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Section 6
Parking Analysis
The number of available parking spaces were counted for the Existing/No Build conditions and Build conditions. There is no difference in available parking spaces between existing and future No Build conditions. Each parking space takes approximately 20 feet in length. Driveways, loading and no-parking zones, and bus stop zones were considered not available for parking. The comparison of available on-street parking spaces between the No Build and Build conditions by major block and by direction is shown in Table 6-1.
In the eastbound direction, from Pacific Avenue/Main Street to Lincoln Avenue, there is currently no parking observed and parking is not assumed in the proposed design. From Lincoln Avenue to Fourth Street, the number of available parking spaces roughly remains the same. From Fourth Street to Webster Street, most of the available parking spaces would be removed in the proposed design due to the lane reconfiguration. The most significant reduction in available parking spaces occurs on the block from Fourth Street to Fifth Street – changing from 21 to zero. There are no retail businesses on this block and the apartments and Paden Elementary School south of Central Avenue provide off-street parking. Within one block of Webster Street (from McKay Ave to Webster Street), all of the available parking spaces would be removed. The commercial stores on this block provide off-street parking and can still be accessed via Central Avenue in the proposed design. From Webster Street to Page Street, one third of the available parking spaces would be preserved in the proposed design. In other sections, the number of available parking spaces on Central Avenue generally remains the same or is slightly reduced. Additional parking spaces are removed on side streets as they approach Central Avenue, due to lane reconfiguration, pedestrian bulb-outs, visibility improvements and/or additional space taken by roundabouts. Overall, the number of parking spaces decreases from 215 to 147 in the eastbound direction.
In the westbound direction, the number of parking spaces on the blocks generally remains the same between No Build and Build conditions except for visibility and bus stop improvements at intersections. From Encinal Avenue/Sherman Street to Bay Street, the number of available parking spaces increases slightly as a result of the road diet providing additional cross-sectional width for on-street parking. From Page Street to Webster Street, parking becomes unavailable on the entire block due to the lane reconfiguration and a new consolidated bus stop. Off-street parking is available in this area, allowing access to the commercial stores on this block. From Webster Street to Fifth Street, all of the available parking spaces would be preserved in the proposed design. From Fifth Street to Fourth Street, a few more parking spaces are available due to no stopping zone east of Fourth Street converted to parking allowed. From Fourth Street to Third Street, there are additional parking spaces available on the side of the proposed landscaped island just west of Fourth Street. Additional parking spaces are removed on side streets as they approach Central Avenue, due to lane reconfiguration, pedestrian bulb-outs, visibility improvements and/or additional space taken by roundabouts. Overall, the number of parking spaces decreases slightly from 293 to 249 in the westbound direction.
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Table 6-1 Parking Spaces Available
Roadway Location
Eastbound Westbound
Existing/
No Build Build Existing/
No Build Build
Pacific Ave
SW Side 0 4 - -
SE Side - - 6 4
NE Side - - 8 4
Main St NE Side - - 1 0
Central Ave Pacific Ave – Lincoln
Ave 0 0 31 28
Lincoln Ave NW Side - - 4 3
NE Side - - 4 2
Central Ave Lincoln Ave – Third St 7 4 20 19
Third St
SW Side 4 1 - -
SE Side 4 2 - -
NW Side - - 2 1
NE Side - - 3 1
Taylor Ave S Side - - 1 1
N Side - - 3 1
Central Ave Third St – Fourth St 27 32 14 18
Fourth St
SW Side 2 0 - -
SE Side 2 0 - -
NW Side - - 1 0
Central Ave Fourth St – Fifth St 21 0 24 30
Fifth St NW Side - - 1 0
NE Side - - 1 0
Hoover Ct - Propose conditions same as existing conditions Central Ave Fifth St – Sixth St 20 15 22 24
Sixth St - Propose conditions same as existing conditions McKay Ave - 0 0 - -
Central Ave Sixth St –Webster St 21 9 22 24
Webster St
SW Side 1 1 - -
SE Side 1 1 - -
NW Side - - 2 2
Central Ave Webster St – Page St 9 3 13 0
Page St - Propose conditions s ame as existing conditions Central Ave Page St – Eighth St 19 12 16 17
Eighth St NW Side - - 8 2
NE Side - - 6 1
Central Ave Eighth St – Burbank
St 6 4 7 4
Burbank St SW Side 1 1 - -
SE Side 2 1 - -
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Roadway Location
Eastbound Westbound
Existing/
No Build Build Existing/
No Build Build
Central Ave Burbank St –
Ninth St 8 8 8 8
Ninth St
SW Side 2 1 - -
SE Side 2 1 - -
NE Side - - 1 0
Central Ave Ninth St –
Weber St 11 11 9 9
Weber St SW Side 2 2 - -
SE Side 2 0 - -
Central Ave Weber St –
Caroline St 6 6 8 7
Caroline St
SW Side 1 0 - -
SE Side 1 0 - -
NW Side - - 1 0
NE Side - - 1 0
Central Ave Caroline St –
St. Charles St 15 14 17 18
St. Charles St - Propose conditions same as existing conditions Central Ave St. Charles St –
Bay St 6 6 7 7
Bay St - Propose conditions same as existing conditions Central Ave Bay St –
Sherman St 3 0 4 5
Sherman St
SW Side 3 2 - -
SE Side 3 3 - -
NW Side - - 3 1
NE Side - - 5 3
Encinal Ave SE Side 3 3 - -
NE Side - - 1 1
Central Ave E
Of Roundabout
SE Side - - 4 2
NE Side - - 4 2
Total – Central Ave 179 124 222 218
Total – Side Streets 36 23 71 31
Grand Total 215 147 293 249
Source: Study team analysis