BAKERSFIELD
PARKING STUDY
Status Update Meeting
April 25, 2023
AGENDA
Supply of Parking Spaces
Demand of Parking: On Street &
Garage
Peer Cities Review
Future Demand Estimation Method
Future Demand Results
Recommendations
Questions and Discussion
OVERVIEW
Division of Area in Zones
ZONE
3A
ZONE
3B
F St
Truxtun Ave
24th St
Union Ave
ZONE
1 F St
Truxtun Ave
22nd St
K St
ZONE
2 F St
Truxtun Ave
22nd St
M St
3 SUPPLY OF PARKING SPACES
Regular ADA EV Total % Total
Zone 1 1,035 31 0 1,066 19%
Zone 2 1,421 33 0 1,454 25%
Zone 3A 3,349 50 4 3,403 59%
Zone 3B 2,315 20 0 2,335 41%
TOTAL 5,664 70 4 5,738 100%
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3A Zone 3B
18TH AND EYE ST GARAGE:
▪ 502 slots are available for parking in
the garage.
▪ 171 are reserved for city fleet vehicles
(5th floor and above)
▪ Regular Public-Use Parking Slots: 315 +
ADA/EV Public-Use: 16
4 On Street
Supply Max Dem Occupancy
Zone 1 1,066 757 71%
Zone 2 1,454 960 66%
Zone 3A 3,403 1,784 52%
Zone 3B 2,335 954 41%
TOTAL 5,738 2722* 47%
12 Noon
KEY FINDINGS:
▪ Demand is concentrated in the Zone 1 area. Peak at 12 Noon ▪ On-street occupancy increases faster than it reduces. ▪ Zone 3B/Old Town Kern sees only ~40% occupancy at peak.
DEMAND OF ON STREET PARKING
Weekday (10am – 3pm)
5 7 PM
▪ Max Utilization is 70%.
▪ On-street occupancy is largely
consistent between 7 - 8 PM.
▪ Demand is concentrated around 3
east-west streets – 18th, 19th, and 20th
Streets
DEMAND OF ON STREET PARKING
Friday (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
Saturday (10am – 3pm)
6 12:30 PM
▪ Max Utilization is 40%.
▪ Parking Demand is distributed across
Zone 2. Peaks at 12:30 PM
▪ On-street occupancy increases
slower than it decreases. Peak
demand is about 50%
DEMAND OF GARAGE PARKING (OCCUPIED SPACES)
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
10:00
AM
10:30
AM
11:00
AM
11:30
AM
12:00
PM
12:30
PM
1:00
PM
1:30
PM
2:00
PM
2:30
PM
3:00
PM
Weekday (Tuesday)
Garage
On Street, Zone 1
On Street, All Study Area
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM
First Friday (Event Day)
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
10:00
AM
10:30
AM
11:00
AM
11:30
AM
12:00
PM
12:30
PM
1:00
PM
1:30
PM
2:00
PM
2:30
PM
3:00
PM
Weekend (Saturday)
38% 65% 70% 68% 29% 42%
No lack of parking demand.
Not attracted to the garage.
Demand can be pushed to
garage.
On Street first. Garage
second.
Stable demand.
Not attracted to the garage.
