Town Council Meeting Town of Fairfax
Fairfax Town Center
Parking and Circulation Study
Fairfax Town Council
May 21, 2025
Town Center Area
Library
Museum of Bicycling
Pavillion
Peri Park
Good Earth
Walking Times
16 minutes: Library to Good Earth
23 Minutes: Library to Peri Park to Good Earth
Bicycling Times
4 minutes: Library to Good Earth
5 minutes: Library to Peri Park to Good Earth
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General Plan Circulation Element
Goal C-1: Maintain Sir Francis Drake as a regional arterial Goal C-2: Promote the safe use of collector streets
Policy C-6.2.1: Consider use of parking fees and tax revenue to fund alternative transportation projects
Program C-6.2.1: Develop managed parking program
Program C-6.3.9: Develop employee parking plan for Fairfax business Policy C-8.1.1: Promote better utilization of Elsie Lane/Bank Street Town Council Meeting Town of Fairfax
Employee Parking
Annual Permits available
Issued by Police Department
Annual Fee: $120.00
9 am to 6 pm
Locations:
Parkade
Mono lot
Lower Pavilion (Elsie to Bank, street level)
4-hour designated areas
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Overview of 2003 Parking Study
• Inventory
• 872 spaces total
• 585 in private lots
• 287 in street / public lots
• Conclusions (2012 General Plan Circulation Element)
• Downtown parking mostly available (may result in short walk at times) • Harder to find during special events (e.g. Farmer’s Market) • Merchants support keeping parking supply over landscaping and other improvements
Options
Staff Recommends Consideration of:
• Updating the 2003 Parking Study ($25,000 - $75,000). Options:
• Inventory (lower cost)
• Study managed parking options (moderate cost)
• Study complete range of options to maximize supply and utilization (higher cost)
• Additional parking & circulation analysis ($50,000 to $150,000):
Typical tasks:
• Gather data (traffic volumes, speeds, travel times, pedestrian counts, and transit usage)
• Assess the efficiency and safety of intersections, possible improvements. • Identifying areas of congestion, bottlenecks and strategies to improve.