Transcript Downtown Development Authority of Augusta

Downtown Development
Authority of Augusta
Proposed Parking Management Plan for the Broad Street
Corridor
Current Parking Facts
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The current supply is 2,150 on-street spaces and
11,792 off-street spaces.
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Many of the off-street spaces are made up of private
surface lots
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On-street parking is free with a two-hour limit
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Time limits are not strictly enforced as resources are
not allocated for this activity
Parking Facts cont.
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The fine for an overstayed parking time limit is $20
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There is a perception that there is a scarcity of onstreet parking
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There is no real mechanism for citation appeals or
collecting outstanding tickets in the current parking
ordinance
Parking Consultant Report
DDA commissioned a study in April 2005 with Carl
Walker, Inc. as requested by Augusta-Richmond
County Commission
 Goals
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◦ Baseline our current parking conditions
◦ Understand strategies to manage inventory and promote the
health of downtown commerce
◦ Make future recommendations to the City of Augusta
Key Report Findings
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On-street parking occupancy in the Broad Street Corridor
(5th to 13th Streets, between Reynolds and Ellis) is 100%
at peak times and averages 80%
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Off-street parking occupancy in the Broad Street Corridor
is 37% at peak times
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On average all day parkers (employees/commuters)
consumed 30.4% of the total of on-street spaces and as
high as 40% in the Broad Street Corridor (Busy On-street)
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212 parkers actually parked 6-7 hours
Report Recommendations
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Management
◦ Management of on-street parking policies and restrictions
should be examined by the City
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Off-street parking
◦ There is ample off-street capacity to serve present needs of
commuters and retail employees
Recommendations cont.
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Growth
◦ As development along Broad Street continues and excess
parking capacity is consumed, the site adjacent to and on the
west side of the Commons should be considered for
development of a parking structure (Completed-Convention
Center Parking Deck)
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Market
◦ The lack of paid parking many of the normal market dynamics
that help manage the parking system
2014 Parking Conditions
The following new projects have been completed in
Downtown Augusta
Tourism
Growth:
Augusta
Convention Center opened in 2013 with 37
conference in its first year.
Business
Growth:
In
the last 2 years 30 new businesses have located to the
Broad Street Corridor
YMCA
ADP
Corporate offices have located to Broad Street
Spin-off to open this year with 90 employees
2014 Parking Conditions
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Growing Residential Population 100 new living units been completed on Broad Street and are
seeing a greater than 96 percent annual occupancy rate. JB
Whites Condos are selling at a rate of one per month
 30 new units will be completed in 2015
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Future Development
◦ DDA’s retail strategy includes an active list of over 35 prospects
◦ There are 26,059 employees and 11,557 residents within a 5minute drive time from downtown
 Potential developers ( Marion Building) must have sufficient
parking as a requirement for project funding.
Proposed Parking Plan
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Free 2 hour parking available south of Ellis and North
of Jones Street
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User-friendly meters will be deployed in the Broad
Street Corridor from 13th Street to 5th (half of the onstreet inventory)
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Enforcement will be Mon-Sat 8:00am-6:00pm
excluding federal holidays
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Rates to be determined with a 2hr limit with the
exception of the below grade median lots which will
have a 3hr limit
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Drive long Term parking to the new Convention
Center Deck
Proposed Parking Plan cont.
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A residential and employee permit program will be
implemented at a reasonable cost
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Adjudication process provided for parking tickets
through an administrative appeals program
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Public awareness campaign to educate the public on
the program
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Initial capital for program will be through a private
source
Next Steps
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Hold 2 public meetings in the coming weeks to
gain input from downtown businesses and
residents. Other outside agencies will assist
with this initiative
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Adopt revised parking ordinance