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Downtown Parking Study

Summary

The Mayor's Mobility Task Force (MMTF) recommended in their Report to the Mayor, December 18, 1997, that a comprehensive parking vision and plan be implemented. The Citizens Planning Committee made a similar recommendation in their final report of September 1997. To implement these recommendations, consultants will assist the City of Austin to develop a comprehensive study and parking management plan for the downtown area.

Status

On November 2, 1999, the City gave Wilbur Smith Associates (WSA) Notice to Proceed with the Comprehensive Downtown Austin Parking Study. Sources of funds were identified to enable addition of two areas to the Parking Study - (1) East 11th and 12th Streets and (2) S. Congress Avenue from Town Lake to Oltorf St. WSA expects the project to take 9 months. Draft recommendations for the three project areas will be presented in May and June 2000 for public review and comment. WSA will deliver the final report in July 2000.

WSA and its subconsultants are reviewing prior related studies and have initiated data collection for parking inventories in the three study areas.

Issues

Funding for the study is limited. Some desirable services may need to be curtailed or eliminated. That decision will be made during negotiations with the selected consultant.

Description

This project will develop a comprehensive study and parking management plan for the Austin Downtown Area and certain adjacent areas: 11th and 12th Streets east of IH 35 to Chicon St. and S. Congress Avenue from Town Lake south to Oltorf St.

A Scope of Work was written with participation by the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) and the Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority. The study will include information on the location, size, fees, and policies for off-street parking facilities and curb parking located within the downtown area. A thorough review of current programs and government policies that affect downtown parking supply and demand will be done. Estimates will be made of current demand for parking. and projections will be made of parking demands over the next five years. The consultant will make recommendations for strategies and policies that could affect parking supply and demand. Map of Study Area

Basic Data

Project Manager: Liz Badger, Principal Planner, Planning, Environmental and Conservation Services Department, 499-6415
Consultant: Wilbur Smith Associates
Contract Awarded: June 3, 1999
Estimated Start Date: August 1999
Estimated Completion Date: January 2000

Revised November 23, 1999

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