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Village pauses mobile-parking procurement; officials call for more public outreach and a 2027 pilot
Summary
Budget & Finance recommended rejecting all mobile-parking vendor proposals and restarting the procurement after a public outreach process; the village will target a January 2027 pilot covering roughly 400 spaces and monitor use during 2027.
After evaluating proposals for a mobile parking payment system, Shorewood’s Budget & Finance Committee recommended rejecting all bids and conducting extensive public outreach before restarting procurement in mid-2026. The Village Board accepted that recommendation.
Rationale: Committee members and staff said the village needs better public input on key program parameters — days and hours of enforcement, hourly rates, transaction fees, time limits and how paid parking would affect residents and businesses — and that North Oakland Avenue’s planned 2026 reconstruction argued against launching a paid-parking pilot this year. The committee recommended using the 2026 outreach period to develop specifications and to relaunch the vendor selection process in mid-2026.
Planned pilot: The committee recommended targeting a January 2027 pilot on roughly 400 curbside spaces along Oakland, Capitol, Edgewood and Lake drives, followed by a 2027 monitoring period of motorist behavior, community attitudes and financial performance to identify possible program adjustments.
Why it matters: Paid curbside parking could produce recurring municipal revenue and influence parking turnover on commercial corridors, but it also affects commuters and shoppers. Committee members wanted more community conversations to shape the program design and ensure data-driven evaluation.
Next steps: Staff will publish an outreach plan and reconvene procurement in mid-2026 to select a vendor for a targeted 2027 pilot.