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO OAKLAND PASADENA
POPULATION
Downtown/CBD 7,045 11,223 24,222 23,556
Density, per sq. mi. 2,414 8,714 9,491 12,568
HOURLY INCOME
City $11.4 $13.0 $15.7 $19.8
Downtown/CBD $18.8 $35.2 $37.4 $35.6
MEANS OF COMMUTE TO WORK
Carpool 11% 3% 4% 5%
Transit 5% 6% 21% 5%
Bike/Walk 2% 34% 14% 15%
Legend: MAXIMUM MINIMUM
PEER CITIES REVIEW RESULTS | Cities Compared
8 ▪ PARKING DEMAND GENERATION ▪ PARKING DEMAND DISTRIBUTION Future
Parking
Demand
Existing
Demand
Growing
New
Construction
OUTSIDE
Study Area
New
Construction
INSIDE Study
Area
High Speed
Railway
Station
Additional
Parking in
Garage
Additional
Parking on
Street
Distribute in
Downtown
and Old
Town Kern
Distribute
along each
Road
Segment
Parking
Distribution
9 FUTURE DEMAND ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY
Two Aspects – Generation and Distribution
FUTURE PARKING DEMAND GENERATION
Other Studies
Basis for Estimating New
Population Inside Study Area Bakersfield 2045 Downtown Capacity Study Persons 10,000 6,000
Households 3,125 3,600
% In Downtown 100% 50%
Study Area HH 3,125 1,800
Medium Density Parking Demand 4,178 (MAX) 2,403 (MID)
Low Density Parking Demand 1,940 (MIN)
▪ Expected Parking Demand: (MIN + 4*MID + MAX)/6 = 2,622 ▪ All Downtown Capacity Study demand is concentrated in Downtown area → All demand is expected to come from Downtown, and not from Old Town Kern. 10 ▪ Estimated Completion 2030
▪ Read Along With: Making Downtown
Bakersfield Plan 2045
− Major areas of Infill: Chester Ave, Eye St
− Spillover Effect: K St, 17th St, Wall St,
18th St, 19th St
▪ Additional Demand Assumption:
− Chester Ave: +10%
− Wall St: +5% (since it is perpendicular
to the axis of primary development)
− All Spillover Effect Streets: +5%
− Garage: +5%
11 FUTURE PARKING DEMAND GENERATION
High Speed Rail Station
▪ SHORT TERM (2023) ▪ MEDIUM TERM (2030) ▪ LONG TERM (2045) 12 ZONE
1-2
▪ SHORT TERM (2023) ▪ MEDIUM TERM (2030) ▪ LONG TERM (2045) 13 ZONE
3A-3B
FUTURE DEMAND FINDINGS
Compared
Capacity Existing
Demand
Short Term
Dema , ’
Mid-Term
Dema , ’ 0
Long-Term
Dema , ’ 5
Zone 1 1,058 737 890 1,889 2,172
Zone 2 1,454 959 1,112 2,443 2,810
Zone 3A 3,403 1,780 1,933 4,539 5,220
Zone 3B 2,335 942 942 1,087 1,250
Study Area 5,738 2,722 (+3,016) 2,875 (+2,863) 5,626 (+112) 6,470 (-732) Garage 331
+171 (Contract) 144 155 597 665
14 0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
EXISTING
DEMAND
SHORT TERM
DEMAND, 2023
MID TERM
DEMAND, 2030
LONG TERM
DEMAND, 2045
Growth and Demand – by Zones
DOWNTOWN/ZONE 3A OLD TOWN KERN/ZONE 3B
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
EXISTING
DEMAND
SHORT TERM
DEMAND, 2023
MID TERM
DEMAND, 2030
LONG TERM
DEMAND, 2045
Growth and Demand – Study Area
Low Growth Expected Growth High Growth
Study Area On-
Street Capacity
Zone 3A On-
Street Capacity
Zone 3B On-
Street Capacity
15 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS RESULTS
Cases Compared
•Incremental pricing
Strategy
•Merchant Voucher
Program
Parking Fees
•Increase number and
distribution of ADA
and EV Parking
•Income-based
Parking Fees
Reduction
Equity Policies
•Concentrate in Zones
1 and 2
•Remove Time
Restrictions
•No Parking in Zone 1
during Special Events
Parking
Enforcement
•App-based Fees
Payment
•Equipment for Parking
Surveillance
•Minimize on-street
parking near Garage
Parking
Demand
Management
RECOMMENDATIONS
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
▪ Potential Solution Strategies are based in the following objectives:
− Better Utilization of the Downtown Parking Garage
− Finding ways to monetize parking → Create a consolidated fund to outsource parking − Densify Downtown Bakersfield to 10,000 persons + Futureproofing − Continue to grow persons coming into Downtown and economic recovery of the area 16 $
RECOMMENDATIONS
Parking Fees
• Fees in ZONE 1
• No Street
Parking around
Garage
• Increase fees
in line with
inflation
Equity
• EV Parking
Stations should
have charging
ports.
• Increase long-
term parking
fees.
• Create a
R sid n s’
Parking Pass
system
Enforcement
• Time-based
parking to
time-scale
parking.
• Strict
Enforcement in
Zone 2
• From parking
Enforcement
to parking
Security
Demand
Management
• Continuous
Parking Data
Collection Plan
• Contract with
phone-based
apps for fee
collection.
• Encourage
other modes of
transportation
• Communicate
with Special
Events
organizers
QUESTIONS?