Parking Master Plan and Implementation Strategy Council Education Session November 8, 2017
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Why Parking Matters Parking is a valuable resource in Mississauga. Nearly 15% of the City s land mass is covered in surface parking, not including roads and driveways. The Parking Master Plan and Implementation Strategy is considering on-street, off-street, public and private parking. The study will seek Council endorsement on a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve how we provide and manage parking.
4 Today 1. Introduction 2. Current Status and Why We re Here 3. What We Heard in Consultation #1 4. Preliminary Policy Themes 5. Questions
5 Current Status Consultation #1 Spring 2017 (COMPLETE) Benchmarking and State of Practice Summer 2017 (COMPLETE) Develop Preliminary Themes Fall 2017 (UNDERWAY) Why We re Here Consultation #2 November 2017 Parking Provider Working Sessions (Nov. 14/16) Open Houses (Nov. 14/16) and Information Nights (Nov. 21-23, 28-30) Additional stakeholder presentations Report to General Committee in March 2018
6 What We Heard in Consultation #1
7 Activities & Timeline Decision Makers Steering Committee Meeting Councillor Interviews Parking Providers Project Website Online Survey Roundtable Workshop Parking Users Project Website Online Survey Public Open Houses Information Nights Communication, Outreach and Promotion FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017
Consultation #1 Highlights One-on-One Councillor Interviews 2 Open Houses, 50+ attendees each 1 Parking Provider Workshop, 40 attendees 3 Information Nights, 550 bookmarks handed-out 486 survey respondents
Preliminary Policy Themes 9
10 Themes Policy Areas 1. Vision 2. City Policies and Bylaws for New Parking Provision 3. Parking Demand Management and Outreach 4. Municipal Parking Provision and Management 5. On-Street Parking 6. Parking Funding and Finance 7. Safety and Accessibility 8. Technology and Innovation 9. Green Initiatives and Municipal Parking 10. Governance
11 Theme 1: Vision What are we considering?: A Parking Vision Statement and supportive policy framework to guide decision-making Themes: Parking is valuable resource Influences citybuilding An important service for residents and businesses Part of a multimodal system
12 Theme 2: City Policies and Bylaws for New Parking Provision What are we considering?: Establishing parking Precincts and criteria for them Availability of current and future transit Availability of public parking supply Availability of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures A future Zoning Bylaw review that considers: Feasibility of minimum parking reductions in some Precincts Feasibility of establishing parking maximums in some Precincts Substantially reducing parking requirements for affordable housing Updating the existing shared parking formula Updating the PIL Corporate Policy Feasibility of unbundling parking spaces from the sale of units
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14 Theme 3: Parking Demand Management and Outreach What are we considering?: Identifying Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures for each Precinct to influence parking demand TDM Strategies Bicycle storage Carpooling Site design to support transit, cycling and walking Parking management (paid parking/parking reductions) Flexible working arrangements Transit discounts/subsidies Smart Commute programming Real time transit information Park and ride facilities Trip planning tools Individualized marketing projects Carshare services Establishing tactics and channels to improve outreach and education about parking Sample: Brampton
15 Theme 4: Municipal Parking Provision and Management What are we considering?: Building on the work to-date to prioritize investment in future Municipal Parking expansion Possibilities: Public parking supply in Precincts (short, medium and long-term) Land acquisition Coordination with other policy initiatives - City s Downtown Community Improvement Plan (CIP) - Payment-in-Lieu (PIL) of Parking program
16 Theme 5: On-Street Parking What are we considering?: A holistic review of on-street parking Possibilities: - Studying an on-street permit system - Reviewing the City-wide 3-hour exception and Holiday Parking exceptions - Reviewing driveway widening issues - Reviewing the future of the Resident Parking Petition Process - Lower Driveway Boulevard Parking - 15-hour exceptions Sample: San Francisco
17 Theme 6: Parking Funding and Finance What are we considering?: Policies for revenues and capital spending on City-managed parking Possibilities: Strategy for determining paid parking rates and use of reserve funds for City-managed facilities Criteria for investment in Municipal Parking infrastructure Processes related to partnership opportunities with private landowners, developers and parking operators
18 Theme 7: Safety and Accessibility What are we considering?: Continuously improving safety and accessibility at all parking facilities by design Possibilities: Design guidelines to improve: - Safety and Accessibility - Pedestrian and cyclist movement - Wayfinding Criteria and potential locations for on-street accessible parking spaces Liaison with relevant Committees, including the Accessibility Advisory Committee
19 Theme 8: Technology and Innovation What are we considering?: Upgrading digital and physical technology Possibilities: Digital payments and products Digital signage and sensors Parking guidance systems Enforcement upgrades Data digitization (for Open Data) Protect for: Digital permits Dynamic pricing Automated Vehicles
20 Theme 9: Green Initiatives and Municipal Parking What are we considering?: Policies for green initiatives at Municipal Parking facilities Possibilities: Environmental design Processes related to patios and parklets Processes related to allocating parking spaces to carpool and carshare An Electric Vehicle Strategy
21 Theme 10: Governance What are we considering?: A future governance structure for parking that best meets the City s Strategic goals and the aspirations of the Parking Master Plan and Implementation Strategy
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