Price Street Double-Loaded
Diagonal Parking
February 21, 2023
By: Benjamin A. Fine, P.E. –Director of Public Works/City Engineer Item 12.A
Background
•Curb-to curb width
•Bay to San Luis ~ 60’
•San Luis to Pomeroy ~ 65’
•January 16, 2003
•2 lanes in each direction
•1 lane in each direction with center and curbside parking 2 Background
3 Background
4 Price Street Parking –Current Configuration
•Currently single loaded diagonal parking
•Bay to Pomeroy = 169 parking spaces
•Access issues
•No bike lane
Price Street Parking –Potential Configuration
•Double loaded diagonal parking
•Bay to Pomeroy = 207 parking spaces
•Bike lane (San Luis to Pomeroy)
•No access issues (can use bike lane)
Price Street
Net Impact
Current = 169 spaces Potential 195 net spaces = 26 additional parking spaces 15% increase
Construction Schedule –If Approved
•2022/23 Paving Project
•Current operations
•Paving Mattie
•Constructing sidewalk from Spyglass to Mattie under US 101 •Complete middle of March
•Move to Price Street
Council Direction
•Staff presented idea at the February 3, 2023 goal setting •Council Direction
•Receive input form Parking Advisory Committee
•Traffic Safety Committee
•Price Street Businesses
Parking Advisory Committee
•PAC met on February 8, 2023
•Recommended approval of the plan
•Contingent on it fitting within the ROW
Traffic Safety Committee
•TSC met on February 9, 2023
•Concurred the plan would increase public safety by:
•Increasing visibility of peds on the sidewalk
•Providing first responders a way around cars hanging out of parking spaces
•Creating defined bike lanes
Price Street Businesses
•Chamber of Commerce arranged a meeting on February
10, 2023
•Some business owners showed support
•Some showed opposition
•Business owners recommended the bike lane be omitted
to avoid the situation where a vehicle might backup into the bike lane
Parking Standards
14 Testing the Plan
•Mockup tested
•Chevy Suburban (225.7 in) and Chevy Tahoe (210.7 in)
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Deliveries
Deliveries
Current Configuration Vs New
•Current spaces are approximately 22’ (264 in) from
parking stop to end
•Proposed spaces are 20.5’ (246 in) from parking stop to end with or with out double-loading
•Longest car –Rolls Royce Phantom VIII 235.82 in
•Longest SUV –Cadillac Escalade 227 in
•Longest truck –Ford Super Duty 266 in
Conclusion and Recommendation
•Discuss and provide direction on:
•Should double-loaded diagonal parking be implemented?
•If double-loaded diagonal parking is implemented, should a bike lane be included?
•If double-loaded diagonal parking is implemented, should loading zones be included?
•If double-loaded diagonal parking is implemented, should a line be included define the end of the parking space?
25 Fiscal Impact
•Anticipated cost savings -$115,000
•Median 3’ 2’
•Median placed at crown allows for removal of scuppers
26 Price Street Plan
27 Questions?