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169 ~ <br /> <br />PARKING STUDY <br /> <br /> Mr. Aubrey Watts, Director of Economic Development, explained that parking <br />has been identified as needed by the courts facility study, neighborhoods, and the corridor <br />study. <br /> <br /> Mr. John Revelle of Rich & Associates, provided an overview of parking needs in <br />the study area which included downtown, West Main Street, and the Court Square area. <br />Mr. Revelle said that the demand analysis was modified to reflect the situation in <br />Charlottesville. Mr. Revelle listed the following alternatives to providing additional <br />parking: shuttle service; decrease two,hour on-street parking to one hour; increase <br />parking fines; require parking or use of alternative transportation by deyeloper.sc Best <br />sites for additional parking were identified as: Market Street between 7m and 9'~ Street, a <br />small version of the Market Street site, south of the Water Street parking garage; and <br />north of the Omni Hotel. Mr. Revelle said that future economic development may cease <br />if the City does nothing. Mr. Revelte said that the study will need to continue to be <br />updated. <br /> <br /> Responding to questions from Ms. Richards, Mr. Revelle said that further study is <br />needed by a transit specialist, and the need identified is the peak need. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Cox, Mr. Revelle said that the study was <br />based on known development that will occur in the next few years, but is not a build out <br />figure. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Lynch about the criteria used to identify sites <br />for new parking, Mr. Revelle said criteria included accessibility from a traffic standpoint, <br />appropriate size, and proximity to demand areas. <br /> Mr. Caravati asked if aesthetics was considered for parking garages, and Mr. <br />Revelle said it was somewhat. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that his general impression is that development will be restricted by <br />locating garages around the edges of downtown, but Mr. Revelle said that he disagrees <br />and that they will serve parking for three blocks around. <br /> <br /> Mt-. Toseano asked about structured parking versus underground parking, and Mr. <br />Revelle said it is harder to get people to use underground parking and more expensive to <br />build. It also adds to the cost ifa structure is built on top of underground parking. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati said he would be interested to see examples of other cities that have <br />underground parking with commercial facilities on top. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked if Mr. Revelle had any experience mixing parking garages with <br />other uses in from such as residential or office, and if so, would the numbers still be <br />feasible. <br /> <br /> Mr. Revelle said that if 30'to 40' was knocked off the proposed sites, mixed use <br />would not be feasible, but they could be put on top of the parking. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch asked if the study looked at private developers providing parking, and <br />Mr. Revelle said that the alternative of encouraging developers to provide parking was <br />looked at, and noted that more localities around the country are now changing their <br />zoning ordinances to require parking or alternatives in formerly parking exempt zones. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he would be interested in looking at reducing on-street parking to <br />90 minutes rather than one hour. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Mr. Revelle said that the current <br />parking fines in Charlottesville are low. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he is concerned about the Market Street site recommended for <br />parking because of competing uses proposed for that location, and said he feels even the <br /> <br /> <br />