Webinar - Nov. 6th 3PM Eastern - Save the date
Currans, Kristina M - (curransk)
Good morning, all:
Save the date for our up-coming webinar on Wednesday, November 6th at 3PM Eastern. We are excited to hear presentations from two regions rethinking the evaluation and management of on-site parking demand (abstracts below).
The meeting will be hosted on Zoom. More details to come.
Kristina Currans
Committee Member
ADD30 Transportation and Land Development
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1) Evaluating On-Site Vehicle Parking and TDM Programming in DDOT’s Development Review Process
Speaker:
Aaron Zimmerman, PTP
Sr. Transportation Planner
District Department of Transportation
Abstract: The presentation will discuss the new parking evaluation criteria and associated TDM requirements within the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) recently released Guidance for Comprehensive Transportation Review. In the new Guidelines, DDOT established preferred maximum parking ratios for each of the major land uses, based on distance to transit, that new developments are expected to be below. The parking ratios were developed based on the combination of a 2015 parking demand research study and desire to meet the MoveDC Mobility Plan’s non-automotive mode share goal of 75% for home-work trips. The level of TDM programming required for each development is tied to how much excess parking is proposed and whether there are any traffic impacts to be mitigated. The presentation will elaborate on DDOT’s parking philosophy and how the development review process has changed since the new Guidelines were released.
2) MAPC’s Perfect Fit Parking Initiative: Improving the Way Planners Assess Residential Parking Demand
Tim Reardon
Data Services Director
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Kasia Hart
Transportation Policy and Planning Specialist
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Abstract: This presentation will focus on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s newly released Perfect Fit Parking research, which assesses what factors influence off-street parking demand at multifamily developments. MAPC collected overnight residential parking data from nearly 200 sites across 14 communities across Metro Boston, and found 30% of spaces sitting empty during peak demand times. In addition to being expensive to construct, these excess spaces contribute to higher housing costs and development patterns more conducive to driving than walking, biking, or taking public transit. Further analysis of the data collected revealed parking supply to be a primary driver of parking demand, suggesting that the availability of parking is influencing behavior and attracting car-owning households. Recommendations from this research focus on making zoning changes that allow for more flexible and context-specific parking requirements. This presentation will provide an overview of MAPC’s methodology, outcomes of the analysis, and strategies cities and towns can pursue to adopt more progressive parking policies.
Kristina M. Currans, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Phone: 520.621.9751
Office Location: Cannon-Douglas (NITC) House (map)
1040 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0075
