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ESTABLISHMENT OF CARSHARE PARKING ZONESCity CouncilOctober 8, 2024Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUND
1. In 2021 the City was awarded $1,000,000 through the CALSTART “Clean Mobility Voucher Pilot Program” to establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle Carshare 2. Partnership with Mobility Development and the University of California Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (UCR CE-CERT). 3. In May 2024 the program was awarded an additional $500,000 in funding. 1 2
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Riverside Clean Air Carshare1. Up to 19 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (Currently 12)2. 7 stations - Up to 3 vehicles per location 3. Discounted rates for qualified users & availability of fleet4. Daily & hourly usage rates availableDISCUSSION RiversideCA.gov4
Riverside Clean Air Carshare5. On-street locations within the qualifying Assembly Bill 1550 Low-income Communities and/or Senate Bill (SB) 535 disadvantaged communities6. Users can select a vehicle from any station location and will be required to return the vehicle to the station from which it was rented. DISCUSSION 3 4
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PROPOSED STATION SERVICE AREAS1. Food Lab - Sixth St – Ward 12. UCR CE-CERT – Ward 23. UCR Lot l – Ward 22. Cesar Chavez Community Center – Kansas Ave. – Ward 23. Casa Blanca Library/RPU Service Center - Wards 3, 4, 54. Arlanza Library – Wards 3, 4, 5, 6 5. Polk Ave at Collette – Wards 5, 6, 7 1326754
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Proposed station locations within City right-of-way and the type of parking facility are listed in the chart below.**Two additional system stations with 3 stalls each will be located within UCR parking lots and do not require adoption into the City’s Carshare Parking Program through this action. PROPOSED STATION LOCATIONS# of SpacesParking Facility TypeWardLocations**3On-Street parking Stalls1Riverside Food Lab – Sixth St1 3On-Street parking Stalls2Bobby Bonds Park – Kansas Ave2 3Covered Parking Lot Stalls5Casa Blanca Library/RPU CRC3 2Parking Lot Stalls6Arlanza Library4 3On-Street parking Stalls6La Sierra Neighborhood – Polk Ave55 6 9/16/2024
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1.Exclusive Carshare Parking Zones ensure vehicles can be made available at the designated locations and ensure parking is available for users to return the vehicles after completing their rental. Additional criteria include: •Within AB 1550 Low-income Community & SB 535 disadvantaged community census tracks (required)•Walkable with adequate pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks and marked crosswalks. •Within low-medium and higher density housing areas ensure a higher population within the service area. SELECTION CRITERIA RiversideCA.gov8
LOCATION 1 - SIXTH STREET
1. Adjacent to Food Lab, micro-mobility hub, dense housing, and hotels.2. Requires partial removal of existing 90-Minute Parking Zone. 7 8
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LOCATION 2 - KANSAS AVENUE
1. Serve Eastside residents around Bobby Bonds Park. 2. Adjacent to a residential property, does not front any homes.
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LOCATION 3 – CASA BLANCA LIBRARY
1. Three (3) covered parking stalls within the shared lot at the Casa Blanca Library and RPU Customer Service Center off Emerald Street and Madison Ave. 2. Serves the Casa Blanca community in Ward 53. Walkable from wards 3 and 4 9 10
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LOCATION 4 – ARLANZA LIBRARY
1. Two (2) parking stalls2. Serves the Arlanzacommunity, including Home Front at Camp Anza. 3. Walkable from Wards 3, 5, 6, 7 RiversideCA.gov12
LOCATION 5 – POLK STREET
1. Serves the single-family homes and many apartment buildings in the La Sierra Neighborhood. 2. Walkable from Wards 5, 6, and 711 12 9/16/2024
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Regulatory Signs and Pavement Markings1. Each parking stall, whether on-or off-street, will be designated with signage as well as pavement markings, such as the example in the image shown.PARKING STALL RiversideCA.gov14
1. Other agencies have established No Parking Tow-Away Zones for carshare vehicles and recommended the City of Riverside do the same to mitigate violations and subsequent impacts to the Carshare Service. 2. The proposed Tow-Away No Parking sign and exemption plaque are shown. Sign panel with program information and rental instructions will be installed as well. PARKING SIGNAGE 13 14
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Strategic Priorities
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That the City Council adopt a resolution to:1. Amend Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to remove a portion of the existing timed parking zone on Sixth Street and establish carshare parking zones; 2. Remove of a portion of the existing 90-Minute Parking Zone on the south side of Sixth Street, from Market Street to 72’ westerly thereof; andRECOMMENDATIONS15 16 9/16/2024
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3. Establish a “Tow-Away No Parking Anytime Except Riverside Clean Air Carshare Vehicles” zone on: a) The south side of Sixth Street from Market Street, to 72’ westerly thereof.b) The west side of Kansas Avenue, from the alley between University and Ninth Street, to 68’ northerly thereof.c) Three parking stalls in the Casa Blanca Library and Riverside Public Utility parking lot on Emerald Ave. d) Two parking stalls in the Arlanza Library parking lot on WohlstetterStreet.e) The west side of Polk Street, from 50’ north of Collett Avenue, to 68’ northerly thereof. RECOMMENDATIONS (CONTINUED)17