Parking and Access

Parking

Parking requirements have been minimized to reduce the amount of project budgets spent on parking and improved parking management strategies are making more efficient use of urban land.

• The City has recently revised its zoning code to have reduced, context sensitive parking requirements that supports urban development including:
  • No parking requirements in the Central Business District
  • 0.5 to 1 space per unit in all other areas
  • Office, retail and restaurants have the same parking requirement in the downtown area.
  • Flexible parking standards that can be allowed with administrative approval.
• The City is also implementing parking management strategies, like smart parking meters, to more efficiently use its existing supply.  
• 2014 analysis of off-street parking demand, supply and management strategies 

Access and Circulation

 The downtown grid has a pedestrian oriented block pattern with wide sidewalks and provides a robust transportation system that supports a variety of transportation choices.

• Key transit infrastructure:
  • Light rail stations
  • Bus lines/stops
• Bike routes
• Transportation planning efforts: 
  • Proposed streetcar line
  • Grid 3.0 - Increasing investment in pedestrian, bike and transit infrastructure ($100 million over 20 years)
  • Grid 3.0 Downtown Transportation Study