or over capacity
Utilization of Parking by Block (Thursday, 5/3 Evening Peak)
Weekend Parking Occupancy Observations (Saturday, May 5, 2018) On-Street Occupancy 92% at mid-day (3,481 cars/ 3,801 spaces) 94% in the evening (3,565 cars/ 3,801 spaces) Off-Street Occupancy 29% at mid-day (10,527 cars/ 36,114 spaces) 26% in the evening (9,458 cars/ 36,114 spaces) Total Occupancy 35% at mid-day (14,008 cars/ 39,915 spaces) 33% in the evening (13,023 cars/ 39,915 spaces) 34 Blocks operating at or over capacity
Utilization of Parking by Block (Saturday, 5/8, Evening Peak)
Preliminary Takeaways Large sections of downtown appear to function as employment centers, based on weekday versus weekend observations Significant clusters of high intensity use around institutional employers (VCU Medical, Commonwealth of Virginia) in the City Center, Bio Tech/VCU Medical, Capitol District, and Central Office areas on weekdays Consistent pockets of high demand on both weekdays and weekends in Jackson and Monroe Wards which could be residents and/or high intensity office use on weekdays paired with intense off-peak demand on nights/weekends Intensity of current development and demand for available space in the City Center will make supply-side solutions expensive in terms of cost and opportunity Intensity of demand and persistence within Shockoe Bottom suggests this area is reaching a crisis point
Parking as part of a Multi-Modal Solution
Continued investment in car-centric modes
Leads to sprawl, low density, pollution, etc.
Multi-modalism allows for higher, better growth.
Next Steps Existing Conditions Report Draft (June 2018) and City Planning Commission review (July 2018) Future Needs Assessment Based on Programmed, Planned and Proposed Future Developments & Transportation Improvements (July-August 2018) Draft due August 2018, City Planning Commission review in early September Recommendation Development Long List Recommendations (September 2018) Stakeholder Meetings October 15-19, 2018 Short List and Final Report Short List by end of October 2018 Draft Report by Thanksgiving 2018
Questions & Answers, Feedback & Interaction Reactions Challenges Opportunities Questions/ Omissions